Olivia Colman Quotes

Being a developmental psychologist didn't make me any better at dealing with my own children, no. I muddled through, and, believe me, fretted and worried with the best of them.

There is no such thing as a perfect mother.

As a mom I know that raising children is the hardest job there is.

When you have girl children they torture you!

Fortunately, when you're a mom, the responsibility of caring for your child can keep you going.

I don't have children of my own so I can't say I know the plight of being a parent, but I can kinda understand some of the complexities of it.

As we all know, there is no harder or more rewarding job than being a mom.

It's interesting, I had absolutely no maternal instinct. I'm much more interested in young people now.

You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child.

Parenting is an impossible job at any age.

Having your second child, in case you were wondering, is a lot harder than having your first, except for those people who find it easier. I'm afraid I don't have the latest figures to confirm this.

I've seen my own kids go through their own ups and downs, and as a mother, you want to make it better.

Before I married, I had three theories about raising children and no children. Now, I have three children and no theories.

Women just weren't made to bear children to give them away.

Being a mother is hard and it wasn't a subject I ever studied.

There is nothing so humbling as being a parent to young children!

I think birth and motherhood are not things that you're trained to do. You might have a good example in your own mum, but nobody teaches you how to be a really great mum.

I'm not the world's best mother, though kids always assume I must be.

You make certain assumptions as a parent. And you kind of think, at a certain point, you've figured things out. And then all of a sudden, that person that you raised and nurtured and thought that you knew is someone else completely.

Parenting definitely has some challenging moments.

I was a perfect mother.

Anybody who thinks they're the perfect parent is a fool.

The standard Bristol set at being a mother is high for a woman to have to step into. She, as a mom, is crushing it.

Taking care of children was not something I was good at.

A lot of first-time mothers worry about how they will cope. But I'm more patient than I thought I would be even though there are good days and bad days.