Challenges of Parenthood Quotes

It's superfun being a mom, but it's hard too.

I think I'm much more afraid of making a mistake in raising my daughters than I would be with any work that I do, as an actor. It's a much higher scale of fear, raising kids.

bringing up children was]like living with a bunch of drunks...you really have to be on your toes all the time.

Rearing a family is probably the most difficult job in the world. It resembles two business firms merging their respective resources to make a single product. All the potential headaches of that operation are present when an adult male and an adult female join to steer a child from infancy to adulthood.

It's not the cost (although that pinches), or the time (though that grinds). After a while, it's the sheer galling indignity of being asked to prove, pay, and prove all over again that you're a worthy parent. Any true parent will tell you that that is impossible to prove in advance.

Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.

One thing I know for sure - this motherhood thing is not for sissies.

It's difficult when you have a new baby but, at the same time, a nice distraction.

It's true: I don't remember what life was like before parenthood.

Everybody knows the competing identities of people who have kids.

Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.

To you who are parents, I say, show love to your children. You know you love them, but make certain they know it as well. They are so precious. Let them know. Call upon our Heavenly Father for help as you care for their needs each day and as you deal with the challenges which inevitably come with parenthood. You need more than your own wisdom in rearing them.

Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.

Even though it leaves me sleep deprived, I love every bit of motherhood.

Having a son is not all pleasure.

Kids ... Can't live with 'em ... Can't shoot 'em!

Having an infant is stressful, and I know I won't get a lot of sleep initially, but it will be worth it.

I'm an old mom of a young baby, and every moment matters.

This whole motherhood thing has really been, like, back to work from the get-go. It's sort of a balance.

For me having kids, it doesn't clip your wings, it gives you a different type of adventure to take, like you say you've got different priorities.

It goes without saying that the first few months after my son was born were the toughest of my life.

Motherhood is a beautiful, wonderful gift... except when it's not.

Motherhood is wonderful, but it's also hard work. It's the logistics more than anything. You discover you have reserves of energy you didn't know you had.

It is at once the most overwhelmingly frustrating and exasperating task and the most joyous and rewarding experience to make human beings out of children.

I'm very grateful to have my kids in my life; they're my greatest teachers. But to pretend it's always easy is just not really true.