“ Have I been conditioned to believe that if I am not solicitous, if I am not forthcoming, if I am not a never-ending cornicopia of entertaining delights, they will take their collections of milk-bottle… Margaret Atwood
“ Mothering your man is not sexy for you or for him. If you want your man to "start being a man", start being his lover not his mother. Miya Yamanouchi
“ When my friends began to have babies and I came to comprehend the heroic labor it takes to keep one alive, the constant exhausting tending of a being who can do nothing and demands everything, I reali… Rebecca Solnit
“ What she did have, after raising two children, was the equivalent of a PhD in mothering and my undying respect. Barbara Delinsky
“ Don't stand unmoving outside the door of a crying baby whose only desire is to touch you. Go to your baby. Go to your baby a million times. Demonstrate that people can be trusted, that the environment… Peggy O'Mara
“ Mothering Oxymoron: Reminding the kids to not talk with food in their mouths, yet I have food in my mouth while trying to correct them in the moment. Mommy Moo Moo
“ Some say that pregnancy make a woman an instant mother. To that I say, I became an instant woman the day I became a mother. Efrat Cybulkiewicz
“ She caught herself working so hard at mothering that she forgot to enjoy her children. -from ~Homecoming Season~ Susan Wiggs
“ Birth is vast and multifaceted; radiant and mysterious. Birth contains multitudes, and through her we birth our multitudes. We give birth to our hopes and our fears, to our ecstasies and our agonies,… Sarah Buckley
“ It may be that mothers have a hard time discerning between when sons need comforting and when they need bucking up. Here's a rule of thumb: If he hasn't faced the trial yet, or he's in the midst of it… Hal and Melanie Young
“ A dominant ideology represents the view of a dominant group, often by making the existing order seem inevitable. Thus, by depicting motherhood as natural, a patriarchal ideology of mothering locks wom… Evelyn Nakano Glenn
“ I’m not going to hide away and leave my friends to the corelings!” she shouted. “We’ll find a way to ward the Holy House, and make our stand here. Together! And if demons should dare come and try to t… Peter V. Brett
“ Right mothering meets the child’s need. Focusing on what the child should not be draws resistant energy. Pointing out what the child should be feeds self-hatred and struggle. Vimala McClure
“ All infants and children require and deserve comfort in order to develop properly. Soft cooing voices, gentle touch, smiles, cleanliness, and wholesome food all contribute to the growing body/mind. An… Alexandra Katehakis
“ A wise mother knows: It is her state of consciousness that matters. Her gentleness and clarity command respect. Her love creates security. Vimala McClure
“ We are the windows through which our children first see the world. Let us be conscious of the view. Katrina Kenison
“ Huh. What a dope! Wait till Mom hears about this. He's so in trouble now. You know how crazy she gets about malaria. T.K. Naliaka
“ Sometimesmoms are bribes,bludgeoning,with tongues that chase youwhenever you get a chance passed a mirror Kay Ulanday Barrett
“ Mothering or nurturing is not just a calling for women who have biological or adopted children. Mothering is a calling for all women. Every Christian woman is called to the spiritual motherhood of mak… Gloria Furman
