#good mother

The first principle of child-rearing is to choose a good mother. ↗

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I know I'm a really good mother. I know it. I'm a really good mother. ↗

Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals. ↗

— Ann Oakley

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I have to be very careful, however, because I have no intention of providing an excuse for this behavior. It's an attempt to explain how so many women come from backgrounds where the pressure to be a good mother is so severe that if they can't do it, something really snaps. ↗

— Caleb Carr

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For now, for this year, I need to be a good mother. ↗

— Elizabeth Vargas

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I'm terrible at relationships. I consider myself to be smart and a good mother but it's taken me this long to realise you don't have to marry a guy after three days or dump him. ↗

— Sheena Easton

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A mother who is obsessing about being thin and dieting and exercising is not going to be a very good mother. ↗

— Jane Fonda

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My mother really didn't know a heck of a lot about business. She was a very good mother, that made sure we ate right and we had our cod liver oil, but didn't know a heck of a lot about what I did. ↗

— Sanford I. Weill

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I always tried to do things by example, even though I was not a very good mother regarding routines and family life. ↗

— Vivienne Westwood

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I don't remember my mother ever playing with me. And she was a perfectly good mother. But she had to do the laundry and clean the house and do the grocery shopping. ↗

— Patricia Heaton

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