#hood

I remember the shift that occurred after Abby was born - there'd been the great big before, where dying grandparents and natural disasters on the news were sad but mostly distant concerns. But then I became a mother, and when that happens, you cross a line that makes all loss a crushing, personal matter. ↗

— DEB CALLETI

#motherhood #nature

We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

#children #future #parenthood #parenting #parenting

(24/7) once you sign on to be a mother, that's the only shift they offer. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#parenting #parenting

Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#success #value #success

A father has to be a provider, a teacher, a role model, but most importantly, a distant authority figure who can never be pleased. Otherwise, how will children ever understand the concept of God? ↗

— Stephen Colbert

#teacher

Think for a minute, darling: in fairy tales it's always the children who have the fine adventures. The mothers have to stay at home and wait for the children to fly in the window. ↗

— Audrey Niffenegger

#mothers #travel

When people say a knight's job is all glory, I laugh and laugh and laugh. Often I can stop laughing before they edge away and talk about soothing drinks. ↗

— Tamora Pierce

#raoul #laugh

you know, a daydream properly utilized can be the most powerful force in the universe. One need only dream of freedom to begin to break the spell of enslavement. ↗

— William Joyce

#guardians-of-childhood #inspiration #dreams

There's no bitch on earth like a mother frightened for her kids. ↗

— Stephen King

#mothers #kids

Sophia Mercer," Elodie intoned, "we have come to induct you into our sisterhood. Say the five words to begin the ritual." I blinked at her. "Are you freaking kidding me?" Anna gave an exasperated sigh. "No, the five words are 'I accept you offer, sisters. ↗

— Rachel Hawkins

#kids