#mothers

Clarity and focus doesn’t always come from God or inspirational quotes. Usually, it takes your mother to slap the reality back into you. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#humor #mothers #parents #humor

My mother once told me, when you have to make a decision, imagine the person you want to become someday. Ask yourself, what would that person do? ↗

— Barry Deutsch

#inspirational #mothers #role-models #imagination

This is what we do, my mother's life said. We find ourselves in the sacrifices we make. ↗

— Cammie McGovern

#sacrifices #life

Is Lisa going to the prom?' I shelved my worries for the moment. 'I don't know, Mom. We don't talk about the You-Know-What. We made a pact.' You could go together, if you didn't want to mess with dates and things.' I don't want to mess with the prom at all, Mom.' She ignored me, placidly eating popcorn, piece by piece.'Some girls in my high school class did that and had a wonderful time. They weren't lesbians or anything. Not that it would matter if they were.' That's nice, Mom. I'm glad you're so open-minded.' I grabbed my Coke and the popcorn bowl and headed for the stairs, because I could go my whole life without ever hearing my mother talk about lesbians again. Maybe you could take Justin to the prom,' she called after me, laughter in her voice. 'He is such a hottie.' Shoot me now. ↗

— Rosemary Clement-Moore

#mothers #prom #dating

Living is suffering, Billy. Now give your mom a nice big hug. ↗

— Dash Shaw

#living #mothers #suffering #life

That was his mother. When she wasn't crying over the breakfast cereal, she was laughing about killing herself. ↗

— Nick Hornby

#irony #life #mothers #people #life

There's nothing like your mother's sympathetic voice to make you want to burst into tears. ↗

— Sophie Kinsella

#motherhood #mothers #parents #parents-and-children #sympathy