Quotes about Parenting

And, to help society at large to understand that in the equation of life, fathers are of equal importance as mothers.

Some are sad. And some are glad. And some are very, very bad. Why are they Sad and glad and bad? I do not know. Go ask your dad.

When my children hear godliness out of my mouth and they see wickedness in my life, then I point them to heaven and I lead them to hell.

Fathering is a major job, but I need both things in my life: my job to be a director, and my kids to direct me.

Lucky that man whose children make his happiness in life and not his grief, the anguished disappointment of his hopes.

Your children will see what you're all about by what you live rather than what you say.

My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family.

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

I'm glad to take on the role of a domestic because many of your black leaders, your educators, your professionals came from domestic parents who made sacrifices to see that their children didn't go through what they did.

Go on daddy-daughter dates and father-and-sons' outings with your children. As a family, go on campouts and picnics, to ball games and recitals, to school programs, and so forth. Having Dad there makes all the difference.

I refuse to dedicate my life to posterity. Surely one owes as much to the current generation as to one's unwanted children. What a fate - to grow rotund and unseemly, to lose my self-love, to think in terms of milk, oatmeal, nurse, diapers. ...Dear dream children, how much more beautiful you are, dazzling little creatures who flutter (all dream children must flutter) on golden, golden wings.

I returned rather feebly to the subject of her daughter. 'I suppose she talks, she eats, and everything.