--- title: "6 Believe Mothers Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 6 Believe Mothers quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Believe Mothers sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/lynne-withey-23081_children_if-he-has-none-to-give-him-pain-he-has-n_605519.jpg" --- > [“If he has none to give him pain, he has none to give him pleasure. She never expressed doubts about the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-withey/if-he-has-none-to-give-him-pain-he-has-none-to-give-him-pleasure-she/) [Lynne Withey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-withey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/lynne-withey-23081_children_if-he-has-none-to-give-him-pain-he-has-n_605519.jpg) > [I cannot admit this out loud. In the first place, we are expected to be supermoms these days, instead of admitting that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/i-cannot-admit-this-out-loud-in-the-first-place-we-are-expected-to-be/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/jodi-picoult-45_admitting_i-cannot-admit-this-out-loud-in-the-firs_750785.jpg) > [The only love that I really believe in is a mothers love for her children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-love-that-i-really-believe-in-is-a-mothers-love-for-her/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/anonymous-1_being-a-mom_the-only-love-that-i-really-believe-in-i_1166949.jpg) > [I always brought up my children not to believe in Mothers Day gifts, and now I regret it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-bacall/i-always-brought-up-my-children-not-to-believe-in-mothers-day-gifts/) [Lauren Bacall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-bacall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/lauren-bacall-2297_believe_i-always-brought-up-my-children-not-to-b_2245176.png) > [I believe that mothers should tell the truth, even - no, especially - when the truth is difficult. It's always easier, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayelet-waldman/i-believe-that-mothers-should-tell-the-truth-even-no-especially-when/) [Ayelet Waldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayelet-waldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/ayelet-waldman-3229_believe_i-believe-that-mothers-should-tell-the-t_2767952.png) > [“When did they stop putting toys in cereal boxes? When I was little, I remember wandering the cereal aisle (which surely is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/when-did-they-stop-putting-toys-in-cereal-boxes-when-i-was-little-i/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/jodi-picoult-45_better-job_when-did-they-stop-putting-toys-in-cerea_3043328.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe-mothers/#itemlist", "name": "Believe Mothers Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If he has none to give him pain, he has none to give him pleasure. 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Real mothers don't just listen with humble embarrassment to the elderly lady who offers unsolicited advice in the checkout line when a child is throwing a tantrum. We take the child, dump him in the lady's car, and say, \"Great. Maybe YOU can do a better job.\" Real mothers know that it's okay to eat cold pizza for breakfast. Real mothers admit it is easier to fail at this job than to succeed. If parenting is the box of raisin bran, then real mothers know the ratio of flakes to fun is severely imbalanced. For every moment that your child confides in you, or tells you he loves you, or does something unprompted to protect his brother that you happen to witness, there are many more moments of chaos, error, and self-doubt. Real mothers may not speak the heresy, but they sometimes secretly wish they'd chosen something for breakfast other than this endless cereal. Real mothers worry that other mothers will find that magic ring, whereas they'll be looking and looking for ages. 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