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> [This is part of the essence of motherhood, watching your kid grow into her own person and not being able to do anything about it. Otherwise children would be nothing more than pets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/this-is-part-of-the-essence-of-motherhood-watching-your-kid-grow-into/)

[Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/)

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## More by Heather Armstrong

> [The singular sign of a parent who is doing their job is their unwillingness to let their children watch the Star Wars prequels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/the-singular-sign-of-a-parent-who-is-doing-their-job-is-their/)

[Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/)

> [That's the miracle of babies, their ability to lay bare the tender, beating hearts of raging assholes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/that-s-the-miracle-of-babies-their-ability-to-lay-bare-the-tender/)

[Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/)

> [Keep writing. Keep doing it and doing it. Even in the moments when it's so hurtful to think about writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/keep-writing-keep-doing-it-and-doing-it-even-in-the-moments-when-it-s/)

[Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/)

> [This is part of the essence of motherhood, watching your kid grow into her own person and not being able to do anything about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/this-is-part-of-the-essence-of-motherhood-watching-your-kid-grow-into/)

[Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/)

> [“In life, it's not the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/in-life-it-s-not-the-breaths-you-take-but-the-moments-that-take-your/)

[Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/)

> [“She single-handedly stocked Leta's entire wardrobe, and although the clothes were flashier than I would normally prefer, I didn't see the harm in having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/she-single-handedly-stocked-leta-s-entire-wardrobe-and-although-the/)

[Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/)

> [I have to live the content, then come back and write about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/i-have-to-live-the-content-then-come-back-and-write-about-it/)

[Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/)

> [I usually approach things with the idea that I will take something out of everything I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/i-usually-approach-things-with-the-idea-that-i-will-take-something/)

[Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/)

> [There are certain sacred things in my life that I would never talk about. Because they are clear in my head, I can walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/there-are-certain-sacred-things-in-my-life-that-i-would-never-talk/)

[Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/)

> [That’s sort of a cliché about parents. We all believe that our children are the most beautiful children in the world. But the thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/that-s-sort-of-a-clich-about-parents-we-all-believe-that-our-children/)

[Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/)

> [People often write me and ask how I keep my wood floors so clean when I live with a child and a dog, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/people-often-write-me-and-ask-how-i-keep-my-wood-floors-so-clean-when/)

[Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/)

> [People think they have the right to judge everything that I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/people-think-they-have-the-right-to-judge-everything-that-i-do/)

[Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/)

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