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title: "7 Mother Feeling Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [I was afraid that I would find out that I didn't work hard, that I wasn't a very good mother. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigid-schulte/i-was-afraid-that-i-would-find-out-that-i-didn-t-work-hard-that-i/)

[Brigid Schulte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brigid-schulte/)

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> [You must be a terrible burden to your mother. I am feeling so sorry for her not to have a proper daughter."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-evanovich/you-must-be-a-terrible-burden-to-your-mother-i-am-feeling-so-sorry/)

[Janet Evanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-evanovich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5e/janet-evanovich-291_burden_you-must-be-a-terrible-burden-to-your-mo_1244037.png)

> [I can easily tap into the feeling of being a mother and the feeling of, you always want what's best for your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-navedo/i-can-easily-tap-into-the-feeling-of-being-a-mother-and-the-feeling/)

[Andrea Navedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-navedo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/andrea-navedo-15731_always_i-can-easily-tap-into-the-feeling-of-bei_1485875.jpg)

> [“All her life she’d been terrified that her father would disappear the way her mother had. That feeling had dissipated as she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-davis/all-her-life-she-d-been-terrified-that-her-father-would-disappear-the/)

[Fiona Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-davis/)

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> [“It’s harder than you think to admit your even occasional dissatisfaction as a mother without feeling instant guilt, an immediate sensation of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-j-buchanan/it-s-harder-than-you-think-to-admit-your-even-occasional/)

[Andrea J. Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-j-buchanan/)

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> [I am still confused because I still don't know who my father is. And so who is my mother? The feeling is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eartha-kitt/i-am-still-confused-because-i-still-don-t-know-who-my-father-is-and/)

[Eartha Kitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eartha-kitt/)

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> [My mother's feeling about men in general were always a bit of a mystery to me. She had difficulties in Puerto Rico…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-moreno/my-mother-s-feeling-about-men-in-general-were-always-a-bit-of-a/)

[Rita Moreno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-moreno/)

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