--- title: "4 Parenthood Quotes By Suzanne Finnamore" description: "4 Parenthood quotes by Suzanne Finnamore. Plus more from Suzanne Finnamore and more Parenthood sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/suzanne-finnamore-3682_humor_after-you-are-here-i-will-try-not-to-bec_1056667.jpg" --- > [“After you are here, I will try not to become one of those parents who brag incessantly about their children, who force…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/after-you-are-here-i-will-try-not-to-become-one-of-those-parents-who/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/suzanne-finnamore-3682_humor_after-you-are-here-i-will-try-not-to-bec_1056667.jpg) > [“You are the closest I will ever come to magic.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/you-are-the-closest-i-will-ever-come-to-magic/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/705/suzanne-finnamore-3682_parenthood_you-are-the-closest-i-will-ever-come-to_1483516.jpg) > [“I said that additionally, since I was planning to nurse, it be best if you were off the breast before I came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/i-said-that-additionally-since-i-was-planning-to-nurse-it-be-best-if/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/suzanne-finnamore-3682_humor_i-said-that-additionally-since-i-was-pla_2368611.jpg) > [“When you moved, I felt squeezed with a wild infatuation and protectiveness. We are one. Nothing, not even death, can change that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/when-you-moved-i-felt-squeezed-with-a-wild-infatuation-and/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e51/suzanne-finnamore-3682_infatuation_when-you-moved-i-felt-squeezed-with-a-wi_2765759.jpg) ## Other authors on Parenthood - [Aaron Lauritsen 20 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenthood/aaron-lauritsen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-abhijit-naskar-99.jpg) Abhijit Naskar 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenthood/abhijit-naskar/) - [Mokokoma Mokhonoana 14 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenthood/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jason-katims-47523.jpg) Jason Katims 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenthood/jason-katims/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-margaret-sanger-63455.jpg) Margaret Sanger 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenthood/margaret-sanger/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andrew-solomon-13073.jpg) Andrew Solomon 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenthood/andrew-solomon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenthood/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-abby-johnson-8800.jpg) Abby Johnson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenthood/abby-johnson/) ## More by Suzanne Finnamore > [“To keep myself from harming or calling N and to stave off the rage and despair, I focus on my extraordinary son, drink midrange…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/to-keep-myself-from-harming-or-calling-n-and-to-stave-off-the-rage/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [“For me, it´s sloth," I say. "Hedonistic sloth and escapism.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/for-me-it-s-sloth-i-say-hedonistic-sloth-and-escapism/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [“Très, très, triste...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/tr-s-tr-s-triste/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [“Yes. THANK YOU. And say hello to Judas Iscariot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/yes-thank-you-and-say-hello-to-judas-iscariot/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [“The Betty Lady explains love and splitting up: "It´s like playing the shell game with Jesus. You can´t figure anything out; it´s best not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/the-betty-lady-explains-love-and-splitting-up-it-s-like-playing-the/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [“ Gains There is no man in the house that I have to try to make happy. There are no more arguments, or nights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/gains-there-is-no-man-in-the-house-that-i-have-to-try-to-make-happy/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [Such silence has an actual sound, the sound of disappearance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/such-silence-has-an-actual-sound-the-sound-of-disappearance/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [“This is much worse than losing a cat. You do not wish the cat dead, for example, after the first two days. You still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/this-is-much-worse-than-losing-a-cat-you-do-not-wish-the-cat-dead-for/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [“What can you guarentee, O Nostradamus of Hayward?" I carp.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/what-can-you-guarentee-o-nostradamus-of-hayward-i-carp/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [“How can I grieve what is still in motion?" I ask her. "Shoes are still dropping all over the place. I´m not kidding," I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/how-can-i-grieve-what-is-still-in-motion-i-ask-her-shoes-are-still/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [“I've felt basically lucky ever since, almost every day of my life. That's something else love should make you feel. It should make you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/i-ve-felt-basically-lucky-ever-since-almost-every-day-of-my-life-that/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [“I have a new mantra, which I chant softly to myself: "Oh My God Oh My God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/i-have-a-new-mantra-which-i-chant-softly-to-myself-oh-my-god-oh-my-god/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [“Nothing´s permanent. Nothing .”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/nothing-s-permanent-nothing/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [“It seems a very specific bid: I´ll take Famous Authors for five hundred.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/it-seems-a-very-specific-bid-i-ll-take-famous-authors-for-five-hundred/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) > [“I love you as the mother of my child": the kiss of death. Mother of His Child: demotion. I am beginning to see this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-finnamore/i-love-you-as-the-mother-of-my-child-the-kiss-of-death-mother-of-his/) [Suzanne Finnamore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-finnamore/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenthood/suzanne-finnamore/#itemlist", "name": "4 Parenthood Quotes By Suzanne Finnamore", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“After you are here, I will try not to become one of those parents who brag incessantly about their children, who force them to recite the alphabet backward or sing the Lord's Prayer in German to horrified dinner guests. One of those parents who tell people who aren't interested and haven't askd what their progeny's grade-point average is, what school they go to, how handsome and brilliant and psychic they are. 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