Parenting Quotes by Sophie Kinsella

11 Parenting quotes by Sophie Kinsella

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Sophie Kinsella’s humor shines through these eleven snippets about raising kids. Expect the same breezy voice that makes her novels feel like a chat over coffee, now turned toward the ups and downs of family life.

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“Mothers are multi-taskers.”

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The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them. It’s for their own good.

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There's nothing like your mother's sympathetic voice to make you want to burst into tears.

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“It's his mother's birthday? But he didn't tell me. I don't have a card. I don't have a gift. How could he…

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“My parents watch too many soap operas, that's their trouble. In fact, they were probably hoping I was pregnant. By my wicked…

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Your father always tries to see the good side of people; to find the excuse. But sometimes there isn't a good side.…

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“Your job is obviously very pressured." "I thrive under pressure," I explain. Which is true. I've known that about myself ever since...…

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Like most of us, I'm used to juggling about 52 roles in life. Wife. Mother. Sister. Friend. Author. Sometimes I feel a…

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I need good coffee!" I say in horror. "It's my only luxury!" I can't live with my parents and drink bad coffee.…

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“I can't help giving her the Mummy Once-Over myself, and she's one of those mothers who wears Crocs over nubbly homemade socks.…

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“A mother in J Brand skinny jeans with an impeccably dressed daughter walks past, giving me the Mummy Once-over, and I flinch.…

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If your life's at a juncture and you need to think about things, there's nowhere better than home. However old you are.

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Our eyes met in the math class. How were we to know that trigonometry would lead to matrimony?

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“Buy calmly and with meaning.”

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You fall in and out of love, but when you really love someone...it's forever.

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“Men who want to get married propose. You don’t need to read the signs. They propose and that’s the sign.”

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I can't get over this. Dad isn't Sam's dad? Dad is a friend? How was I supposed to know that? People shouldn't be allowed…

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“Oh God. I'm losing it. Everyone knows this is how criminals get caught. They add too many details and trip themselves up.”

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“Of all the crap, crap, crappy nights I've ever had in the whole of my crap life. On a scale of one to 10,…

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Visiting any shop for the first time is exciting. There's always that buzz as you push open the door; that hope; that belief -…

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“And the truth is, the country is very cool. It’s absolutely the new town.”

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Lover? I don't know. I don't know if she loves me. I don't know if I love her. All I can say is, she's…

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“I trail away into silence. I've just shared details of my condom use with my son's teacher. I'm not sure how that happened.”

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“Every one is allowed to have a false start”

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I think a lot of people still fantasise about that first love and what might happen if they rekindled the relationship.

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I can do this, I tell myself firmly. I can be attracted to him. It's just a matter of self control and possibly also…

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