Parenting Quotes by Anne Lamott
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Anne Lamott writes about the secret places in a parent’s heart that appear only when a child is loved. She reminds us that each day a child needs both firm discipline and a gentle break, and that caring can be as tender as a tearful, makeup‑washed face. She also notes that fear of failure can linger, and that loving a grandchild often feels simpler than raising a child.
![“I've spent my whole life trying to get over having had Nikki for a mother, and I have to say that from day one after she died, I liked having a dead mother much more than having an impossible one. [p. 47]” quote by Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/196/anne-lamott-188_dead-mother_i-ve-spent-my-whole-life-trying-to-get-o_842640.png)
![“[Her] work taught me that you could be all the traditional feminine things -- a mother, a lover, a listener, a nurturer -- and you could also be critically astute and radical and have a minority opinion that was profoundly moral.” quote by Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e09/anne-lamott-188_astute_her-work-taught-me-that-you-could-be-all_2991247.jpg)
