Parenting Quotes by Mitch Albom

“My mother inhaled.”

— Mitch Albom

“I was so lonely.” And Father Time said, “You were never alone.”

— Mitch Albom

Sometimes, kids want you to hurt the way they hurt.

— Mitch Albom

All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped.

— Mitch Albom

But my father, a thief in many ways, had robbed me of my concentration.

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My own father didn't talk a lot about feelings or emotions.

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When death takes your mother, it steals that word forever.

— Mitch Albom

“Secrets, Charley," my mother whispered. "They'll tear you apart.”

— Mitch Albom

What if I lose you?" "You can't lose your mother, Charley.

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“A mother's voice is like no other. We recognize every lilt and whisper, every warble or shriek.”

— Mitch Albom

“But then, I knew so little about my mother over the last decade of her life. I had been too wrapped up…

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“Parents rarely let got of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away.”

— Mitch Albom

“All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped.Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers.”

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“Sitting high above the city, Father Time realized that knowing something and understanding it were not the same thing.”

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“But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begins.”

— Mitch Albom

“Going back to something is harder than you think." I don't suppose I could have broken my mother's heart any more if…

— Mitch Albom

I made the wrong choice ," I whispered. My mother shook her head. "A child should never have to choose.

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But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the…

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“You see, here's my theory: Kids chase the love that eludes them, and for me, that was my father's love. He kept…

— Mitch Albom

“His father, who for years had refused to speak to Eddie, now lacked the strength to even try. He watched his son…

— Mitch Albom

Kids chase the love that eludes them, and for me, that was my father's love. He kept it tucked away, like papers…

— Mitch Albom

The truth is, when our mothers held us, rocked us, stroked our heads -none of us ever got enough of that. We…

— Mitch Albom

I don't know what it is about food your mother makes for you, especially when it's something that anyone can make -…

— Mitch Albom

“I saw in her expression that old, unshakable mountain of concern. And I realized when you look at your mother, you are…

— Mitch Albom

“It is not until much later, as the skin sags and the heart weakens, that children understand; their stories, and all their…

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“This is part of what a family is about, not just love, but letting others know there’s someone who is watching out…

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“There was a pier filled with thousands of people, men and women, fathers and mothers and children--so many children--children from the past…

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“You didn’t get it. Sacrifice is a part of life. It’s supposed to be. It’s not something to regret. It’s something to…

— Mitch Albom

“He tells my parents how I took every class he taught. He tells them, “You have a special boy here.” Embarrassed, I…

— Mitch Albom

“All parents damage their children. IT cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge,…

— Mitch Albom

Tell me about your family," I said. And so she did. I listened intently as my mother went through each branch of…

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“Your father was no longer a young man. he was already in his fifties.' Fifty-six,' Eddie said blankly. Fifty-six,' the old woman…

— Mitch Albom

A little girl came home from school with a drawing she'd made in class.She danced into the kitchen ,where her mother was…

— Mitch Albom

“Behind all your stories is always your mother's story. Because hers is where yours begin.”

— Mitch Albom

A child embarrassed by his mother,” she said, “is just a child who hasn’t lived long enough.

— Mitch Albom

You count the hours you could have spent with your mother. It's a lifetime in itself.

— Mitch Albom

My father moved through theys of we, singing each new leaf out of each tree, (and every child was sure that spring…

— Mitch Albom

It's nice that you spend a day with your mother,' she said. "Children should do it more often.

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There's a story behind everything..but behind all your stories is always your mother's story..because hers is where yours begins.

— Mitch Albom

“Why do you want to die?' I shivered. For a second I couldn't breathe. 'You knew...?' She gave a sad smile. 'I'm…

— Mitch Albom