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title: "11 Relationship Child Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [My relationship with my first child was nonexistent. I was broke and I was a new rapper whose career was spiraling downward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-budden/my-relationship-with-my-first-child-was-nonexistent-i-was-broke-and-i/)

[Joe Budden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-budden/)

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> [I just want to have a great relationship with my child and have a great family dynamic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tori-spelling/i-just-want-to-have-a-great-relationship-with-my-child-and-have-a/)

[Tori Spelling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tori-spelling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0af/tori-spelling-7079_children_i-just-want-to-have-a-great-relationship_1690194.jpg)

> [What these young parents don't understand is its not about the relationship you have with your child's mother/father, it's about your child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/what-these-young-parents-don-t-understand-is-its-not-about-the/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/anonymous-1_children_what-these-young-parents-don-t-understan_1707897.jpg)

> [Christianity is a love relationship between a child of God and his Maker through the Son Jesus Christ and in the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/christianity-is-a-love-relationship-between-a-child-of-god-and-his/)

[Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d23/adrian-rogers-2096_child-of-god_christianity-is-a-love-relationship-betw_1358257.png)

> [“According to Pia Mellody, when “one parent has a relationship with the child that is more important than the relationship he or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bradshaw/according-to-pia-mellody-when-one-parent-has-a-relationship-with-the/)

[John Bradshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bradshaw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/649/john-bradshaw-2227_children_according-to-pia-mellody-when-one-parent_1048208.jpg)

> [If you add children to a marriage, they bring a different dimension to the relationship. If I'd had a child and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-thomas/if-you-add-children-to-a-marriage-they-bring-a-different-dimension-to/)

[Gareth Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-thomas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/gareth-thomas-6040_children_if-you-add-children-to-a-marriage-they-b_2877144.jpg)

> [That undeniable love for your child... that's something I totally get. And the bumps in the road, too. Like, any parent that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betsy-brandt/that-undeniable-love-for-your-child-that-s-something-i-totally-get/)

[Betsy Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betsy-brandt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/betsy-brandt-16000_bumps-in-the-road_that-undeniable-love-for-your-child-that_529503.jpg)

> [In order to develop normally, a child requires progressively more complex joint activity with one or more adults who have an irrational…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/urie-bronfenbrenner/in-order-to-develop-normally-a-child-requires-progressively-more/)

[Urie Bronfenbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/urie-bronfenbrenner/)

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> [I can't cultivate a relationship with my child if it's between takes. I tried that on a movie and realized, 'This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-heigl/i-can-t-cultivate-a-relationship-with-my-child-if-it-s-between-takes/)

[Katherine Heigl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-heigl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f18/katherine-heigl-3953_child_i-can-t-cultivate-a-relationship-with-my_33795.jpg)

> [When you have a child, your relationship with every child in the world changes. It's like you're in a club you didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/when-you-have-a-child-your-relationship-with-every-child-in-the-world/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a63/matt-damon-3371_beautiful_when-you-have-a-child-your-relationship_641302.jpg)

> [You want to have a loving, safe relationship with your child, but you can't because you have to do these things to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-coleman/you-want-to-have-a-loving-safe-relationship-with-your-child-but-you/)

[Jack Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-coleman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cae/jack-coleman-44048_child_you-want-to-have-a-loving-safe-relations_2849926.jpg)

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