Behaved Quote by Charles J. Shields

“To be a good mother, a woman is supposed to devote herself entirely to her children (and often a dependent and childlike husband) and…

— Gabrielle Palmer

“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their…

— Karen Casey

“Anne Frank wrote, ‘How true Daddy’s words were when he said: all children must look after their own upbringing. Parents can only give good…

— James Patterson

“The blaming of mothers for earning their living and neglecting their duties became a well-established principle. The fact that women had earned their living…

— Gabrielle Palmer

“She was not, herself, hugely in favor of motherhood in general. Obviously it was necessary, but it wasn't exactly difficult . Even cats managed…

— Terry Pratchett

The mother who stays home instead of working sacrifices her aspirations and career to ensure that her child is well taken care of.

— Manini Mishra

“Parenting is a bit like baking a cake. You put all the right stuff in and do exactly what your mother wrote in the…

— Anonymous

“Any woman who has devoted herself to raising children has experienced the hollow praise that only thinly conceals smug dismissal. In a culture that…

— Ann Crittenden

Ideas about mothers have swung historically with the roles of women. When women were needed to work the fields or shops, experts claimed that…

— Sandra Scarr

She wondered if this was true of every parent: if, prior to having children, they all used to be someone else.

— Jodi Picoult

However diligent she may be, however dedicated, no mother can escape the larger influences of culture, biology,fate . . . until we can actually…

— Mary Blakely

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

— Sophocles