““...when the Gods finished creating woman, they stood back and looked at what they'd done. They had given her a body strong enough to run a marathon, a mind fast enough to do six things at once, a heart big enough to love even while it was breaking, hands that could paint a masterpiece or feed a family or write a symphony. And they were afraid, because they saw that what they made was stronger than they were. They knew they had to create a secret weapon, one thing they could use to destroy her. So they gave her children.””
![“Half the time your kids end up hating you for at least 5 of their teenage years[.] And don't ever expect anything so mundane as a thank you” quote by Donna Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1b4/donna-ball-42632_ends_half-the-time-your-kids-end-up-hating-yo_359241.jpg)
![“Mothers have to pretend to be perfect[.] If we didn't, anarchy would rule the world. But most of the time we're just doing the best we can and trying to get better at it everyday” quote by Donna Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/858/donna-ball-42632_mother_mothers-have-to-pretend-to-be-perfect-if_1771035.jpg)
