Quote by Linda Barrett

“It was easier with Mother--always had been--less complicated, less treacherous. I didn't have to be on my guard so much. I didn't have to…

— Khaled Hosseini And The Mountains Echoed

“It’s hard raising parents.”

— Tracy Brogan

“Parenthood is shit, snot, slime, fear, tears, spit, and spills. It’s as intense as combat, which is to say hours of tedium relieved by…

— Scott Simon

“At first parenthood was as I had expected, exhausting, sometimes heinous, and occasionally divine. I held my children close enough to feel them breathe,…

— Kelly Corrigan

“Being a mother isn't easy.”

— Linda Greenlaw

“Parenthood is like that...the harder the choice, the less likely any of the options are good ones”

— Laurie Frankel

“Parenthood always has its individual structure. And it’s a risky business. You do your best.”

— J.D. Robb

“In countless cases, parenthood has been the worst attempt to contribute something positive to the world.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“That was our parents’ game; it was too hard for children.”

— Tim Guest

“It’s gotta be any parent’s worst nightmare when they lose their child.”

— Ozzy Osbourne

“Losing a child is the worst thing that can happen to a mother.”

— Savannah Page

“Being a mother was the best of all human experiences, and also the most excruciating.”

— Elin Hilderbrand