Adulting Quote by Marcella Purnama

“Every child has to raise itself.’ Parents can only advise their children or point them in the right direction.”

— Anne Frank

“It’s hard raising parents.”

— Tracy Brogan

“It's hard at times, but it makes a kid strong in ways that most people can't understand.”

— Nicholas Sparks The Lucky One

“Children understand...things far better. Adults always make things so complicated.”

— Cecelia Ahern

“You raised your kids to be independent, strong, and think for themselves. So once they're grown, why is it so hard to let them…

— Jane Adams

“Parents aren’t so different from us kids; they just want some help from us when we can give it. I think kids would have…

— Terry Schott

“You weren’t always born to the right parents. And parents didn’t necessarily get the kids they were meant to raise.”

— Judy Blume

“Children can be too hard on their parents, until they learn themselves how hard life can be.”

— David Clement-Davies

“Raising PERFECT children is not hard... It's IMPOSSIBLE !!!!!”

— kjforce

“People say parenting is the hardest job in the world –they’re wrong –growing up is. We all just forget how hard it was.”

— John Tiffany

“I am a conscious parent. That means I realize that I am not here to teach my children, but rather we are meant to…

— Monika Zands

“...it was hard to be a mother when you had never been mothered yourself. Your children's needs remind you of your needs. Their pain…

— Sarah Dunn