Conflict Quote by Mary Blakely

My mother had a very difficult childhood, having seen her own mother kill herself. So she didnt always know how to be the nurturing…

— Amy Tan

Morality and its victim, the mother - what a terrible picture! Is there indeed anything more terrible, more criminal, than our glorified sacred function…

— Emma Goldman

In the nurturing family...parents see themselves as empowering leaders not as authoritative bosses. They see their job primarily as one of teaching their children…

— Virginia Satir

Sometimes being a good mother gets in the way of being a good person.

— Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey

Today, only a fool would offer herself as the singular role model for the Good Mother. Most of us know not to tempt the…

— Mary Blakely

It's nearly impossible for a criminal to come from a good mother.

— James Cook

“Mothers were naturals for law enforcement, because toddlers, like criminals, were often belligerent and destructive.”

— Stephen King

If you aren't nurturing your self, what kind of mother can you be, anyway?

— Sandra Scofield

A woman will always be made to feel like a criminal, whatever choice she makes, however hard she tries. Mothers feel like criminals. Non-mothers…

— Sheila Heti

Motherhood has been a wonderful experience! It's a tough job as you are responsible for a human being, not just for their physical well-being…

— Konkona Sen Sharma

Mum was a disciplinarian. Raising a child on your own forces you to have to keep the boundaries tight.

— Denise Lewis

My mother is a good woman - a very good woman - and I am, I think, not quite all criminality, but we do…

— Miles Franklin