Be prepared Quote by Rachel Cusk

Parenthood means becoming comfortable with the fact that there are things outside your control, things that end and fail, just as most utopias end…

— Lauren Groff

Parenthood is an endless series of small events, periodic conflicts, and sudden crises which call for a response. The response is not without consequence:…

— Haim Ginott

Parenthood changes your outlook on life. Makes you realize what things are important. The responsibility is huge. Just to have that responsibility in your…

— Chris Bosh

Parenthood has the power to redefine every aspect of life - marriage, work, relationships with family and friends. Those helpless bundles of power and…

— Anonymous

Becoming a parent gives you access to a whole world of feeling. It gives you a much stronger sense of life and death: becoming…

— Laurence Fox

a mother's death also means the loss of the consistent, supportive family system that once supplied her with a secure home base, she then…

— Hope Edelman

Parenthood brings profound pleasure and satisfactions--the unparalleled pleasure of caring so intensely for another human being, of watching growth, of reliving childhood, of seeing…

— Ellen Galinsky

The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother…

— Anonymous

the death of any loved parent is an incalculable lasting blow. Because no one ever loves you again like that.

— Brenda Ueland

“Parenthood is the magnanimity of the soul, not the mere outcome of a biological process. (Dr Abin. From TATTERED LOTUS)”

— Dr. Abin

Parenthood abruptly catapults us into a permanent relationship with a stranger, and the more alien the stranger, the stronger the whiff of negativity. We…

— Andrew Solomon

Parenthood offers many lessons in patience and sacrifice. But ultimately, it is a lesson in humility. The very best thing about your life is…

— Michael Gerson