Parenting Quote by Tahereh Mafi

“You're going to be a father. Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'll throw up again.”

— David Eddings

“When you can physically hear their heart breaking? Well, it did awful things to my insides, and your dad deserved a fist for every…

— T.S. Joyce

“But Dad, you were a grown man, you have got to take responsibility for what you did, too! I mean, you made me eat…

— Julie Gregory

“A father hurt by his son realizes how much he hurt his father!”

— I are

“It's all because of me isn't it? It's all my fault?”

— Ian Cross

“He says nothing. Not because he disagrees, or disapproves, but because he’s crying. Faintly I hear my father sniffling and wiping away tears, and…

— Andre Agassi

“Why is Mommy crying?” the young boy asks his dad, all sugared up and bewildered with concern. “Because you’re an asshole,” barks back the…

— John Waters

“What Dougie had actually said was You shouldn't get too up your own arse about being a dad. You get a wee man or…

— James Meek

“I wish to fuck I was your father!” he said angrily. “You wouldn’t go around talking about takin those stupid shop courses if I…

— Stephen King

“We both know dad was my parental trash can, the fatherly receptacle on whom I dumped my emotions.”

— Anna Banks

“I’m sorry that you’re sick.” “It’s not your fault.” “I know, but I wish that I could give you more than this.”

— Nicola Yoon

“Poor bastard. Literally. His mom was broke, and his dad had abandoned the family years ago.”

— Daryl Gregory