Parenting Quote by Zinzi Clemmons

“Once you accept the fact that life isn't fun, you'll be much happier," his mother said to him.”

— Paul Bowles

“It is laughable how often good manners interfere with my survival.”

— Andrew Levkoff

“My mother is a certainty. I can count on the watercolour pain in her voice when she calls to say she hasn't heard from…

— Trevor Cole

“I know there’s something troubling you. I’m not going to ask what it is, if you don’t want to tell me. But remember that…

— Erin Hunter

“Sometimes being a mother makes you blind. You think you know what's best and refuse to see any other way.”

— Tracy Holczer

“Having a mother who cares about you and wants you to be happy must really be rough.”

— Kristin Wolden Nitz

“My mother is quiet. The way he acts, she thinks it must mean he doesn't love her as much as she loves him”

— Anonymous

“Mothers can be so dense. Just act like you approve of what we're doing. We'll soon do the exact opposite, just to spite you.”

— Cat Clarke

“He can make me laugh when all I want to do is cry. He can make me see the good in a situation when…

— Danelle Harmon

“The sole tie that binds us is his mother and her kitchen, and the meals I watch disappear down his throat. If my daily…

— Jennifer Klinec

“I do suspect that he is not really necessary to my happiness.  So much the better.  I certainly will not persuade myself to feel…

— Jane Austen

“I can tell my parents are unhappy by the way they smile at waiters. In that small act of ingratiation I can see the…

— Matt Greene