Quotes

“Raising a kid is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.”
~Ed Asner

“I’d like to be the ideal mother, but I’m too busy raising my kids.”

“Cleaning up with children around is like shoveling during a blizzard.”

“The best conversations with mothers always take place in silence, when only the heart speaks.” ~Carrie Latet

“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.” ~Rajneesh

“Whenever I held my newborn baby in my arms, I used to think that what I said and did to him could have an influence not only on him but on all whom he met, not only for a day or a month or a year, but for all eternity — a very challenging and exciting thought for a mother.” ~Rose Kennedy

“I’m not afraid to use as many wipes as it takes to get the job done” (Kris, when referring to changing diapers)

Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.

Izzie came running to me with my diamond ring and wanted me to put it on.  She said, “Pretty Momma!” Then she looked at me and said, “Where’s mine?”

“What lies behind us
And what lies before us
Are tiny matters
Compared to what lies within us”
*Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A mourning period should be longer than the shelf life of a banana.”

“Today at school, I was on my way to English class when I noticed a sign taped to the door. It read: “‘Let’s eat grandma!’ or, ‘Let’s eat, grandma!’ Punctuation saves lives.”