A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

Teenage girls are too caught up in being with a guy who's the best for everyone else and not the read more

Teenage girls are too caught up in being with a guy who's the best for everyone else and not the best for themselves.

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more read more

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and are more certain that they are their own.

I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.

I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.

Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-o to a tree

Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-o to a tree

The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, read more

The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.

There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one

There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers.

Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers.