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

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.

Mothers of Teenagers Know Why Animals Eat Their Young

Mothers of Teenagers Know Why Animals Eat Their Young

Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers.

Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers.

A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their read more

A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.

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.

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.

A mother understands what a child does not say.

A mother understands what a child does not say.

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.