850 Best Single Mom Quotes: Strong, Powerful, Encouraging
1. “The single mothers who are coming to this country, and the children who follow them, are changing the face of immigration to the United States.”
2. “She has to have four arms, four legs, four eyes, two hearts and double the love. There is nothing single about a single mom.”
3. “Being a single mother is twice the work, twice the stress, and twice the tears, but also twice the hugs, twice the love, and twice the pride.” — Unknown
4. “Did you hear? Superheroes are real. They are called single moms.” – Anonymous
5. “Don’t feel guilty about being a single mother. Patience is super important as a single mother. You do have to be a little more patient because all of the responsibility is on you…ask for help!” — Nia Long
6. “Remember that a single mom is just like any other mom and that our number one priority is our kids. Any parent does whatever it takes for their kids and a single mother is no different.” – Paula Miranda
7. “I know its hard being a single mother but I’d rather do it by myself than with someone who doesn’t want to.”
8. “I love being a single mom. But it’s definitely different when you’re dating.”
9. “The truth is, every son raised by a single mom is pretty much born married.” – Chuck Palahniuk
10. “As a single mom, it’s the unconditional love of your kids that gets you through. Well, until they become teens, then it’s your unconditional love that keeps them alive.”
11. A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” —Tenneva Jordan
12. There is no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill
13. This birthday message is great for mom to give her son who might be a young man.
14. “If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?” – Milton Berle
15. “My mother had handed down respect for the possibilities…and the will to grasp them.” ― ―
16. “To my beautiful daughter, always remember: you are brave, you are capable, you are pretty, and you can accomplish ANYTHING your heart desires! I know this because I am your mother.”
17. “A single mother has a backbone made of steel and a heart made of gold.” ‒ Anonymous
18. Daughters always revel in their mother’s admiration. And daughters always bask in their father’s love. ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, The Wealth Reference Guide: An American Classic
19. Blessed mothers will want to use this birthday message to show their sons how loved and appreciated they are on their birthday.
20. “Being a healthy, happy, and fit mom may seem impossible today, but six years from now you’ll thank yourself for starting.” — Anonymous
21. “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.” —The Golden Girls
22. [My mother] always said I was beautiful and I finally believed her at some point. —Lupita Nyong'o
23. ‘Oh, I’m just a mom,’ you heard women say. Just a mom? Please! Being a mom is everything. It’s mentorship, it’s inspirational, and it’s our hope for the future. Sally Field
24. ”I was once a single mother, with very few resources, so I have a special place in my heart for women in difficult situations.”
25. “Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son.” — Russian Proverb
26. “Any single mother could perform the jobs of several air traffic controllers with ease.” – Lisa Alther
27. A mother continues to labor long after the baby is born. –Lisa Jo Baker
28. “I just realized that ‘Let me check my calendar’ is the adult version of ‘Let me ask my mom.’” —Noelle Chatham
29. There is an emptiness inside of me — a void that will never be filled. No one in your life will ever love you as your mother does. There is no love as pure, unconditional, and strong as a mother’s love. And I will never be loved that way again. — Hope Edelman, Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss
30. Mothers are the only ones whose efforts never get the appreciation. A very Happy Labour Day to you mom for being a mom who never gave up on us.
31. “As a single mom, I am juggling a lot and working long hours. Yes, it costs them a little, but what my children get in return is a mother who is energized and content.” – Edie Falco
32. ”I’m not going to normally get hired to play those emotional things, and I’m capable of it. I was raised by a single mother in Iowa – I’m just trapped in a big, dumb body.”
33. “A mother does not become pregnant in order to provide employment to medical people. Giving birth is an ecstatic jubilant adventure not available to males. It is a woman's crowning creative experience of a lifetime.”
34. “Dear mama, it doesn’t matter if you are a single mom or not, just remember that you are the best mom for your child and you are doing the best you can.”-ProudHappyMama
35. “The bond between mothers and their children is one defined by love. As a mother’s prayers for her children are unending, so are the wisdom, grace, and strength they provide to their children.”
36. Caring mothers will always be there for their sons, no matter how old they get. She will always wish him the best in life and this message is a reminder of that.
37. A mother can use this birthday message to her son on his special day to let him know that he is the king for the day and that she loves him.
38. “In truth, I am a single mother. But I don’t feel alone at all in parenting my daughter. Krishna has a whole other side of her family who loves her, too. And so Krishna is parented by me, but also by her grandmother and aunts and cousins and uncles and friends.”
39. “A child’s first teacher is its mother.” – Peng Liyuan
40. “I had a lot of guilt as a single mother trying to raise a child. I had to go to work and Jeffrey was screaming that he didn’t want me to. You have to give yourself permission to let go of the guilt.” –– Sherri Shepherd,
41. You have done everything to me to live a better life every day. Every mother-in-law should be like you. You are an amazing woman in my eyes.
42. “I’m a hustler. I’m a single mom, so whatever I’ve gotta do, I gotta do.” – Sherri Shepherd
43. “I’m not really single. I mean I am, but I have a son. Being a single mother is different from being a single woman.” – Kate Hudson
44. Happy Mother’s Day Mom! I feel so blessed to have you as my mom. Thanks for always believing in me and doing so much for me. I love you!
45. “A mother’s job is to teach her children not to need her anymore. The hardest part of that job is accepting success.”
46. A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. — Tenneva Jordan
47. ”I want to show the example that you can be a single mother and work and handle a lot of other things at the same time.”
48. “Single moms: You are a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a maid, a cook, a referee, a heroine, a provider, a defender, a protector, a true superwoman. Wear your cape proudly.”
49. “A single mother has a backbone made of steel and a heart made of gold”
50. “No one in this world can love a girl more than her mother.”
51. "I’m not really single. I mean I am, BUT I HAVE A SON. Being a single mother is different from BEING A SINGLE WOMAN.” — Kate Hudson
52. “Being a mom isn’t easy. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.” -Unknown
53. This birthday message is for mothers who want their son to know he brings happiness into her life.
54. “A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” — unknown
55. “She has to have four arms, four legs, four eyes, two hearts, and double the love. There is nothing single about a single mom..” – Mandy Hale
56. ‘There is nobody stronger than a single mom.’
57. “I know that [my mother] was the kindest, most generous spirit I have ever known, and that what is best in me I owe to her.
58. "I was just surprised when my wife told me we were having a baby. I was like, Wow, that’s awesome. You’re going to make a great single mom.” — Brian Posehn
59. ‘Single moms don’t have it easy. But they always find a way to make it work, even when they don’t know how. It’s the love for their child that pushes them through, every single time.’
60. ‘Did you hear? Superheroes are real. They are called single moms.’
61. “At first blush, everyone thinks the most important relationships in the family are the father-son and mother-daughter relationships. But they’re wrong. The cross-gender relationships are most critical.” – Dr. Kevin Leman
62. “When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” —Charley Benetto
63. “As a single mom, I’m juggling a lot and working long hours. Yes, it costs them a little, but what my children get in return is a mother who is energized and content.” – Edie Falco
64. A mother can use this birthday message to wish her son a happy birthday and let him know she is looking forward to seeing him soon.
65. “Single moms don’t have it easy, but they always find a way to make it work even when they don’t know how. It’s the love for their child that pushes them through every single time.” – Anonymous
66. “By the time a woman realizes her mother was right, she has a daughter who thinks she’s wrong.”
67. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. — Menacheim Begin
68. This is a short message a mother can send to her son to tell him he is one of her favorite gifts.
69. I find you mature prepared to confront life, the pride I feel in being your mom is something which can’t be described. I invite the life this day you observe an additional year.
70. I never knew how hard it was to be a mom because you made it look so easy!
71. “Date because you want to and are ready, not because you feel it’s required of you. This is the only way to date successfully as a single mom.”-Unknown
72. No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love.” – Edwin Hubbel Chapin
73. ‘Happy Mother’s Day! Thank you for making me feel like I have fit right into this family from the very start, you truly are a wonderful example of a perfect mother-in-law. You are loved and appreciated!’
74. “No one in this world can love a girl more than her mother.” — Unknown
75. “Nothing is lost until your mother can’t find it.”
76. Something is empowering about going, “Hell, I can do this! I can do this all!” That’s the beautiful thing about mothers, you can because you must, and you just do.
77. “She is the mother I never had, she is the sister everybody would want. She is the friend that everybody deserves. I don’t know a better person.” – Oprah Winfrey
78. “I was always an unusual girl. My mother told me I had a chameleon soul, no moral compass pointing due north, no fixed personality; just an inner indecisiveness that was as wide and as wavering as the ocean.” ― Lana Del Rey
79. “No delusion is greater than the notion that method and industry can make up for lack of mother-wit, either in science or in practical life.” ― Thomas Huxley
80. “She has to have four arms, four legs, two hearts and double the love. There is nothing single about a single mother” – Unknown
81. “I never knew how strong I was until I became a single mom and being strong was the only choice I had.” – Anonymous
82. ”What is free time? I’m a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl.”
83. Adoring mothers will want to use this birthday message for their son to show how loved he is.
84. “Being a mother is the role I’m most proud of.” – Arianna Huffington
85. "I want to show the example that you can be a single mother and work and handle a lot of other things at the same time.” – Christina Milian
86. My mother is everything to me. She's my anchor, she's the person I go to when I need to talk to someone. She is an amazing woman. —Demi Lovato
87. “People don’t really talk honestly about how difficult being a mom actually is and what things we sacrifice every day in order to be good moms.” -Jenni Ogden
88. “Just because I am a single mother doesn’t mean I cannot be a success.”
89. By the time you realize your mother was right, you have a daughter who thinks that you’re wrong. – Sada Malhorta
90. “A mother’s love is more beautiful than any fresh flower.” —Debasish Mridha
91. “The best gift a parent can give children is time … Single moms need to know it’s okay to have a little ‘me’ time.” – Denise Richards
92. “Honestly, I have so much respect for single moms or anybody who finds themselves a single mother, but to even choose to be a single mother is just so courageous to me. It is such a hard job to raise a child and be everything to that child without a partner. It’s just admirable and courageous and brave and every other valiant word I can think of. I don’t know if I could do it on my own.” — Jennifer Lopez
93. When someone asks you where you come from, the answer is your mother. — Anna Quindlen
94. “A single mother knows how to be strong even when she feels weak. There are those days she feels like giving up but won’t. She keeps going because the love for her kids burns strong.” – Anonymous
95. “Just because I’m a single mother it doesn’t mean I can’t be a success..” – Yvonne Kaloki
96. "Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins."-Edith Wharton
97. Share one of your favorite memories with your mother or daughter in the comment section below! To show her some extra love, gift her a potted plant or flowers to represent your ever-growing relationship.
98. “Don't smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.”
99. “I didn’t plan on being a single mom, but you have to deal with the cards you are dealt the best way you can.”—Tichina Arnold
100. “My hope is that they will remember that mommy tried. Even when she was tired, even when she was stressed. I hope you’ll know that I did it all for you.” -Unknown
101. “He that would the daughter win must with the mother first begin.” – English Proverb
102. “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a grandmother.” —Unknown
103. Happiness is mother and daughter time. — Unknown
104. “I am a single mom and I’m the breadwinner and I have to work and I have to do these things and that’s just the way it is. I don’t think my son even knows any different. ” – Charisma Carpenter
105. “What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.”
106. “My mother is quite a woman. She would push me, and when I got tired of her pushing, I’d say: ‘Leave me alone. Don’t push so much.’ ”- Laurence Fishburne
107. “I believe in the strength and intelligence and sensitivity of women. My mother, my sisters [they] are strong. My mum is a strong woman and I love her for it.” —Tom Hiddleston
108. “Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
109. Dealing with autism children can be overwhelming, and even terrifying. You may feel alone and confused about how to help your child. But stay positive and know that there are other moms who are going through the same thing. You are not alone.
110. “There are so many women out there who are single moms, really not by choice, and doing it and making it work every day. I think it is becoming much more a part of our culture and I hope it will become more accepted and that those women are going to be more and more appreciated, respected and supported.” – Connie Britton
111. “I was postnatally depressed but I didn’t know it. I saw a doctor for the medical check, and I just burst into tears. She said I was postnatally depressed and I went, ‘Am I? Why is that?’ I saw a great guy and he sorted me out, but I did the first year on "Game of Thrones" in that space, figuring out motherhood and going through a weird time personally. It was tricky.” — Porter, July 2017
112. There is nothing as sincere as a mother’s kiss.” – Saleem Sharma
113. “While being a single mother is no doubt tough, it also helps to create one of the strongest bonds in the world. Of course you will have your highs and lows, but all of it will only make your relationship with your children stronger.”
114. “The noblest thoughts my soul can claim, / The holiest words my tongue can frame, / Unworthy are to praise the name / More sacred than all other. / An infant when her love first came— / A man, I find it just the same; / Reverently I breathe her name, / The blessed name of mother”
115. “There is no bigger pride for a mother than knowing she raised an independent, happy and strong son, ready to conquer the world.”
116. “When Jack Burns needed to hold his mother’s hand, his fingers could see in the dark.” – John Irving
117. “Just have faith, and know that you can make it as a single mom. It’s not always easy, but it’s not always hard.” — Stellaluxum
118. "No one tells you that the hardest part of motherhood is when your kids grow up.” ―Anonymous
119. “I am a single mom who is the breadwinner and has to work, so I have to do these things. It’s just how it is for me. I don’t believe my son understands any differently.”
120. “Yes, I’m a single mom by choice. I decided to raise a child, not marry one.”
121. “Being raised by a single mother, I learned to appreciate and value independent women.”—Kenny Conley
122. “My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the heck she is.” ― Ellen DeGeneres
123. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had.” — Linda Wooten
124. If you ever become a mother, can I have one of the puppies?
125. “It takes a tremendous amount of strength to be a single mother. To hold down the forte of a home, a life and your child’s entire happiness.”― Nikki Rowe
126. “Even though single mothers might worry whether they can do it all, they still wake up and do what they need to do.” – Anonymous
127. “I don’t know if I feel like a bad mom, but at the end of the day I’m always plagued with, did I do enough? Should I go in a different direction? But I also know that my entire life revolves around [my son] Louis.” —Sandra Bullock
128. “A child’s first teacher is its mother.”– Peng Liyuan
129. As my mom always said, ‘You’d rather have smile lines than frown lines.’ — Cindy Crawford
130. “I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood.”—Lance Conrad
131. ”I was a single mom that raised two bright, beautiful, and compassionate girls.”
132. “I would say to any single parent currently feeling the weight of stereotype or stigmatization that I am prouder of my years as a single mother than of any other part of my life.” – J.K. Rowling
133. “What my sister needed was not people urging her, as so many did, to get pregnant again as soon as possible, but acknowledgment of her loss and the violence that she experienced in that loss. She needed to know that this was not a failure or that she was a bad mother. She needed to be allowed to be not only sad but also, in her grief, to be angry.” – Soraya Chemaly
134. “I’m not really single. I mean I am, BUT I HAVE A SON. Being a single mother is different from BEING A SINGLE WOMAN.” — Kate Hudson
135. ‘I am prouder of my years as a single mother than any other parts of my life.’ – J.K. Rowling
136. “There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn’t have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.”— Taylor Swift
137. Messages like this are perfect for sons who want to know that their mothers love them unconditionally.
138. "No one tells you that the hardest part of motherhood is when your kids grow up.”
139. “My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the heck she is.”
140. "I hope telling the story of how I went from being a single mom to serving in the Texas State Senate to running for governor will remind others that with the right leadership in government, where you start has nothing to do with how far you go.” – Wendy Davis
141. “The choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.” – Oprah
142. “I want to show the example that you can be a single mother and work and handle a lot of other things at the same time.” – Christina Milian
143. “Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing father.” — unknown206. Happy Father’s Day to you, Dad! Thank you for always taking up my side in any argument and saving me from mom’s scolds till now! Love you!
144. If I were hanged on the highest hill / Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine! / I know whose love would follow me still / Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine! —Rudyard Kipling
145. “ For me, the spirit of Christmas means being happy and giving freely. It’s a tradition for all the kids in the family to help mom decorate the tree. Christmas is all about family, eating, drinking, and making merry.” — Malaika Arora Khan
146. "The loves of my life are my children and my mother. I don’t feel as if I need a man.” – Diane Keaton
147. “I was once a single mother, with very few resources, so I have a special place in my heart for women in difficult situations.”
148. “Mothers – especially single mothers – are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation’s children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families‘ well-being.”
149. “A mother is someone who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.”
150. One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad. - Jim DeMint
151. Life couldn’t be beautiful like this after marriage if you were not my mother-in-law. You are so generous and kind. I am grateful to be your family member.
152. I hope I can be half the mother to my children that you were to me. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!
153. A mother can send this birthday message to her son to make sure he has a great day. He is a good son, and she wants him to have everything he deserves.
154. “The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” — James E. Faust
155. A mother can send this message to her son on his birthday to remind him how unique he is.
156. “I am a boy mom, and I keep my eyes on the goal: raising the boy I love into a man who will make this world a better place.” — Monica Swanson
157. The mother is only really the mistress of her daughter upon the condition of continually representing herself to her as a model of wisdom and type of perfection. – Alexandre Dumas Pere
158. Loving mothers may want to use this message to write to their son on his birthday. It is a way to say that he shines bright without needing a birthday cake.
159. “Finding balance in motherhood means letting go of expectations and accepting imperfections.”-unknown
160. ‘From your beautiful smile, your caring ways, and your great personality, I know I could not have asked for a better mother-in-law than you! Wishing you a very happy Mother’s Day!’
161. “I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.” – Oprah
162. “To all mothers in every circumstance, including those who struggle, I say, be peaceful. Believe in God and yourself. You are doing better than you think you are.” – Jeffery R. Holland
163. “Just because I am a single mother doesn’t mean I cannot be a success.”-Yvonne Kaloki
164. “There is nothing as powerful as mother’s love, and nothing as healing as a child’s soul.”- Unknown
165. “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dates all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” — Agatha Christie, Writer
166. We are born of love; Love is our mother. — Rumi
167. “A single mom tries when things are hard. She never gives up. She believes in her family even when things are tough. She knows that above all things, a mother’s love is more than enough.” – Deniece Williams
168. Mother’s love is infinite. A child can’t outgrow it, and a mother can’t conceal it.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
169. There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that trancends all other affections of the heart. — Washington Irving
170. ‘Dear mama, it doesn’t matter if you are a single mom or not, just remember that you are the best mom for your child and you are doing the best you can.’
171. While this birthday message is geared more towards mothers who have become better because of their son, it can be used for any mother who wants to show how much they love their son.
172. Happy Father’s Day to you, Dad! Thank you for always taking up my side in any argument and saving me from mom’s scolds till now! Love you!
173. “The strength of my mother is something I didn’t pay attention to for so long. Here she was, this single mom, who was part of the Great Migration, who was part of a Jim Crow south, who said, ‘I’m getting my kids out of here. I’m creating opportunities for these young people by any means necessary’.” – Jacqueline Woodson
174. “Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs… since the payment is pure love.” – Mildred B. Vermont
175. “If you want to stand with me as a single mom – and I know so many of my friends and colleagues do – please don’t appropriate my burden as a way to validate your own. To suggest that you are single-parenting when you are simply solo for the weekend devalues what real single mothers do.” – Rachel Simmons
176. “Because even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you had your mother at your back, you’d be okay. Some deep-rooted part of you would know you were loved. That you deserved to be loved.” — Jojo Moyes
177. “Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.” – Charles Stanley
178. “Bringing up a daughter, a mother pours a part of her soul. Bringing up a son, she gives him her whole soul.”
179. "There's a feeling sometimes in motherhood that you're alone in what you're going through, and none of us are alone. We're all going through the same thing.”- Nia Vardalos
180. “Breathe darling, this is just a chapter. It’s not your whole story.” – S.C Lourie, Empowered Single Moms
181. “Now the girl was a mother, and she had her very own daughter; a clever, sweet creature who filled her life with color and beauty.” – Nicole Lesperance
182. “There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.”
183. “Every mom needs more breaks than what they are getting. If you see or know a mom, they will always need your help.” -Sarah Benedict
184. “I’m not really single. I mean, I am, but I have a son. Being a single mother is different from being a single woman.”-Kate Hudson
185. This message can be sent from a mother to her son on his birthday to encourage him to relax and enjoy his day.
186. “My mother’s love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.”—Michelle Obama
187. “To my beautiful daughter, always remember: you are brave, you are capable, you are pretty, and you can accomplish ANYTHING your heart desires! I know this because I am your mother.” – Unknown
188. “My mother was my role model before I even knew what that word was.” — Lisa Leslie
189. “Acceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me.” ~ Lady Gaga
190. On this day, a very special person was born who has changed my life for the better. You have made me the mother I have always dreamed of becoming. Have the happiest of birthday!
191. “Trust your gut, mama. If it tells you something is off, don’t ignore its warning. If it puts words in your mouth, speak them. If it points you in a certain direction, follow it. Intuition is one of the greatest superpowers of motherhood.”
192. “A mother is the only person in the world who can turn a daughter’s worries and fears into happiness.” — Anonymous
193. “Labor is also teamwork. It is a mother and baby learning together how to push and how to be born, how to yield and separate from the union of pregnancy. You are not in control nor are you out of control during labor. The best way to approach labor is with an attitude of learning rather than controlling.” – Gayle Peterson
194. “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” — Unknown
195. “President Obama’s fight for rural America is personal. He was raised by a single mom and grandparents from Kansas. He hails from a farming state, Illinois.” – Tom Vilsack
196. “Did your mom ever tell you, ‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything’? She was right–and talking nicely also applies when you’re talking to yourself, even inside your head.”
197. “What is free time? I’m a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl.” — Roma Downey
198. Famous Plato saying "Necessity is the mother of invention"
199. “I love being a single mom. But it’s definitely different when you’re dating.” — Brooke Burns
200. ‘Life has given me plenty of reasons to be happy, and you are one of them. I couldn’t wish for a better mother-in-law. Wishing you a Happy Mother’s Day!’
201. “I might be a single mom, but my life is filled with more love and happiness than you can ever imagine.” – Anonymous
202. “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” – Princess Diana
203. “Single mothers have as much to teach their children as married mothers and as much love to share, maybe more.” – Anne Cassidy
204. “What is free time? I’m a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl.” — Roma Downey, actress
205. “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.”
206. "You’ll be her first role model, her first friend, her first love. You are her mom and she is your whole world. She is your little girl.” — Anonymous
207. “Being a single mom is tough, but in the eyes of your child, no one does it better than you.” – Anonymous
208. “I want to show the example that you can be a single mother and work and handle a lot of other things at the same time.”—Christina Milian
209. “I am a single mom and I’m the breadwinner and I have to work and I have to do these things and that’s just the way it is. I don’t think my son even knows any different.” – Charisma Carpenter
210. “Single Moms: You are a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a maid, a cook, a referee, a heroine, a defender, a protector, a true Superwoman. Wear your cape proudly.”
211. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” — Barbara Kingsolver
212. “It’s the greatest love affair of my life, with this baby. I’m a single mom, [but] his dad is amazing and in his life. I don’t feel alone. Babies attract love…They attract people who love them.” — Minnie Driver
213. “Strong mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up despite the struggles.”
214. “My mother always tells me to smile and put on a happy face. She told me I had a purpose: to bring laughter and joy to the world.” –Arthur Fleck, “Joker”
215. “A single mother has a backbone made of steel and a heart made of gold.” ‒ Absent Father Inspiration Single Mom Quotes
216. “A woman of faith with praise on her lips and joy in her heart… my beautiful mom. ~ Jeannie Hund
217. “I didn’t set out to be a single mom. I set out to be the best mom I could be, and that hasn’t changed.” – Anonymous
218. “I’m a single mom. I like to pretend I’m strong enough to do it all on my own. But sometimes I wish I had someone to come home to and tell I’m doing it right.”
219. “There is eternal influence and power in motherhood.”
220. ”A single mom tries when things are hard. She never gives up. She believes in her family, even when things are tough. She knows that above all things… a mother’s love is more than enough.”
221. Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.” – George Eliot
222. A mother can send this message to her son on his birthday if he is getting older but she will always see him as her baby.
223. “I know enough to know that no woman should ever marry a man who hated his mother.” — Martha Gellhorn
224. "A child’s first teacher is its mother.”- Peng Liyuan
225. It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?” – Mahatma Gandhi
226. ‘She has to have four arms, four legs, four eyes, two hearts, and double the love. There is nothing single about a single mom.’ – Mandy Hale
227. "The best gift a parent can give children is time … Single moms need to know it’s okay to have a little ‘me’ time.” — Denise Richards
228. This post is all about inspirational birthday quotes for son from mom.
229. “Being a single mother while trying to repair yourself mentally and emotionally is one of the hardest thing you’ll ever do.”
230. “As a single mom, I’m not taking my path alone. My kids are always following me.”
231. Older sons will appreciate this birthday message from their mother as it shows that she still sees him as her young son.
232. “I value so many people who have to work full time, definitely single mothers. Their work is the hardest work. I applaud it so much.”
233. “A mother hopes that her son will find a wife that will love and respect him in the same way she does.”
234. “We don’t get to choose who we fall in love with. If we did, the world would have fewer single mothers.” – Margaret A. Belt
235. "A mother’s treasure is her daughter.
236. There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.” – Chinese Proverb
237. “A single mom tries when things are hard. She never gives up. She believes in her family, even when things are tough. She knows that above all things, a mother’s love is more than enough.”- Deniece Williams
238. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver
239. A mother who wants to remind her son of how special he is can use this birthday message.
240. There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. —Chinese Proverb
241. The day I have married to your son, have got a mother for me who has cared for me every single day. I have found the best supporter for me.
242. “Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark.” – J.K. Rowling
243. ‘Having you for mother in law has been such a blessing in my life. You deserve an amazing day filled with all the people who love you. Happy Mother’s Day!’
244. “All those clichés—those things you hear about having a baby and motherhood—all of them are true. And all of them are the most beautiful things you will ever experience.”
245. “It was tough being a single mom. It was tough being in a divorce with children. Very, very hard.” — Melissa Etheridge
246. “My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me.” – R.J. Palacio
247. “The bond between mother and son lasts a lifetime. The bond between mother and son is a special one. It remains unchanged by time or distance.”
248. A mother’s love endures through all. – Washington Irving
249. “All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” —Abraham Lincoln
250. “I’ve always been surrounded by many great people and professors, but my family, especially my mom who was a teacher, was the person who encouraged me to study and pushed me to continue.”
251. “I am prouder of my years as a single mother than of any other part of my life.” — J. K . Rowling
252. “As a doula and a soon to be mama, I feel so blessed to have the knowledge that I have surrounding pregnancy and birth as I embark on this journey into motherhood! As a black woman, learning of the disparities related to pregnancy and childbirth for black women was eye opening to me and it is one of the main reasons I decided to become a doula. I take joy in knowing that my child will soon be brought into this world in a calm, safe, supported, and empowering environment, and I am committed to providing nothing less for all my clients!” Lashell Chaffins, Birth Doula
253. “Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall. A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.”—Oliver Wendell Holmes
254. Mom, I honestly don’t know how I’d get through each day without you by my side. Thank you for being such a supportive mother to me, and a fantastic grandmother to my children. We all love you so much! Happy Mother’s Day!
255. “There is no velvet so soft as a mother’s lap, no rose as lovely as her smile, no path so flowery as that imprinted with her footsteps.” —Archibald Thompson
256. A mother can send this message to her son on his birthday if she wants him to be happy and enjoy his day.
257. “I would say that my mother is the single biggest role model in my life, but that term doesn’t seem to encompass enough when I use it about her. She was the love of my life.” ~ Mindy Kaling
258. ‘I didn’t plan on being a single mom, but you have to deal the card you are delt the best way you can.’ – Tichina Arnold
259. When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth.” – Mitch Albom
260. ”My mom has always been a huge inspiration. She was a single mom raising two kids in New York. Now that is full-on all the time.”
261. ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’ – Matthew 19:18b-19
262. “You will be his first his, his first love, his first friend. You’re his momma and he is your whole world. He is your little boy.” — Unknown
263. “To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don’t feel it, you have to pretend.” – Sade Adu
264. “Coming from a single parent household, I witnessed first hand the strength and courage of the single mother. I always had my father in my life, but my household was run by my mother and my grandmother. As a result, I have always had the utmost respect for women and have chosen to strongly convey that in my music.” – Raheem DeVaughn
265. ‘It takes a strong woman to be a single mom and take on two roles. You are amazing in your child’s eyes, so never forget that.’
266. “It was easy for me to not feel beautiful in a world of prom queens, yet my mother was always reminding me of how worthy I was. I was a lucky daughter.” — Brittainy C. Cherry
267. “I decided instead of being embarrassed of my failed marriage and ashamed of being a single mother, I was going to own it. Being the best mother you can be and giving your kids the best life possible has nothing to do with your relationship status, and you don’t have to be happily married to have a ‘picture-perfect family.'” – Amanda Stanton
268. “Dear mom, I get it now.” – Unknown
269. “I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” ― Abraham Lincoln
270. “There is nothing as sincere as a mother’s kiss.” — Saleem Sharma
271. “As a single mom, you are going to have bad days, overwhelming days, too tired days, and I can’t go on days. But every day, you’ll still show up and give it all for your children because Mama, you are stronger than you think you are.” – Anonymous
272. “It’s the kind of clothes that mothers and daughters can wear, in terms of concept… It’s not about age. It’s about taste, and it’s about lifestyle. I believe women of all ages can wear anything.” ― Ralph Lauren
273. “Go ask your dad” is off the table as a single mom.”
274. “Words are not enough to express the unconditional love that exists between a mother and a daughter.” — Caitlin Houston
275. “A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones.” – Kristin Hannah
276. “The strength of a mother is like no other. During times of stress, she may struggle to find her way because she’s facing her own personal demons, but her child’s welfare comes first. She’s not perfect and makes a lot of mistakes but never doubt her love; it burns deeply in her heart.”
277. “I was once a single mother with very few resources, so I have a special place in my heart for women in difficult situations.” – Linda Lael Miller
278. “My greatest blessings call me mom.”
279. ‘To my mother in law, I’m so grateful for the continual love and support you give our family. Happy Mother’s Day!’
280. “I love being a single mom. But it’s definitely different when you’re dating.” – Brooke Burns
281. Loving mothers can use this birthday message for their son on his special day.
282. “My mother is the reason that I love you,’ Bhim said simply. ‘She is the reason I know what love is.” ― Leah Franqui
283. “She has to have four arms, four legs, four eyes, two hearts, and double the love. There is nothing single about a single mom.” – Mandy Hale
284. “It takes a tremendous amount of strength to be a single mother. To hold down the forte of a home, a life and your child’s entire happiness.” – Nikki Rowe
285. "God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.”- Rudyard Kipling
286. “I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” —Mitch Albom
287. Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had. — Linda Wooten
288. ‘A single mother has a backbone of steel and a heart made of gold.’
289. “Being raised by a single mother, I learned to appreciate and value independent women.” — Kenny Conley
290. No mother and daughter ever live apart, no matter what the distance between them. — Christie Watson
291. “Always remember that by being a single mother, you have chosen to live a life that is first dedicated to your children and then to you. You could have had it easy too, but you decided to be there for your children, so be proud of it.” – Anonymous
292. “Maybe I stepped into the skin my mother left behind and became the girl my mother had been, the one she still wanted to be.” -. Laura Kasischke
293. ‘I had people in my life who didn’t give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me.’
294. Only a mother as perfect as you... could have a child as perfect as me. Happy Mother’s Day!
295. ”I grew up in a bit of a feminist fantasy with a single mom. I was totally shielded, in a way, from an idea that I couldn’t do something.”
296. I’m glad that you’re my mother because I’m not sure anyone else could have put up with me this long! Love you, Mom.
297. “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” ~ Dorothy
298. “Always love your mother because you will never get another.” – Unknown
299. "I had a lot of guilt as a single mother trying to raise a child. I had to go to work and Jeffrey was screaming that he didn’t want me to. You have to give yourself permission to let go of the guilt.” –– Sherri Shepherd
300. I have seen a strong and beautiful woman who has raised my husband as an amazing man. I am so grateful to have a supportive mother-in-law like you.
301. “She has to have four arms, four legs, four eyes, two hearts, and double the love. There is nothing single about a single mom.”-Mandy Hale
302. A mother’s love is unending. It just keeps getting stronger and stronger. I love you with all my heart! Happy Birthday!
303. ”I’m ultimately a widow and a single mother, who’s not even getting to be a mother right now. I am so alone, it’s freaky.”
304. “The best gift a parent can give children is time. Single moms need to know it’s okay to have a little ‘me’ time.” – Denise Richards
305. “A single mother has a backbone made of steel and a heart made of gold.” – Anonymous
306. “I would say to any single parent currently feeling the weight of stereotype or stigmatization that I am prouder of my years as a single mother than of any other part of my life.” — J.K. Rowling
307. “Single motherhood is an amazing thing; it’s a blessing.” ‒ Kelly Cutrone
308. ‘I know it’s hard being a single mom but I’d rather do it by myself than with someone who doesn’t want to.’
309. “As a mom, you worry about protecting your kid. But there are extra added layers of fears when you’re talking about a kid with autism or who has some special needs issue.” – Holly Robinson Peete
310. Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all. —Oliver Wendell Holmes
311. Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs since the payment is pure love. — Mildred B. Vermont
312. "Single mom or not, remember that you are the best and you are doing the best.” – Unknown
313. “A little girl giggles when she is denied an ice cream by her mother. She knows daddy will get her some later.”
314. “My mother was my first country, the first place I ever lived.” —Nayyirah Waheed
315. “The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.” — Elaine Heffner
316. “I remember my mother’s prayers, and they have always followed me. They have clung to be all my life.” – Abraham Lincoln
317. One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.
318. ‘Being a single mom has made me so tired. And so happy.’
319. “I didn’t plan on being a single mom, but you have to deal with the cards you are dealt the best way you can” ‒ Tichina Arnold
320. “A single mother has a backbone made of steel and a heart full of gold.” – Anonymous
321. "A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take." - Cardinal Meymillod
322. “If you want to stand with me as a single mom, and I know so many of my friends and colleagues do, please don’t appropriate my burden as a way to validate your own. To suggest that you are single-parenting when you are simply solo for the weekend devalues what real single mothers do.” – Rachel Simmons
323. “I value so many people who have to work full time, definitely single mothers. Their work is the hardest work. I applaud it so much.” – Molly Sims
324. "Mothers and daughters are closest when daughters become mothers.” — Anonymous
325. “Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs, since the payment is pure love.” — Mildred Vermont
326. There’s something really empowering about going, ‘Hell, I can do this! I can do this all!’ That’s the wonderful thing about mothers, you can because you must, and you just do.” — Kate Winslet
327. This birthday message can be used for mothers who want their son to know how grateful she is for him and everything he does.
328. ”My mom was essentially a single mother raising three boys. If anyone could have had any reason to give up, it was her. But she didn’t, and neither did we.”
329. "A single mom tries when things are hard. She never gives up. She believes in her family, even when things are tough. She knows that above all things, a mother’s love is more than enough.”- Deniece Williams
330. A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place.”- Amy Tan
331. Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother! Honore De Balzac
332. To a child’s ear, ‘mother’ is magic in any language. — Arlene Benedict
333. “As the mother of a son, I do not accept that alienation from me is necessary for his discovery of himself. As a woman, I will not cooperate in demeaning womanly things so that he can be proud to be a man. I like to think the women in my son’s future are counting on me. ” — Letty Cottin Pogrebin
334. “I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” ~ Mitch Albom
335. "Being a single mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” – Unknown
336. "The only love between a mother and a daughter can’t be changed and only this love has no limits. It grows with every single day and never fades.” — Anonymous
337. “I always was a weird child. My mother told me the story that, in kindergarten, I would come home and tell her about this weird kid in my class who drew only with black crayons and didn’t speak to other kids. I talked about it so much that my mother brought it up with the teacher, who said, ‘What? That’s your son?’” – John Waters
338. I am so proud to be your mother. I cherish you more than anything in this world! Happy Birthday!
339. “No one ever said being a single mom would be easy. But they didn’t tell me the strength I would gain from it either.”
340. “Life doesn’t come with a manual; it comes with a mother” – Unknown
341. “Mothers see the angel in us because the angel is there. If it’s shown to the mother, the son has got an angel to show, hasn’t he?” – Booth Tarkington
342. The day I have got married to your son, I have got a husband and a caring mother-in-law. I can’t thank God enough for giving you as my mother-in-law.
343. “The mother’s heart is the child’s school-room.” —Henry Ward Beecher
344. Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one. – Thiruvalluvar
345. “It’s not all bad. Heightened self-consciousness, apartness, an inability to join in, physical shame and self-loathing—they are not all bad. Those devils have been my angels. Without them I would never have disappeared into language, literature, the mind, laughter and all the mad intensities that made and unmade me.” ― Stephen Fry489. “In her month and a half of turbulent motherhood, Bebe did not once seek help from a psychologist or a doctor... she had no idea where to turn... She did not know how to find the social workers who might have helped her... she did not know how to file for welfare.”
346. “My mother is so full of joy and life. I am her child. And that is better than being the child of anyone else in the world.”
347. When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” – Sophia Loren
348. A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” – Victor Hugo
349. “Did you hear? Superheroes are real. They are called single moms.”
350. “You know that as a single mom, you are everything to your children. So instead of wondering what went wrong and feeling pity, tell yourself that you have it in you to stand up on your own and face the world, and you truly can.” – Anonymous
351. “The mother cannot expect her daughter to understand the mysteries of housekeeping without education. She should instruct them patiently, lovingly, and make the work as agreeable as she can by her cheerful countenance and encouraging words of approval. If they fail once, twice, or thrice, censure not. ” Ellen G. White
352. “I was once a single mother, with very few resources, so I have a special place in my heart for women in difficult situations.” — Linda Lael Mille
353. My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.” – Michael Jordan
354. A mother can send this message to her son on his birthday if he is always making her laugh and she wants him to have a birthday that is fun.
355. A boy’s best friend is his mother.
356. “I certainly do know heaps of stories, but I learned most of them from Gramps. Gram suggested I tell one about my mother. That I could not do. I had just reached the point where I could stop thinking about her every minute of every day.”
357. “I’m a hustler. I’m a single mom, so whatever I’ve gotta do, I gotta do.” – Sherri Shepard
358. “Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.” ~ Robert A.
359. “A single mom tries when things are hard. She never gives up. She believes in her family, even when things are tough. She knows that above all things, a mother’s love is more than enough.”
360. “A mother’s love doesn’t make her son more dependent and timid; it actually makes him stronger and more independent.” – Cheri Fuller
361. Older sons can still be considered “baby boys” to their moms. This birthday message is perfect for that special relationship.
362. It’s been a huge joy, this experience of being a mom ... I don’t know how to articulate it yet, because it is so fresh.
363. “A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.” ~ Honore de Balzac
364. “Thank you Mom for letting me grow my own wings, for letting me fly, for catching me when I fall, for letting me stand when I can’t and for assuring me I can fly again. I soared even higher mom, simply because you believed.” —Anonymous
365. “She was not, herself, hugely in favour of motherhood in general. Obviously it was necessary, but it wasn’t exactly difficult. Even cats managed it. But women acted as if they’d been given a medal that entitled them to boss people around. It was as if, just because they’d got the label which said “mother,” everyone else got a tiny part of the label that said “child”.” ~ Terry Pratchett
366. “There will be so many times when you feel like you’ve failed. But in the eyes, heart, and mind of your child, you are a super mom.”
367. “When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth.” — Mitch Albom
368. ”I decided instead of being embarrassed of my failed marriage and ashamed of being a single mother, I was going to OWN it. Being the best mother you can be and giving your kids the BEST life possible has nothing to do with your relationship status and you don’t have to be happily married to have a ‘picture-perfect family.’” — Amanda Stanton
369. “I hope telling the story of how I went from being a single mom to serving in the Texas State Senate to running for governor will remind others that with the right leadership in government, where you start has nothing to do with how far you go.” – Wendy Davis
370. Grandmothers always have time to talk and make you feel special.” – Catherine Pulsifer
371. “Single moms: You are a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a maid, a cook, a referee, a heroine, a provider, a defender, a protector, a true superwoman. Wear your cape proudly.” – Mandy Hale
372. This birthday message can be used for mothers who want their son to know how appreciated he is.
373. God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.” – Rudyard Kipling
374. “My mother taught me to be honest, to be selfless, and to touch people in a positive way.”-Scott Eastwood
375. A son is a mother’s most precious treasure.
376. “Remember that a single mum is just like any other mum and that our number one priority is still our kids. Any parent does whatever it takes for their kids and a single mother is no different.” — Paula Miranda, actress
377. A mother’s joy begins when new life is stirring inside…when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone. –Author unknown.
378. “All mothers are working mothers.”
379. “If you ever feel like giving up, just remember there is a little girl who wants to be just like you. Don’t disappoint her.” ‒ Absent Father Inspiration Single Mom Quotes
380. “I know there are women, like my best friends, who would have gotten out of there the minute their boyfriend gave them a gun to hide. But I didn’t. I got to admit the truth. It turned me on.” —Karen84. “I swear to my fucking mother, if you touch her again, YOU’RE DEAD.”85. “Now go home and get your fuckin’ shinebox.” —Billy Batts
381. “Once you let motherf*ckers slide, they start to think they can ice skate.”
382. This greeting is great for a son from his mother on his birthday. It should be a day to relax, but also a day to celebrate life.
383. “People keep saying, ‘Oh poor you, being a single mom,’ but I don’t want to be pitied. I can do anything I want to do. I work, I date, I have friends. I have time for everything I had time for before. I just have an added amazing thing in my life. I have a great family and friends, and I know they’d be there if I needed help, but I feel like I’m doing fine on my own.” — January Jones
384. “As a single mom, I’m juggling a lot and working long hours. Yes, it costs them a little, but what my children get in return is a mother who is energized and content..” – Edie Falco
385. “A mother’s joy begins when new life is stirring inside; when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone.” – Unknown
386. “Every mother hopes that her daughter will marry a better man than she did, and is convinced that her son will never find a wife as good as his father did.” – Martin Andersen-Nexö
387. “You were right about absolutely everything. Thanks for being my mom!”
388. A mother can send this message to her son on his birthday if she is proud of his kind heart.
389. “In part. She sat down and pulled her necklace out of her shirt. I read about it in my mother’s journal. The Witches believe we are all parts of a whole. Like the phases of the moon. Together, we complete the circle and bring balance.” — Amber Argyle, Witch Song
390. “Only an aunt can give hugs like a mother, can keep secrets like a sister and share love like a friend.” —Unknown
391. My mother told me to pick the very best one, and I did.
392. ‘A single mom tries when things are hard. She never gives up. She believes in her family, even when things are tough. She knows that above all things… a mother’s love is more than enough.’ – Denice Williams
393. “That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, ‘Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you.’ She says, ‘Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.’”
394. ‘Single mom or not, there is no way to be a perfect mother…But there are a million ways to be a good one.’
395. “I didn’t plan on being a single mom, but you have to deal with the cards you are dealt the best way you can”-Tichina Arnold
396. Sentimental mothers will want to use this birthday message for their son on his special day.
397. “The love and compassion you’ve always carried in your heart makes you a wonderful mother and a beloved friend.” —Unknown
398. “Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.” —Robert A. Heinlein
399. "For me, motherhood is learning about the strengths I didn’t know I had, and dealing with the fears I didn’t know existed.” – Halle Berry
400. ‘Giving up is not an option for a single mom.’
401. "A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” — Agatha Christie, The Last Séance
402. “No mother and daughter ever live apart, no matter what the distance between them.” — Christie Watson
403. I’m so proud of you for coping with the birth of our baby; you’re such a strong woman! You are a wonderful wife and a wonderful mother. So happy Mother’s Day, for the first time.
404. But tough!" said God excitedly. "You can imagine what this mother can do or endure."
405. ‘I want to show the example that you can be a single mother and work and handle a lot of other things at the same time.’ – Christina Milian
406. This birthday message can be used for mothers who have a close relationship with their son and want him to know how loved he is.
407. “I’m a hustler. I’m a single mom, so whatever I’ve gotta do, I gotta do.” — Sherri Shepherd
408. “The love between a mother and daughter is FOREVER.” – Unknown
409. “Working out as a mom is the best, because your kids are never going to judge how many squats you can or can’t do.” — Cami
410. “A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it’s too late to let her know that he sees it.” — W.D. Howells
411. "My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings.” — Erica Jong
412. “Single mom or not, remember that you are the best and you are doing the best.” – Unknown
413. “If I turn into my mother, or even half the woman she is, I’ll consider my life a successful one.” — Anonymous
414. "He that would the daughter win must with the mother first begin.” — English Proverb
415. A tribute to my mom who passed away from breast cancer. We met in the hospital room after I had delivered her last child, a daughter. Her love for me was boundless and she gave me my life back.
416. “Good daughters make good mothers.” — Abigail G. Whittlesey
417. “It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
418. “My mother was my Role Model before I even knew what that word was.” – Lisa Leslie
419. “Don’t pity me because I am a single mom. Respect me for having the courage to do it alone, the strength to never give up and the love to by child’s needs before my own.”
420. “Breathe. Your kids need you, with your worries, and your laughs, and your fails, and you try-agains, your love, your showing up, that’s what matters, breathe sweet mom.”
421. “The relationship between parents and children, but especially between mothers and daughters, is tremendously powerful, scarcely to be comprehended in any rational way.” – Joyce Carol Oates
422. When you become an autism mom, you will be faced with some challenges that nobody told you about. You have to face the fact that your child is different from every other child in the world. Even though autism families are unique and individual, each of them has a common thread of love and support for their children.
423. We wondered why when a child laughed, he belonged to Daddy, and when he had a sagging diaper that smelled like a landfill, ‘He wants his mother.’
424. “The best gift a parent can give children is time… Single moms need to know it’s okay to have a little ‘me’ time.” ‒ Denise Richards
425. “Remember that a single mom is just like any other mom and that our number one priority is still our kids. Any parent does whatever it takes for their kids and a single mother is no different.”-Paul Miranda
426. My mother is not a CIA agent, but she’s an Italian mother, and she’d do anything for her son. – Adriano Giannini
427. Jokeful mothers will love this birthday message as it is sure to make her son laugh on his special day.
428. The mother’s heart is the child’s school-room.” – Henry Ward Beecher
429. “Pride yourself in being a single, independent woman and a single mother who can take care of her life, her children, her career, and her entire home on her own.” – Anonymous
430. ”Breath darling, this is just a chapter. It’s not your whole story.” – S.C Lourie, Empowered Single Moms
431. “If mothers are our first teachers, then having a narcissistic one teaches us that human closeness is terrifying, and the world is a heartless, inconsistent place.” ― Koren Zailckas
432. “There is nothing in the world of art like the songs mother used to sing.”—Billy Sunday
433. A mother can send this message to her son on his birthday if he is the coolest dude and she wants him to have an amazing birthday.
434. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.”– Barbara Kingsolver
435. “Being a new mom is exciting and full of joy. If you listen to your intuition, you’ll always be on the right path.”
436. “When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ It is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.” ~ Erma Bombeck
437. If a mother is not able to be with her son on his birthday, she can send him this message to let him know that she is still thinking of him.
438. “I am a single mom and I’m the breadwinner and I have to work and I have to do these things and that’s just the way it is. I don’t think my son even knows any different.” — Charisma Carpenter
439. “Single mom or not, remember that you are the best and you are doing the best.” – Anonymous
440. “I have found being a mother has made me emotionally raw in many situations. Your heart is beating outside your body when you have a baby.”
441. “I decided instead of being embarrassed of my failed marriage and ashamed of being a single mother, I was going to OWN it. Being the best mother you can be and giving your kids the BEST life possible has nothing to do with your relationship status and you don’t have to be happily married to have a ‘picture-perfect family’.” – Amanda Stanton
442. "I’m a hustler. I’m a single mom, so whatever I’ve gotta do, I gotta do.”- Sherri Shepard
443. “It takes a strong woman to be a single mom and take on two roles. You are amazing in your child’s eyes, so never forget that.” – Anonymous
444. ‘A single mother is never really alone in her thoughts. She always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.’
445. “Don’t pity me because I am a single mom. Respect me for having the courage to do it alone, the strength to never give up, and the love to put my child’s needs before my own.” – Anonymous
446. “Space needs to be held to allow for black mothers to be held, loved and nurtured so that she can hold, love and nurture her baby. Oftentimes that space holder is a black doula.”- Kim Stinger, Licensed Massage Therapist, Placenta Encapsulator, Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula
447. “Every mother hopes that her daughter will marry a better man than she did, and is convinced that her son will never find a wife as good as his father did.” – Martin Andersen Nexo
448. ‘Remember that a single mom is just like any other mom and that our number one priority is till our kids. Any parent does whatever it takes for their kids and a single mother is no different.’ – Paula Miranda
449. “My grandmother is my angel on earth. ” ~ Catherine Pulsifer
450. “The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.”—Calvin Trillin
451. Dad, you are the example of a man I want to see by my side. Your love for me and mom fills my heart with joy each and every day, and I couldn’t dream of a better father. Thank you for everything you do. Happy Father’s Day.
452. “My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.
453. “A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.”—Unknown
454. “Inner silence is the mother of all talents.”
455. The beach is truly home, its broad expanse of sand as welcoming as a mother’s open arms. What’s more, this landscape, which extends as far as the eye can see, always reminds me of possibility.”
456. “Giving birth is little more than a set of muscular contractions granting passage of a child. Then the mother is born.” – Erma Bombeck
457. "Many people may be replaced in daughter’s life, but nobody can take the mother’s place.” — Anonymous
458. “Every newborn baby is its mother’s definition of perfect.” – Unknown
459. “I’m a hustler. I’m a single mom, so whatever I’ve gotta do, I gotta do.” ‒ Sherri Shepard
460. “Yes, I’m a single mom by choice. I decided to raise a child, not marry one.” ‒ Anonymous
461. While this message may be a bit cheesy, it is also a way for a mother to say that she knows her son can handle anything that comes his way.
462. “A mother and a daughter have one soul for two, which can’t be broken by time, obstacles, distance and insults.” – Unknown
463. “Good moms have homes that are clean enough to be healthy and messy enough to be happy.” -Unknown
464. As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is the beating of my heart. I cannot now imagine life without her.” —Kristin Hannah
465. “It’s the only way of life I’ve known. I was raised by a single mom.” – Padma Lakshmi
466. ‘Happy Mother’s Day! I am truly blessed to have a wonderful mother in law like you. Thank you for your love, support, and friendship.’
467. Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had.” – Linda Wooten
468. “What is free time? I’m a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl.”
469. A boy-mom win is sitting on the toilet and it not being covered in pee.
470. “An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest.” - Spanish Proverb
471. “All mothers are working mothers.” – Unknown
472. "Even though it leaves me sleep-deprived, I love every bit of motherhood.”- Neha Dhupia
473. “Dear mama, it doesn’t matter if you are a single mom or not, just remember that you are the best mom for your child and you are doing the best you can.” – Anonymous
474. “Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.”
475. “Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” —Oprah Winfrey
476. “You may have tangible wealth untold; caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than you can never be. I had a mother who read to me.” – Strickland Gillilan
477. “A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother… A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.” — The Proverbs of Solomon
478. The only Father’s Day tradition in my family is the annual conversation he and I have where I say, ‘Hey, Dad, what do you want for Father’s Day this year?’ and he says, ‘Nothing.’ Then I ask my mom what I should get him and she says, ‘He likes sandalwood soap, dangly jewelry and Chanel No 5 perfume.
479. ”Remember that a single mom is just like any other mom and that our number one priority is till our kids. Any parent does whatever it takes for their kids and a single mother is no different.”
480. “I want to show the example that you can be a single mother and work and handle a lot of other things at the same time.” — Christina Milian
481. “Remember that a single mom is just like any other mom and that our number one priority is still our kids. Any parent does whatever it takes for their kids and a single mother is no different.” — Paula Miranda
482. Thank you so much, Mum, for everything you do for us. We all adore you, and we value everything you’ve done for us. I feel incredibly fortunate to have a mother like you. It wasn’t easy raising me, so thank you for your everlasting love and patience!
483. “I am a single mom and I am the breadwinner and I have to work and I have to do these things and that is just the way it is. I do not think my son even knows anything different.” – Charisma Carpenter
484. “Happy the boy whose mother is tired of talking nonsense to him before he is old enough to know the sense of it.” — Augustus Hare
485. A mother’s and daughter’s love is never separated. — Viola Shipman (Wade Rouse)
486. “I want to show the example that you can be a single mother and work and handle a lot of other things at the same time.”
487. “Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” -Tina Fey
488. “A mother’s love is the sun for growing, the moon for dreaming, the stars for guiding the way.” ~ Barbara Loots
489. A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s. — Princess Diana
490. "You know, I don’t think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didn’t wish for that, but it happened.” -Charlize Theron
491. “My mother shed her protective love down around me, and without knowing why, people sensed that I had value.” ― Maya Angelou
492. Loving sons will appreciate this birthday message from their mothers, which shows how much they are loved.
493. My mom is my hero. [She] inspired me to dream when I was a kid, so anytime anyone inspires you to dream, that’s gotta be your hero.” —Tim McGraw
494. “Family: a social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet space.” – Evan Esar
495. While a mother’s love for her son is supposed to be unconditional, some mothers feel it just gets stronger and stronger as time goes on. This birthday message can be used to show a son how loved and appreciated he is on his birthday.
496. “Successful mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.”
497. “Dating a single mom doesn’t mean you’ll be playing daddy. It just means you’ll be becoming part of a family and a role model for a child/children. If you aren’t ready to step up, then don’t step to her.”
498. That is why the most important lesson that a mother can teach her son is to respect, love, and understand women.” — Unknown
499. “Being a single mother is not an easy task. Actually, single parenthood is one of the toughest jobs in the entire world. It’s not a job for the fainthearted. It requires a lot of confidence and determination.” – Anonymous
500. “When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ it’s a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.”—Erma Bombeck
501. “I find, by close observation, that the mothers are the levers which move in education. The men talk about it. . . but the women work most for it.” ― Frances Watkins Harper
502. I am blessed beyond measure to be your mother. Seeing you grow into the amazing man you are today has been one of the greatest joys of my life. I love you more than words can say!
503. "My dad was like a stage mother; he always pushed me to do what I wanted.”
504. ‘It takes someone really brave to be a single mom and raise a child on her own.’
505. Loving mothers can use this birthday message to communicate their heartfelt love for their son on his special day.
506. If you are a mom of an autistic child, you know that every day is a challenge. But it is also an opportunity to grow stronger not just for yourself but also for your family.
507. ‘Happy Mother’s Day to the best mother-in-law anyone could ever ask for. I am so grateful to have you in my life.’
508. A mother can send this message to her son on his birthday if she is grateful for him and wants him to have a happy birthday and life.
509. “A mother’s love endures through all.” – Washington Irving
510. I have never thought that I would have a mother-in-law like you. You have shown me how much you love me. Happy mothers day to the best mother-in-law!
511. “Being raised by a single mother, I learned to appreciate and value independent women.” – Kenny Conley
512. ‘My mom was a strong single mom, and I am who I am today because of her strength and dedication.’
513. “If nothing is going well, call your grandmother.” ~ Italian Proverb
514. The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children. — Elaine Heffner
515. “[Being a single mom] is not impossible and honestly, I am the happiest I have ever been in my entire 27 years on this earth because of the best decision I ever made: to keep and raise [my] little boy on my own.” — pheesmommy
516. “A single mom tries when things are hard. She never gives up. She believes in her family, even when things are tough. She knows that above all things, a mother’s love is more than enough.” – Deniece Williams
517. “No matter your age, you always need your mom.”
518. “Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother’s secret hope outlives them all.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
519. “If love is as sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.” – Stevie Wonder
520. “A mother teaches her daughter how to feel about herself, about handling pressure, about relishing life’s joys and conquering fears.” – Melissa Harrison
521. “Heaven and earth may separate us today, but nothing will ever change the fact that you made me a mom.” — Unknown
522. “I’m not really single. I mean, I am, but I have a son. Being a single mother is different from being a single woman.”—Kate Hudson
523. “A single mom tries when things are hard. She never gives up. She believes in her family, even when things are tough. She knows that above all things, a mother’s love is more than enough.” — Deniece Williams
524. ‘I never knew how strong I was, until I became a single mom and being strong was the only choice I had.’
525. “Remember that a single mom is just like any other mom and that our number one priority is still our kids. Any parent does whatever it takes for their kids and a single mother is no different.” – Paula Miranda
526. “I would say to any single parent currently feeling the weight of stereotype or stigmatization that I am prouder of my years as a single mother than of any other part of my life.” — J.K. Rowling, author
527. When he was growing up, his stepfather struggled to take care of the family so they didn't live a lavish lifestyle. Tony Robbins' mother wanted him to become a truck driver, but he followed his passion instead.
528. The more a daughter knows the details of her mother’s life, the stronger the daughter. — Anita Diamant
529. “I was born and raised in East Los Angeles by a single mom who had three biological kids and adopted four more. I never met my dad.” –Will.I.Am
530. “No one in your life will ever love you as your mother does. There is no love as pure, unconditional, and strong as a mother’s love. And I will never be loved that way again.” — Hope Edelman
531. “Don’t tell a mother she looks tired; she already knows that. Tell her she’s doing a good job; she may not know that.” -Stephanie Peltier
532. “I can be not the best daughter for you because I know how many troubles you’ve experienced with me. But I want to tell you that for me, you are the best mom ever.” – Unknown
533. ‘To the world you are a single mother, but to your children you are their everything.’
534. A mother who wants her son to have a birthday full of all his favorite things can use this birthday message.
535. ”I didn’t plan on being a single mom, but you have to deal with the cards you are dealt the best way you can.”
536. “I’m not a dinosaur, I’m your mom.”
537. "Single moms: You are a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a maid, a cook, a referee, a heroine, a provider, a defender, a protector, a true superwoman. Wear your cape proudly.”- Mandy Hale
538. “Just because I am a single mother doesn’t mean I cannot be a success.” — Yvonne Kaloki
539. “The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness.” ~ Jessica Lange
540. ”I love being a single mom. But it’s definitely different when you’re dating.”
541. “You are a gift from God a friend that I can count on and a wonderful model of a mother.” —Unknown
542. “Mother-daughter disagreements were, in hindsight, basically mother stating the truth and daughter taking her own sweet time coming around.” – Barbara Delinsky
543. “A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” —Dorothy Canfield Fisher
544. A mother is clothed with strength and dignity, laughs without fear of the future. When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness.” – Proverbs
545. “There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother.”—Sara Josepha Hale
546. “It was tough being a single mom. It was tough being in a divorce with children. Very, very hard.”
547. “If I didn’t have you as a mom, I’d choose you as a friend.”
548. A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend.” – Unknown
549. Dreamers will appreciate this birthday message from their mothers, which shows how much they are loved.
550. “I decided instead of being embarrassed of my failed marriage and ashamed of being a single mother, I was going to OWN it. Being the best mother you can be and giving your kids the BEST life possible has nothing to do with your relationship status and you don’t have to be happily married to have a ‘picture-perfect family.’” — Amanda Stanton
551. No matter how old you get I will always be your mom and I will always wish you the best in life. Happy Birthday! I love you.
552. “A boy’s best friend is his mother.” — Joseph Stefano
553. “When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” Charley Benetto, For One More Day
554. “I want to show the example that you can be a single mother and work and handle a lot of other things at the same time.” — Christina Milian, singer and actress
555. “A single mom tries when things are hard. She never gives up. She believes in her family, even when things are tough. She knows that above all things, a mother’s love is more than enough.”-Deniece Williams
556. "The father is always a Republican toward his son, and his mother’s always a Democrat.”
557. “Being a single mother while trying to repair yourself mentally and emotionally is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do.” – Anonymous
558. “What the daughter does, the mother did.” — Jewish Proverb
559. “My mom taught me a woman’s mind should be the most beautiful part of her.”
560. “I was a single mom that raised two bright, beautiful, and compassionate girls.” – Connie Stevens
561. “There is nobody stronger than a single mom.” – Anonymous
562. ‘For my mother in law, happy Mother’s