900 Most Relatable Being A Mom Isn't Easy Quotes (2023)

1. “Being a mom isn’t easy. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.”

2. There’s a lot riding on the shoulders of a mother, that’s ok because. It’s not an easy job but you do it because it’s your duty, it’s not easy being a mother.

3. “The first few months with a baby are so disorienting. I felt like my brain was scrambled eggs, and I think it is, understandably, hard to get dressed or even get out of the house ― you have to go easy on yourself. Having prepared foods in the fridge and freezer was essential because thinking about cooking made me want to cry.” – Reese Witherspoon

4. It is not easy being a mother it takes a lot of time and dedication to raise a child and protect him, I would do anything for my child and give my life for a child I have.

5. “I know being a mom isn’t always easy… but I’m sure glad we’re in this together!” – Kendra Wilkinson

6. It’s not easy being a mother, the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible children is the biggest job anyone can embark on but it’s worth it.

7. -“If something goes wrong while being a mom don’t beat yourself up over it. It’s not your fault and being a mom isn’t easy.” – Jennifer Garner

8. It is a big responsibility, to raise a child it’s not easy, to raise a child from birth, to give him or her love, to guide them, to teach them kindness, to pass on wisdom, it’s never an easy task.

9. It’s not easy being a mother, it’s not easy loving a kid, but if you do, you’ll never know the value you give him, if you don’t, you’ll never know, how much you’ll miss being one.

10. “It isn’t always easy being your mommy; I might get something wrong sometimes, but that doesn’t mean I love you any less; that just means that even though I’m trying hard, sometimes mama still needs help!”

11. It’s not easy being a mother, the most precious thing that you can give is not a house or a car but the greatest gift of all is the gift of love.

12. It’s not easy being a mother you won’t get much applause but you’re a fantastic mother even if you sometimes fail.

13. “Motherhood is messy. And challenging. And crazy. And sleepless. And giving. And still unbelievably beautiful.” -Rachel Martin

14. “Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” ~ Andy Rooney

15. It’s not easy being a mother, it is easy to say, but to do and to be, it’s not easy.

16. “When I got pregnant, I had to concentrate on being pregnant for a whole nine months, even though I knew it was ruining my career at the time.” – Yoko Ono

17. “Waking your kids up for school the first day after a break is almost as much fun as birthing them was.” — Jenny McCarthy

18. “It’s the site of a miracle now.” – Kerry Washington

19. “The beauty of being a mother is having little people who need YOU to take care of them every day from sun up to sun down!”

20. It’s not easy being a mother, and it’s not easy being a wife, and it’s not easy being a parent, but it’s not easy being anything.

21. “Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.” —Louisa May Alcott

22. “Call your mother. Tell her you love her. Remember, you’re the only person who knows what her heart sounds like from the inside.” —Rachel Wolchin

23. You can teach your children to be like you, but you cannot teach them to be you. Motherhood is never easy.

24. “Being a mom is extremely hard, probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done. But, I would rather be a mom and struggle than not be a mom at all.” – unknown

25. “Parenting shifts as your kids shift. The best thing for me has been throwing any kind of parenting manual out of the window.” — Kate Hudson

26. “The instant of birth is exquisite. Pain and joy are one at this moment. Ever after, the dim recollection is so sweet that we speak to our children with a gratitude they never understand.” — Madeline Tiger

27. “We are the windows through which our children first see the world. Let us be conscious of the view.” ~ Katrina Kenison

28. Being a mother is not easy, however, it is not hard, you’re an amazing woman, and you do a wonderful job.

29. “There are hard days in motherhood. But looking at your sleeping baby reminds you why it’s all worth it.” - Kara Ferwerda

30. “Grab hold of what brings you joy.”

31. Acceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me. —Lady Gaga

32. “You will never be fully prepared for being a mom. It is just something that you have to do and figure out as you go along.” — Kim Kardashian West

33. “The very fact that you worry about being a good mum means that you are one.” – Jodi Picoult

34. “Nothing is lost until your mother can’t find it.”

35. “Life as a mother took me down some roads I had never been before…and made me into the woman who would do anything for her children.” – Danielle Steel

36. “I know being a mom isn’t always easy… but I’m sure glad we’re in this together!” -Kendra Wilkinson

37. “All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”

38. “The beauty of being a mother is having little people who need YOU to take care of them every day from sun up to sun down!” — Unknown

39. “The sleepless nights, the endless laundry, and the relentless whining can all be worth it when you see your children happy and healthy.”

40. “A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.” —Honoré de Balzac

41. “Be kind to everyone you meet. You never know who lost an argument with a three year old.” -Unknown

42. “Birth takes a woman’s deepest fears about herself and show her that she is stronger than them.” – Unknown

43. A mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled — Emily Dickinson

44. I have children to take care of, so I have to be a mother. It’s not easy being a mother, but I do it anyway.

45. It’s not easy being a mother, but I’m sure you will be glad you’re one. Your life will be full of joy. So try your best, give it your all.

46. “Motherhood has relaxed me in many ways. You learn to deal with crisis. I've become a juggler, I suppose. It's all a big circus, and nobody who knows me believes I can manage, but sometimes I do.” —Jane Seymour

47. “A two-year old is kind of like having a blender, but you don’t have a top for it.” -Jerry Seinfeld

48. “Every storm runs out of rain.” – Gary Allan

49. 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

50. “Even though you have learned the skill of running on empty, now is the time to learn the art of breathing deep all over again.” -Morgan Harper Nichols

51. “The hardest part of being a mom? Letting go.”

52. “It’s not difficult to take care of a child. It’s difficult to do anything else while taking care of a child.” -Julianne Moore

53. “There are hard days in motherhood, but looking at your baby sleeping reminds you why it’s all worth it.” – Kara Ferwerda

54. “We have rules around the house. I always say if you aren’t yelling at your kids you’re not spending enough time with them.” — Reese Witherspoon

55. “A mother understands what a child does not say.” —Jewish Proverb

56. “Put yourself at the top of your to-do list every single day, and the rest will fall into place.” -Unknown

57. “I am a strong woman, who is trying to raise a strong girl, which is why I need a strong drink.” -Unknown

58. “Children are not a distraction from more important work; they are the most important work.” ~ John Trainer, MD

59. It’s not easy being a mother you’re never really off duty, and you never get a vacation when you’re sick or when you’re tired.

60. “Heaven is at the feet of Mothers.” —Arabic proverb

61. “I am not a super mom… I’m just being me and doing the best that I can.”

62. “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

63. -“It isn’t always easy being your mommy; I might get something wrong sometimes but that doesn’t mean I love you any less; that just means that even though I’m trying hard, sometimes mama still needs help!” – Anonymous

64. “Accept the children the way we accept trees—with gratitude, because they are a blessing—but do not have expectations or desires. You don’t expect trees to change, you love them as they are.” – Isabel Allende

65. Parenting is the easiest thing in the world to have an opinion about, but the hardest thing in the world to do. —Matt Walsh

66. “Being a mother isn’t easy. And being able to admit your weakness as a parent is one of the most important things you’ll ever do for your child.”

67. “Being a mother is an honor for all of us–even when it is hard and exhausting!” – Elizabeth Gilbert

68. “Being a good mother does not mean being perfect every single moment. We screw up. A good mother learns from her mistakes and does what she can to not let them happen over and over.”

69. ‘You’re always going to wonder if you’re doing things wrong, but that’s what it means to be a mom; to care so much about someone else that you just want to be as perfect as possible.’ – Naya Rivera

70. ‘Behind every great child is a mom pretty sure she is screwing it up.’

71. “Don’t beat yourself up when being a mom doesn’t come easily. It happens, but we must keep pushing forward. Never let our past determine our future!” — Serena Williams

72. “Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” — Tina Fey

73. “Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a woman can have.” – Robin Lim

74. ‘There is no other mom like you, and that, dear mama, is your superpower.’

75. Sleep is like the unicorn—it is rumored to exist, but I doubt I will see any. –Author Unknown.

76. – “I know being a mom isn’t always easy… but I’m sure glad we’re in this together!” – Kendra Wilkinson

77. “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~ Maya Angelou

78. It’s hard to be a mother, you toil away, even when your day is done, the children are still there and the job still continues tomorrow.

79. “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” ~ Cardinal Mermillod

80. “The only love that I really believe in is a mother’s love for her children.” – Karl Lagerfeld

81. “It just occurred to me that the majority of my diet is made up of food that my kid didn’t finish.”

82. “When you become a mother, it suddenly feels like your heart has grown too big for your body…It becomes this weird sort of feeling where being overwhelmed by love seems perfectly normal.”

83. A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary. —Dorothy Canfield Fisher

84. “To the mama who is tired: Enjoy every moment because one day they will grow up.” -Unknown

85. “Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.” — Erich Fromm

86. “A child is the most beautiful gift this world has to give.” – Unknown

87. “A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest, accompanied by mother, who sees that the others get it.” – Marcelene Cox

88. “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.”

89. “Being a mom means you are going to need a break every single day. But somehow, we just keep moving on.” -Beth Ann Johnson

90. “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

91. I’m a mother and I’m not ashamed of it, I’ve walked the path of motherhood, and I’m loving it oh so well.

92. “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.” – Penélope Cruz

93. Sometimes it’s not easy being a mother. Sometimes you don’t sleep for days. Sometimes you feel like you’re living in a dream. Sometimes you feel like you can’t cope. But then you pick yourself up and start over again.

94. “We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” – Laura Stavoe Harm

95. “I gave you life, but really you gave me mine.” – Unknown

96. “Being a mother is learning strengths you never had and dealing with fears you never knew existed.” – Linda Wooten

97. “The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.” – Elaine Heffner

98. It’s not easy being a mother, but the rewards that you get are worth it in the end!

99. “The quickest way for a parent to get a child’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.” — Lane Olinghouse

100. “Did you know when kids go to bed, you can hear yourself think again? I sound fabulous.” — Paige Kellerman

101. When I get to the end of my life, and I ask one final “What have I done?” Let my answer be “I have done love.” – Jennifer Pastiloff

102. “You are never ‘just’ a mom. You are everything your child can need in life, and more.” ~ Unknown

103. No influence is so powerful as that of the mother. —Sarah Josepha Hale

104. No one can ever understand what it’s like to be a mother, to see your child grow up, to see the first day, the first smile, to know the first time he cries, they’re all amazing times.

105. It’s not easy being a mother you have to find the strength to say no, to your child when he begs for a toy and tomorrow is a school day.

106. “You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.” – Franklin P. Jones

107. “The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly – indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.” – Arianna Huffington

108. “You are the closest I will ever come to magic.” – Suzanne Finnamore

109. “It just occurred to me that the majority of my diet is made up of food that my kid didn’t finish.” – Carrie Underwood

110. “Let us make pregnancy an occasion when we appreciate our female bodies.” – Merete Leonhardt-Lupa

111. ‘Being a mother is the most challenging and the most rewarding job in the world.’

112. ‘If at the end of the day everyone feels loved, then you have done enough.’

113. “Did you know, when kids go to bed, you can hear yourself think again? I sound fabulous.” – Paige Kellerman

114. ‘No influence is so powerful as that of the mother.’ – Sarah Josepha Hale

115. The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will find forgiveness. –Honore de Balzac

116. “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

117. – “I’m not perfect and that’s perfectly fine because being a mom means never having to be perfect!” –unknown author

118. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver

119. “Sleep at this point is just a concept, something I’m looking forward to investigating in the future.” – Amy Poehler

120. “The days are long but the years are short.” ~ Gretchen Rubin

121. – “I think being a mom is the hardest job in the world. It doesn’t have to be easy but when you love someone that much and they depend on you for absolutely everything then nothing else matters!” —Jennifer Nettles

122. “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” – Victor Hugo

123. “An empty tank will take you exactly nowhere. Take time to refuel.” -Unknown

124. “Successful mothers are not the ones who do things perfectly, they’re the ones who find a way to go on being imperfect and love their children in spite of it.” — Unknown

125. “Behind every young child who believes in themselves is a mama who believed first.” – Unknown

126. “Being a mother has been the most challenging and the most rewarding position I will ever hold.” – Cathy Shaffer

127. “Grief and love are conjoined, you don't get one without the other. All I can do is love her, and love the world, emulate her by living with daring and spirit and joy.”

128. ‘Sometimes when I need a miracle, I look into my child’s eyes and realize I already have one.’

129. “It doesn’t matter how old you are or what you do in your life. You never stop needing your mom.” – Kate Winslet

130. “The joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction.” – M. Russell Ballard

131. -“Successful mothers are not the ones who do things perfectly, they’re the ones who find a way to go on being imperfect and love their children in spite of it.” – Anonymous

132. “Appreciate where you are in your journey even if it’s not where you want to be. Every season serves a purpose.”

133. “If I’m talking to the 2-and-a-half-year-old and I’m done, I’ll just be like, ‘We’ve got to switch. I don’t want to talk to this kid anymore.’” — Kristen Bell

134. “Being a mother is an honor for all of us

135. It’s not easy being a mother, but I have to do this, I have to love my children before they do me in.

136. “If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them.”

137. “Being a mom is being the bravest person you know. It’s being unapologetically who you are even when it scares everyone else around you.” – Emily Henderson

138. “If something goes wrong while being a mom don’t beat yourself up over it. It’s not your fault and being a mom isn’t easy.”

139. It’s not easy being a mother, but it’s awesome being one. A mother is amazing and sweet and loving.

140. “I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.”

141. There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. —Chinese Proverb

142. “Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.” – Lin Yutang

143. “My attitude is, if someone sees a little somethin’ somethin’, don’t look if you don’t like it.” — Kourtney Kardashian

144. “Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” – Tina Fey

145. A mother is someone who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take. —Unknown Author

146. It’s not easy being a mother but with love, you will live through this, you will be more than your mother and father you will be a mother to your children.

147. “When you see their face for the first time, you suddenly understand what it means to love someone more than your own life.” – Unknown

148. “Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers.” ~ Barbara Katz Rothman

149. It’s not easy being a mother, it can be a very difficult role, but it’s not easy being a mother, it’s not easy but it’s worthwhile.

150. Motherhood is a miracle, it must be hard, but it is not tough, a mother is a special type of mother, she smiles, she laughs and plays, she loves and she sings, all for her children.

151. “Usually the triumph of my day is, you know, everybody making it to the potty.”

152. “Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” —Marion C. Garretty

153. It’s not easy being a mother but it’s the most rewarding thing You could ever do.

154. “When I said I needed a break, I don’t mean going pee by myself, or going to the store alone. I just need time where I don’t have to be responsible for someone else.” -Megan Doman

155. “I am proud of many things in life but nothing beats being a mother.” - Unknown

156. Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary – it’s an act of infinite optimism. —Gilda Radner

157. “The quickest way for a parent to get a child’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.” – Lane Olinghouse

158. It’s not easy being a mother, it’s not easy being a mother, it’s not easy being a mother, but it’s beautiful and it’s free.

159. “Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” -Tina Fey

160. - "Parenthood means being imperfectly perfect all the time." —Lana Del Rey

161. Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life. —Sophocles

162. “I love every second of being a mom.” – Lily Aldridge

163. “Dance like only your kid is watching. Cook like no one will scream they hate it. And sneeze like you won’t pee your pants.” — Kristin (@shriekhouse)

164. Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. —Erich Fromm

165. “You know, when you have kids, what will change? Everything. You. Your body, your sleep patterns, how you spend your time, where you go and what you do… but being a mom isn’t easy.”

166. “Whether your pregnancy was meticulously planned, medically coaxed, or happened by surprise, one thing is certain – your life will never be the same.” – Catherine Jones

167. “There will never be another day like the day my baby was born.” – Unknown

168. “I truly never learned what the words ‘I miss you’ were until I reached for my mom’s hand and it wasn’t there.”

169. It’s not easy being a mother, but it’s worth every minute. It’s hard work and it’s never done, but your children will teach you the most.

170. “No matter how tired or overwhelmed you feel, your kids still need you.” – Unknown

171. “Your thoughts have value. Your opinions have value. Speak them freely.“

172. “A mother needs only step into the shower to be instantly reassured she is indispensable to every member of her family.” – Lynne Williams

173. “Making a decision to have a child—it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” —Elizabeth Stone

174. “Bad moments don’t make bad moms.” – Lisa Terkeurst | Inspiring Mom Quotes To Make You Smile

175. “Being a mom is the hardest thing you can ever embark on. Thankfully, in the end, you know it is always worth the struggle.” – unknown

176. “Having a child is liking getting a tattoo…on your face. You better be committed.” –Elizabeth Gilbert

177. “There are hard days in motherhood. But looking at your baby sleeping reminds you why it’s all worth it.” – Kara Ferwerda

178. “I’m tired. I’m also tired of being tired. I also realized one day I will get all the sleep I want because my kids won’t live here anymore, which makes me sad. Chocolate please.” – Bunmi Laditan

179. It’s not easy being a mother, but it’s not difficult too. It’s not easy finding a to-do list, and it’s not easy to keep it all in mind.

180. ‘My child is my reason for living, the love of my life, and the holder of my heart. I love my child more than life itself.’

181. Mothers hold their children’s hands for a while, but their hearts forever. –Author Unknown

182. A mother continues to labor long after the baby is born. –Lisa Jo Baker

183. It’s not easy being a mother but it’s awesome being one. A mother is amazing and sweet and loving but to be a mother you must be strong and to be strong you must be brave.

184. “When it comes down to it, parenting isn’t easy at all! You’re constantly making decisions that affect your children long term…and nobody what they’re doing is actually right. But being a parent is one of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever have, and it’s definitely worth all of those sleepless nights.” — Unknown

185. It doesn’t matter how old you are or what you do in your life. You never stop needing your mom. — Kate Winslet

186. 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

187. “Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.” ~ Lisa Alther

188. “Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There’s no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.” — Gail Tsukiyama

189. “You are unique and there is no one on earth like you.”

190. When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know. —Charley Benetto

191. “Being a good mother does not mean being perfect every single moment. We screw up. A good mother learns from her mistakes and does what she can to not let them happen over and over.” – Amy Hatvany

192. -“Being a mom isn’t an easy job, but it’s definitely my favorite job.” – Lauren Tingley

193. Being a mother is like a work of art, when you make something, you give it shape, you bring life to it, it’s so rewarding, but it’s not easy being a mother.

194. “Being a mom can be tough, but always remember in the eyes of your child, no one does it better than you.” – unknown

195. “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

196. It’s not easy being a mother. It is a lifestyle filled with surprises and the unknown. It is not ever-ending and not taken lightly.

197. “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

198. “Having kids—the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings—is the biggest job anyone can embark on.” – Maria Shriver

199. Live in the moment and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering. –Fanny Crosby

200. The most powerful thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. –Author Unknown

201. -“It’s not being easy a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” -The Golden Girls,

202. “It would help me a lot if any moms would like to share stories of their kids being mean to them.” — Chrissy Teigen

203. “Usually the triumph of my day is, you know, everybody making it to the potty.” — Julia Roberts

204. “Parenting begins with a BIG embrace for who my child is.” ~ Fred A. Hartley

205. – Barbara Kingsolver

206. ‘As a mama, you may see me struggle, but you will never see me quit.’

207. “A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” —Dorothy Canfield Fisher

208. “No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love.” – Edwin Chapin

209. “The best part of being a mom to me is unconditional love. I have never felt a love as pure, a love that’s as rewarding.” ~ Monica Denise Brown

210. “Moms – The only people who know the true meaning of 24/7.” -Unknown

211. “A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin.”

212. It’s not easy being a mother, with all the weight that you carry. You must be strong and endure, but in the end, you’ll feel great relief.

213. “A child enters your home and for the next 20 or so years makes so much noise you can hardly stand it. Then the child departs, leaving the house so silent you think you are going mad.” – John Andrew Holmes

214. No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement.” —Florida Scott-Maxwell

215. “Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.” ~ Charles Swindoll

216. “As a parent we try our best to teach our children all about life, but really they are the ones teaching us what life is all about.” – Unknown

217. “Motherhood has taught me that being a woman isn’t all about being perfect, having it all together, and being able to do everything. Being a mom reminds me that I am human.” – Toni Hammer

218. “Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” ~ Robert Browning

219. “There should be an energy drink named 6 AM toddler.” -Unknown

220. “It just occurred to me that the majority of my diet is made up of the foods that my kid didn’t finish.” — Carrie Underwood

221. It might not be easy being a mom, but it’s awesome being one, I am blessed to have a mom, and I thank god for her every day.

222. It’s not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings. –Ann Landers

223. “A mom only truly understands the meaning of rage when your child walks past everyone else in the house to find you in the bathroom to open their juice box.”

224. – “Parenthood means being imperfectly perfect all the time.” —Lana Del Rey

225. “The most precious jewels you’ll ever have around your neck are the arms of your children.“

226. -“Being a mom isn’t easy…But being able to look at your kids and say, ‘I did that! I made them!’ is pretty freaking amazing.” – Alyssa Milano

227. “There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.” —Pamela S. Nadav

228. “At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.” -Frida Kahlo

229. “Motherhood is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy.” – Barbara Walters

230. “Sometimes being a good parent means hiding in the pantry and eating all of the fudgsicles over the course of a day so the kids don’t have to.” – Kelly Oxford

231. “The first few months with a baby are so disorienting. I felt like my brain was scrambled eggs, and I think it is, understandably, hard to get dressed or even get out of the house ― you have to go easy on yourself. Having prepared foods in the fridge and freezer was essential because thinking about cooking made me want to cry.” — Reese Witherspoon

232. “I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” – Abraham Lincoln

233. “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

234. It’s not easy being a mother, you’ve got your hands full of babies, you’re so tired you wanna fall and sleep! But it’s the most rewarding thing you’ll ever do.

235. “A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years, and in your heart until the day you die.” – Mary Mason

236. When you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know. — Mitch Albom

237. “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” ~ Victor Hugo

238. “Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are.” – Dorothy Canfield Fisher

239. “We all have nipples. I don’t care who I offend; my baby wants to eat.” — Selma Blair

240. ‘Mama, don’t doubt yourself. You already have what it takes.’

241. “Sleep at this point is just a concept, something I’m looking forward to investigating in the future.” -Amy Poehler

242. The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children. —Elaine Heffner

243. “Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.” — P.J. O’Rourke

244. “It takes a lot of courage to dare to parent in today’s world.” ~ Susan Merrill, The Passionate Mom

245. “Before you were conceived, I wanted you. Before you were born, I loved you. Before you were here an hour, I would die for you. This is the miracle of Mother’s Love.” – Maureen Hawkins

246. “Having a baby is supposed to be one of the happiest times of your life. But for too many women, it’s a time of anxiety, doubt, and disappointment.” – Sherry Ross

247. “If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.”

248. Mother was comfort. Mother was home — Ruta Sepetys

249. “I’m tired. I’m also tired of being tired. I also realize that one day I will get all the sleep I need because my children won’t live here anymore, and that makes me sad.” -Bunmi Laditan

250. “Tiredness is just something that is appearing; it’s not who you are.” -Nirmala

251. “Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” – Ricki Lake

252. Mother – that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries. -T. DeWitt Talmage

253. “Being a mom is being the bravest person you know. It’s being unapologetically who you are even when it scares everyone else around you.” — Emily Henderson

254. -“There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill

255. “I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.” – Oprah

256. “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” ~ Winnie the Pooh

257. “It’s not the load that breaks you down; it’s the way you carry it.” -Lena Horne

258. “I love you every day. And now I will miss you every day.”

259. “Even when a mother’s soul is tired, she finds strength for her family.” -Unknown

260. What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all. —Benjamin Spock

261. “I am not perfect. I have flaws, just like everyone else! And that’s okay because being a mother isn’t easy!” — Kim Kardashian West

262. “By taking care of myself I have so much more to offer the world than I do when I am running on empty.” -Ali Washington

263. ‘Becoming a mother doesn’t change you, it makes you realize the little people you created deserve the very best of you.’

264. “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

265. “No one prepared me for just how much love I would have for my child.” – Unknown

266. “What if I fail?” “Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” – Erin Hanson

267. “Being a mom isn’t easy…But being able to look at your kids and say, ‘I did that! I made them!’ is pretty freaking amazing.”

268. “When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” ~ Charley Benetto

269. “There is something about losing a mother that is permanent and inexpressible — a wound that will never quite heal.”

270. “Motherhood is not for the faint-hearted. Frogs, skinned knees, and the insults of teenage girls are not meant for the wimpy.” —Danielle Steel

271. “What being a parent doesn’t require is being perfect.”

272. -"You are exactly the mother your child needs. Knowing that will change your entire perspective." Lauren Tingley

273. “It’s always darkest before the dawn.”

274. It’s not easy being a mother, but it’s a complete joy. The way your eyes smile when they look at your children. The way you embrace them and hold them close.

275. I don’t know how to say this to you, it’s not easy being a mother, you don’t need to be a mother, but you are. All you can do is hope that your children are adorable.

276. Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children. —William Makepeace Thackeray

277. “Good moms have homes that are clean enough to be healthy and messy enough to be happy.” -Unknown

278. “Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There’s no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.”

279. “Mom you have immeasurable value because you infinitely love your child.”

280. The days are long but the years are short. —Gretchen Rubin

281. “A mother’s biggest accomplishment will never be money. It will be who she raised.” – Unknown

282. “Life is a flame that is always burning itself out, but it catches fire again every time a child is born.” – George Bernard Shaw

283. Finding balance as a mother means accepting your imperfections. –Mary Organizes

284. “Some days she has no idea how she’ll do it, but every single day it still gets done.” -Unknown

285. “The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.” -Jessica Lange

286. “Successful mothers are not the ones that never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.”

287. “A mother's love liberates.” —Maya Angelou

288. “I bottle fed, I breast fed, and before I knew it, they were all eating stale french fries off the floor of the minivan, and I was like, whatever, thanks for cleaning.” — Joslyn Gray

289. ‘Motherhood is hard, but totally worth it just for the honor of having someone call you Mom.’

290. “Having kids—the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings—is the biggest job anyone can embark on.” —Maria Shriver

291. It’s not easy being a mother, but it’s awesome being one. Mothers are the best you get to know, but they’re the hardest to please.

292. “Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind.” ~ Kahil Gibran

293. “I am not perfect. I have flaws, just like everyone else! And that’s okay because being a mother isn’t easy!”

294. For a mother is the only person on earth who can divide her love among ten children and each child still have all her love. –Anonymous

295. “My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me.” – R.J. Palacio

296. “Having kids is like having homework every day for the rest of your life! It never ends, however well you do today!!” — Lisa Smith

297. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” ~ Arthur Ashe

298. “I feel like a milkmaid, but it is worth it.” — Miranda Kerr

299. “My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me.” —R.J. Palacio

300. “[Motherhood is] the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary—it’s an act of infinite optimism.” – Gilda Radner

301. “Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” – Elizabeth Stone

302. ‘Mama, you are exactly what your child needs. Don’t ever doubt that, not even for a second.’

303. “In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves.”– Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn

304. “You know you’re a mom when you stop daydreaming about a million dollars and start daydreaming about how amazing it would be to go to the bathroom alone.” — Unknown

305. “In the end, when your heart stops, your eyes will close and what you really love will be as clear as day. This is your real passion.” ~ Susan Merrill, The Passionate Mom

306. “Silence is golden. Unless you have kids. Then silence is just suspicious.” — Unknown

307. “The parenting road gets bumpy sometimes. That doesn’t mean you are off course.” -Unknown

308. “Mom: The one who sacrifices her body, sleep, social life, spending money, eating hot meals, patience, energy and sanity for her children.” -Unknown

309. “I like to think of motherhood as a great big adventure. You set off on a journey, you don’t really know how to navigate things, and you don’t exactly know where you’re going or how you’re going to get there.” — Unknown

310. It’s not easy being a mother, but it’s not the hardest job in the world, it’s the most rewarding, and full of love and joy, it’s so hard to choose.

311. “You know, when you have kids, what will change? Everything. You. Your body, your sleep patterns, how you spend your time, where you go and what you do… but being a mom isn’t easy.” — Jennifer Nettles

312. “There will be so many times you feel like you failed. But in the eyes, heart, and mind of your child, you are super mom.” ~ Stephanie Precourt

313. It’s not easy being a mother but it’s awesome being one a mother is amazing and sweet and loving, as a mother you’re not perfect but you try and you give your best you’re a mother and that’s what you were

314. “Kids are curious. Church explains things.“

315. “Successful mothers are not the ones who have never struggled. They are the ones who never give up, despite the struggles.” – Sharon Jaynes

316. “What the world really needs is courageous parenting from mothers and fathers who are not afraid to speak up and take a stand.” ~ LR Lawrence

317. “This mom is tired. This mom is stressed. This mom is trying her best. And you can guarantee this mom isn’t going to give up.” -Unknown

318. “Being a mother is your greatest achievement in life…you can be anything else you want on the side, but at the end of the day, being someone’s mother is the best part of being a woman.” — Reese Witherspoon

319. “Ever had a job where you had no experience, no training, you weren’t allowed to quit and people’s lives were at stake? That’s parenting.” – unknown

320. “Being a single parent is twice the work, twice the stress, and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love, and twice the pride.” – unknown

321. -“Being a mother isn’t easy. And being able to admit your weakness as a parent is one of the most important things you’ll ever do for your child.” – Katrina Alcorn

322. “Kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.” — Barbara Kingsolver | Inspiring Mom Quotes To Make You Smile

323. “Motherhood isn’t for sissies”

324. There is nothing as sincere as a mother's kiss. —Saleem Sharma

325. “When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.” — Nora Ephron

326. “I always say if you aren’t yelling at your kids, you’re not spending enough time with them.” – Reese Witherspoon

327. -“Being a mom is being brave, being honest and being true to yourself.” – Anonymous

328. “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

329. “I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.” -Oprah

330. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had & dealing with fears you never knew existed.”

331. “Being a mom isn’t easy…But being able to look at your kids and say, ‘I did that! I made them!’ is pretty freaking amazing.” – Alyssa Milano

332. “A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

333. It’s not easy being a mother, it’s one of the most demanding roles, you must give your children love and respect, feed them from your heart, and take care of the smallest things, from sick to being well.

334. -"Being a mother isn't easy. And being able to admit your weakness as a parent is one of the most important things you'll ever do for your child." – Katrina Alcorn

335. “When the baby keeps you awake all night, remember you will have a lifetime to catch up on your sleep. But you’ll never have this night with your little one again.”

336. “Needing a break from being a mom does not make you a bad mom.” -Heather Morgan

337. It’s not easy being a mother if you think it’s easy, try being a mother.

338. “There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” ~ Jill Churchill

339. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” – Linda Wooten

340. “Being a mother is an honor for all of us—even when it is hard and exhausting!” — Elizabeth Gilbert

341. “Being a mother isn’t easy. And being able to admit your weakness as a parent is one of the most important things you’ll ever do for your child.” — Katrina Alcorn

342. “Motherhood has taught me that being a woman isn’t all about being perfect, having it all together, and being able to do everything. Being a mom reminds me that I am human.” — Toni Hammer

343. “Men are what their mothers made them.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

344. “The tiredness you feel today will wash away in the laughter of tomorrow.” -Jill Churchill

345. My love for my children is unique, it’s not a task to do but it’s a burden I’ll gladly bear, it’s not easy being a mother.

346. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had & dealing with fears you never knew existed.” – Linda Wooten

347. “The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.” —Jessica Lange

348. “Parenting is one of the easiest things in the world to have an opinion about, but the hardest thing in the world to do.” ~ Matt Walsh

349. “"The hand that rocks the cradle usually is attached to someone who isn't getting enough sleep." —John Fiebig

350. “There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.” ~ Chinese Proverb

351. “Take that break every time you get the chance. Every time someone offers to babysit or watch the kids, just do it. You won’t regret it.” -Sara Jackson

352. “Motherhood is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy.”

353. God couldn’t be everywhere so that is why he invented mothers. — Daphne Wilder

354. It’s not easy being a mother, the responsibility of rearing good, kind, and responsible children is the biggest job anyone can embark on, but it’s worth it.

355. “People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one.” – Leo J. Burke

356. “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” – Cardinal Meymillod

357. “We can’t control our child’s future but we can contribute to our child’s future.”

358. “A mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.” —Emily Dickinson

359. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.”

360. “A mother knows what her child’s gone through, even if she didn’t see it herself.” – Pramoedya Ananta Toer

361. “Hope will see our children through the darkest days of their lives.“

362. “Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” – Marion C. Garretty

363. “Kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.” — Barbara Kingsolver

364. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had and dealing with fears you never knew existed.”

365. “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

366. “Being a mom isn’t easy. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.” — Unknown

367. “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” – Proverbs 31:25

368. “Rewarding” doesn’t quite begin to cover it, but it’s as close as we can get. Carrying a baby is an indescribable feeling and it culminates in a sweet, wiggly, and adorable new little life!

369. “When being a parent becomes challenging, don’t give up because there are so many rewards that come with it. Love your children and do everything you can to guide them in the right direction.” — Mindy Kaling

370. “Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and plant virtue.” ~ St. Catherine of Siena

371. “Motherhood is hard work, but it’s also the best job in the world.” -Unknown

372. “I think being a mom is the hardest job in the world. It doesn’t have to be easy, but when you love someone that much and they depend on you for absolutely everything, then nothing else matters!”

373. “Parenting begins when dreams are born, not when babies arrive.” — Suzy Kassem

374. “You can have eight hours of sleep, or you can have children. You cannot, in fact, have both.”

375. “A good mom does all things with love.“

376. It’s not easy being a mother, the many things that you have to do, but you bear such a big load, and you do it all for your child.

377. “Life doesn’t come with a manual. It comes with a mother.”

378. “One good mother is worth a hundred schoolmasters.” —George Herbert

379. “A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin.” – Amy Tan

380. “Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. It is not something to do if you can squeeze the time in, it is what God gave you time for.” – Rachel JanKovic

381. “Being a mom is the most rewarding job in the world because every day I get to influence my children’s lives. What an honor! It doesn’t mean that being their mother will be easy all of the time though!” – Beyonce

382. “Motherhood: Desperately seeking a break, but not wanting to miss a single moment.” -Unknown

383. All mothers are working mothers. –Author Unknown

384. When someone asks you where you come from, the answer is your mother. — Anna Quindlen

385. “Being a mom isn’t easy. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.” -Unknown

386. It’s not easy being a wife, but it’s wonderful knowing I am a mother, my children are my reason for being, my life, and all my memories.

387. It’s not easy being a mother but then again, I wouldn’t know my life would have been so much more if I hadn’t been forced to take on this huge responsibility.

388. “Why don’t kids understand that their nap is not for them but for us?” – Alyson Hannigan

389. “You are exactly who your kid needs.”

390. “You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.” -Brene Brown

391. -"There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one." - Jill Churchill quote on image of mother and daughter baking.

392. “As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.” ~ Isaiah 66:13

393. “If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” —Ferrell Sims

394. 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

395. Even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you had your mother at your back, you’d be okay. — Jojo Moyes

396. “We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

397. “Being a good mom doesn’t mean you overwork yourself. Take a break when you need it.” -Melissa Morgans

398. “There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.” - Chinese Proverb

399. “Mother Nature is providential. She gives us twelve years to develop a love for our children before turning them into teenagers.” – William Galvin

400. “A mom forgives us all our faults, not to mention one or two we don’t even have.” ~ Robert Brault

401. “Being a mom is the most rewarding job in the world because every day, I get to influence my children’s lives. What an honor! It doesn’t mean that being their mother will be easy all of the time, though!” — Beyonce

402. “Mother—that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries.” —T. DeWitt Talmage

403. “Successful mothers are not the ones who do things perfectly, they’re the ones who find a way to go on being imperfect and love their children in spite of it.”

404. “A tired mom is a good mom. A rested mom is a better mom.” -Mandy Hale

405. “As you grow up, you think that you have learnt everything and then you became a parent.” – Ganga Rishi Sharma

406. “If your kids are giving you a headache, follow the directions on the aspirin bottle, especially the part that says keep away from children.” — Susan Savannah

407. “You will never be fully prepared for being a mom. It is just something that you have to do and figure out as you go along.”

408. They say it’s hard being a mother, but it’s not that hard, some days are harder than others, but when you think of the glory, it’s not that hard all in all.

409. “Breaks away from your kids are crucial, Mama. You need those more than you need most things in life.” -Unknown

410. -“When being a parent becomes challenging don’t give up because there are so many rewards that come with it. Love your children and do everything you can to guide them in the right direction.” – Mindy Kaling

411. “It’s not easy being a mom, but it’s one of the most rewarding jobs a woman can have.” – Unknown

412. ‘Being a mama isn’t easy, but it is definitely the best job anyone could ever have.’

413. “Having children is like living in a frat house – nobody sleeps, everything’s broken, and there’s a lot of throwing up.” – Ray Romano

414. Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There's no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving. —Gail Tsukiyama

415. “I guess by now I should know enough about loss to realize that you never really stop missing someone — you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence.”

416. “Don’t compare yourself to other moms out there. We are all struggling. We all need a break. Some moms just hide it better than others.” -Shirlyn Morris

417. “A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” – Unknown

418. “A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.” —Irish proverb

419. “Parenting shifts as your kids shift. The best thing for me has been throwing any kind of parenting manual out of the window.”

420. ‘Sometimes all it takes is a little hand reaching out to hold yours, to remind you, without a doubt, that these are the best days of your life.’

421. It’s not easy being a mother it’s not easy taking care of a lot, but the rewards are worth it, for I know that my children are the best part of me.

422. “Motherhood is wonderful, but it's also hard work. It's the logistics more than anything. You discover you have reserves of energy you didn't know you had.” —Deborah Mailman

423. “She believed she could…but she was really tired, so she didn’t” -Unknown

424. “Rigid plans work best if you’re building a skyscraper; with something as mysteriously human as giving birth, it’s best, both literally and figuratively, to keep your knees bent.” – Mark Sloan

425. “Even on days you feel like you are failing, look around. Your child’s smile will bring you right back up.” – unknown

426. “Your absence has gone through me

427. “Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.”

428. “Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.” -Anna Taylor

429. “A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” – Dorothy Canfield Fisher

430. It’s not easy being a mother, it’s hard to do but it’s worth every minute of it.

431. “When you become a mother, it suddenly feels like your heart has grown too big for your body…It becomes this weird sort of feeling where being overwhelmed by love seems perfectly normal.” — Anne Hathaway

432. “Sometimes the struggle is what makes success even sweeter.” — Anonymous

433. “Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don’t even remember leaving open.” ~ Rose Lane

434. -“Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had & dealing with fears you never knew existed.” – Michelle Duggar

435. “Show your kids how to maintain ideological integrity without being hateful or hurtful, and to show simple respect to everyone.”

436. “Without enough sleep, we all become tall 2-year-olds.” — JoJo Jensen

437. “Motherhood was the great equalizer for me; I started to identify with everybody.” —Annie Lennox

438. ‘Mama, you are enough. You are so much more than enough.’

439. “You can be a mess and still be a good mom. We are allowed to be both.” — Katie Bingham Smith

440. “Being a [mom] isn’t easy. And being able to admit your weakness as a parent is one of the most important things you’ll ever do for your child.” – Katrina Alcorn

441. 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. — Kristin Hannah

442. “Life as a mother took me down some roads I had never been before…and made me into the woman who would do anything for her children.”

443. “Motherhood is a million little moments that God weaves together with grace, redemption, laughter, tears, and most of all, love.”

444. And remember that behind every successful woman is a basket of dirty laundry. —Author Unknown

445. “Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother’s secret hope outlives them all.”

446. “Be that mom who takes breaks away from her family so she can fully function. You’ll be amazed at how great you feel.” -Hannah Smith

447. “I think being a mom is the hardest job in the world. It doesn’t have to be easy, but when you love someone that much and they depend on you for absolutely everything, then nothing else matters!” — Jennifer Nettles

448. You take care of the little ones even when they don’t listen, they’re always fighting back, you’re always keeping tabs, they’re always looking for the way, motherhood is really not an easy job.

449. “Sometimes moms have to go to places we don’t want to go.” ~ Susan Merrill, The Passionate Mom

450. “Mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.” ~ Emily Dickinson

451. It’s not easy being a mother it’s not a popular thing to be, it’s like a ride that never ends and yet it’s not all that bad.

452. “A mother’s love for her children is like nothing else in the world.” – Agatha Christie

453. “Sleep at this point is just a concept, something I’m looking forward to investigating in the future.” — Amy Poehler

454. “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” — Jill Churchill

455. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” — Barbara Kingsolver

456. ‘I know some days it can be really hard being a mom, but always remember that there is a strength within you that is greater than any storm.’

457. “Sleep is like the unicorn—it is rumored to exist, but I doubt I will see any.” – Unknown

458. “He didn’t realize that love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark.” —J.K. Rowling

459. “The most difficult part of being a mom is not having someone to take over for you.” – Unknown

460. “Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.” ~ Unknown

461. -“Being a mother is an honor for all of us–even when it is hard and exhausting!” – Elizabeth Gilbert

462. “Breaks are what help us be the best moms we can be even if they don’t seem like it at the moment.” -Natalie Thomas

463. -“When you become a mother, it suddenly feels like your heart has grown too big for your body…It becomes this weird sort of feeling where being overwhelmed by love seems perfectly normal.” – Anne Hathaway

464. “Silence is golden. Unless you have kids. Then silence is just suspicious.”

465. “Birth is the epicenter of women’s power.” – Ani DiFranco

466. “Being a mom isn’t easy…But being able to look at your kids and say, ‘I did that! I made them!’ is pretty freaking amazing.” — Alyssa Milano

467. Nature can be a cruel mother, but it is the best of friends, she makes life beautiful and clean, she nurtures, she cares, she’s always so kind, she gives you hope.

468. “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

469. “For when a child is born the mother also is born again.” —Gilbert Parker

470. “Being a mother is an honor for all of us–even when it is hard and exhausting!” -Elizabeth Gilbert

471. “Motherhood is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy.” —Barbara Walters

472. “It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?” —Mahatma Gandhi

473. Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face. – George Eliot

474. “There are so many times you will feel you have failed, but in the eyes, heart and mind of your child, you are supermom.” —Stephanie Precourt

475. ‘The days are long, but the years are short.’ – Gretchen Rubin

476. Mama, you taught me to do the right things. So now you have to let your baby fly. You’ve given me everything that I will need. To make it through this crazy thing called life. — Carrie Underwood

477. “A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.”

478. “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

479. “If your kids are giving you a headache, follow the directions on the aspirin bottle, especially the part that says keep away from children.” – Susan Savannah

480. “No one tells you that the hardest part of being a mother is watching your child grow up.” – Unknown

481. ‘Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.’

482. -“Being a mother is your greatest achievement in life…you can be anything else you want on the side but at the end of the day, being someone’s mother is the best part of being a woman.” – Reese Witherspoon

483. ‘Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day. You just need to look for it.’

484. “For when a child is born, the mother also is born again." – Gilbert Parker | Inspiring Mom Quotes To Make You Smile

485. “Breathe. The moments matter. Not the perfect ones, but every single day, nitty

486. Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears. —Kate Winslet

487. “There will be so many times you feel like you’ve failed, but in the eyes, heart, and mind of your child, you are super mom.” – Stephanie Precourt

488. “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” —Jill Churchill

489. “Successful mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.” – Sharon Jaynes

490. “Being a mom is being brave, being honest and being true to yourself.”

491. “Even a good mom has bad days, great days, normal days, overwhelming days, perfect days, trying days, supermom days, just being-a-mom days, a whole lot of love and real and crazy motherhood days.” – Rachel Martin

492. “You will never look back on life and think, ‘I spent too much time with my kids.’”

493. “You can be a mess and still be a good mom. We are allowed to be both.”

494. Your most valuable parenting skill is learning to manage yourself first. –Dr. Laura Markham

495. “Be intentional about praising and encouraging your son or daughter every opportunity you get.” ~ Mark Merrill

496. “You know when you have kids what will change? Everything. You. Your body, your sleep patterns, how you spend your time, where you go & what you do…but being a mom isn’t easy.” – Jennifer Nettles

497. “Motherhood is a wonderful, rewarding, messy, noisy, and sometimes crazy ride. But it is all worth it.”

498. You may be alone, you may be lonely, you may be tired, but you’re a mother, and you’re doing the best you can.

499. “I think the best part of being a mom is when your little one looks up at you and just smiles or stares because they know you are their person.”

500. “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.’” – Jeffrey R. Holland

501. “Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.” ~ Susan Gale

502. It’s not easy being a mother, it’s an awesome job and it’s fascinating, but it’s not easy, oh no, it’s not easy being a mother.

503. It’s not easy being a mother although you sacrifice and divide, that’s not the hard part, making your child feel loved and special, that’s the hard part.

504. “You never understand life until it grows inside of you.” – Sandra C. Kassis

505. “Being a mom isn’t easy… But being able to look at your kids and say, ‘I did that! I made them!’ is pretty freaking amazing.” – Alyssa Milano

506. “Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There’s no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.” ~ Gail Tsukiyama

507. “A mother is a woman who shows you the light when you just see the dark.” – Grimaldos Robin

508. “Whether your pregnancy was meticulously planned, medically coaxed, or happened by surprise, one thing is certain—your life will never be the same.”

509. Being a mother is not easy, but it’s the most important thing. You keep the house, you keep the child healthy among others.

510. “Romance is the act of keeping your courtship alive long after the wedding day.”

511. “Some days she has no idea how she’ll do it. But every single day, it gets done.” – unknown

512. “She never quite leaves her children at home, even when she doesn't take them along.” —Margaret Culkin Banning

513. “Hugs are healthy.”

514. The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms. — Jodi Picoult

515. “Mom you have immeasurable value because you care intimately for every detail of your child’s life.“

516. “Motherhood: all love begins and ends there." —Robert Browning

517. “If something goes wrong while being a mom don’t beat yourself up over it. It’s not your fault and being a mom isn’t easy.” – Jennifer Garner

518. “The best way to describe the exhaustion of parenthood? Imagine you were awake for twenty-four hours straight. And then someone punched you in the face.” -David Levithan

519. “There are hard days in motherhood, but looking at your baby sleeping reminds you why it’s all worth it.” — Kara Ferwerda

520. “By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.” ~ Edwin Elliot

521. “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.”

522. It’s not easy being a mother, but it’s worth it, just be sure to choose the right man, you can’t be a good mother, without being a good woman.

523. “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

524. “Parenthood means being imperfectly perfect all the time.”

525. “Being a mom is being the bravest person you know. It’s being unapologetically who you are even when it scares everyone else around you.”

526. “It’s the great thing about being pregnant, you don’t need excuses to pee or eat.” -Angelina Jolie

527. “The beauty of being a mother is having little people who need YOU to take care of them every day from sun up to sun down!” -Unknown

528. “When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.”

529. “In the end, mothers are always right. No one else tells the truth.” ~ Randy Susan Meyers

530. Patrick’s Day Snack Ideas for Kids

531. “Taking care of yourself is part of taking care of your kids.” -Unknown

532. “Like all parents, my husband and I just do the best we can, and hold our breath, and hope we’ve set aside enough money to pay for our kids’ therapy.” – Michelle Pfeiffer

533. “I think being a mom is the hardest job in the world. It doesn’t have to be easy but when you love someone that much and they depend on you for absolutely everything then nothing else matters!” — Jennifer Nettles

534. “The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant.” ~ Jane Sellman

535. “Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.” ~ Garrison Keillor

536. “The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.”—James E. Faust

537. ‘If you’re worried about being a good mother, it means you already are one.’

538. “For when a child is born, the mother also is born again.” – Gilbert Parker

539. “You are mentally strong, but you are also tired… and that is OK.” -Unknown

540. “I don’t want to sleep like a baby. I want to sleep like my husband.” -Unknown

541. “Love does not allow us to back away from difficult tasks; it pushes us to take on challenges that are out of our comfort zones.” ~ Susan Merrill, The Passionate Mom

542. It takes a lot of courage to be a mother and more courage than you may realize. There are many things that mothers do and do not do.

543. I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. — Abraham Lincoln

544. “Being a mom isn’t an easy job, but it’s definitely my favorite job.”

545. -“You will never be fully prepared for being a mom. It is just something that you have to do and figure out as you go along.” – Kim Kardashian West

546. “It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.”

547. “A mother’s love endures through all.” —Washington Irving

548. We may think we don’t have it all, but with our children, we grow and learn, and when we change, we know we can be the best mother we can be.

549. “Kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.”—Barbara Kingsolver

550. If evolution really works, how come mothers have only two hands? —Milton Berle

551. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had.” – Linda Wooten

552. “Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.” —Ambrose Bierce

553. “Successful mothers are not the ones who have never struggled. They are the ones who never give up, despite the struggles.” -Sharon Jaynes

554. – “You know when you have kids what will change? Everything. You. Your body, your sleep patterns, how you spend your time, where you go & what you do…but being a mom isn’t easy.” – Jennifer Nettles

555. ‘The most powerful way to change the world is to live in front of our children the way we would like the world to be.’ – Graham White

556. Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. —Oprah Winfrey

557. “Having a baby is like falling in love again, both with your husband and your child.” – Tina Brown

558. Everyone loves their mom; everyone’s got an important mom, but for me, she’s really the guiding force. — Taylor Swift

559. “I am not perfect. I have flaws just like everyone else! And that’s okay because being a mother isn’t easy!” – Kim Kardashian West

560. “Having kids is like having homework every day for the rest of your life! It never ends, however well you do today!!”

561. “It isn’t always easy being your mommy; I might get something wrong sometimes, but that doesn’t mean I love you any less; that just means that even though I’m trying hard, sometimes mama still needs help!” — Unknown

562. “The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother.” ~ St. Therese of Lisieux

563. Men are what their mothers made them. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

564. “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.” – Kate Beckinsale

565. -“What being a parent doesn’t require is being perfect.” – Anna Quindlen

566. “Motherhood is one of the toughest jobs out there, and can leave you feeling like an overwhelmed, exhausted, and tired mom.”

567. “The circle of fear, worry, anxiety, and panic will come to an end with trust.” ~ Susan Merrill, The Passionate Mom

568. All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. — Abraham Lincoln

569. “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

570. 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

571. -“I am not perfect. I have flaws just like everyone else! And that’s okay because being a mother isn’t easy!” – Kim Kardashian West

572. “To that one soul reading this: I know you’re tired, you’re fed up, you’re close to breaking, but there’s strength within you. Even when you feel weak, keep fighting.” -Unknown

573. “Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” —Oprah Winfrey

574. It’s not easy being a mother. The hardest thing in the world is to raise a child. It’s not easy being a mother but it’s worth the pain and the saving.

575. “Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” -Ricki Lake

576. “A child of one can be taught not to do certain things such as touch a hot stove, turn on the gas, pull lamps off their tables by their cords, or wake Mommy before noon.”

577. “Do something nice for yourself today. Find some quiet, sit in stillness, breathe. Put your problems on pause. You deserve a break.” -Akiroq Brost

578. Being a mother is not easy, it’s hard when you have to do the chores, it’s not easy when you have to take care of your children, it’s not easy when you have to cook and clean.

579. It’s not easy being a mother but when you are a mother, you can’t just let go and leave them if you want to keep their love.

580. “Embrace it. Especially because of the lives we live, a lot of times other people have to care for [our kids] and you have to have that mommy time. Get your sleep!” — Jennifer Hudson

581. “A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.”

582. “I’m not perfect, and that’s perfectly fine because being a mom means never having to be perfect!”

583. Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

584. “A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” —Victor Hugo

585. “Giving birth and being born brings us into the essence of creation, where the human spirit is courageous and bold and the body, a miracle of wisdom.” – Harriette Hartigan

586. “I’m a walking zombie and I think I’m going to be like that for a while.” — Tiffani Thiessen

587. “I think being a mom is the hardest job in the world. It doesn’t have to be easy but when you love someone that much and they depend on you for absolutely everything then nothing else matters!”

588. “A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest, accompanied by mother, who sees that the others get it.”

589. “A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.”

590. “A ship under sail and a big-bellied woman are the handsomest two things that can be seen common.” ― Benjamin Franklin

591. It’s not easy being a mother, but if you don’t do it, someone else will. This world is full of hate and war, but I know the light will shine for us.

592. “The hardest part of being a mom? Letting go.” — Mandy Hale

593. “As you parent, remember that obedience and character training go hand in hand.

594. “Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.” – Susan Gale

595. “Bad moments don’t make bad moms.” – Lisa Terkeurst

596. “In the end...I am the only one who can give my children a happy mother who loves life.” —Janene Wolsey Baadsgaard

597. “If I look back at everything I’ve done in life, you’re easily the best thing I’ve ever created.”

598. “To the world, you are a mother, but to your family, you are the world.” – Unknown

599. “You know you’re a mom when you stop daydreaming about a million dollars and start daydreaming about how amazing it would be to go to the bathroom alone.”

600. It’s not easy being a mother, from the sleep that doesn’t come to the water that doesn’t taste right, the food that you’re always afraid to touch. It’s really not easy being a mother.

601. “Motherhood has taught me that being a woman isn’t all about being perfect, having it all together, and being able to do everything. Being a mom reminds me that I am human.”

602. “You are exactly the mother your child needs. Knowing that will change your entire perspective.”

603. – “Life as a mother took me down some roads I had never been before…and made me into the woman who would do anything for her children.” – Danielle Steel

604. “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.”

605. “Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, how it holds you in place.”

606. “If we’re comfortable in our own skin, we can better teach our daughters how to be comfortable in theirs.”

607. “Being a mama can be tough, but always remember in the eyes of your child, no one does it better than you.”

608. “I think being a mom is the hardest job in the world. It doesn’t have to be easy but when you love someone that much and they depend on you for absolutely everything, then nothing else matters!” – Jennifer Nettles

609. “When I say, “I’m going to the bathroom” my kids clearly must hear, “family meeting in the bathroom.” -Unknown

610. “Compassion is like mother giving love to her children. Mother’s ways are higher than others, even when everyone rejects, mother accepts with her arms open and wide.” —Amit Ray

611. “Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.” ~ PJ O’Rourke

612. -“I am not a super mom… I’m just being me and doing the best that I can.” – Serena Williams

613. “No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love.” —Edwin Chapin

614. “Carrying a baby is the most rewarding experience a woman can enjoy.” – Jayne Mansfield

615. “Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.”

616. ‘Whenever you are feeling hopeless, hug your child. It’s amazing how they remind us our life is always full of love.’

617. My childhood may be over, but that doesn’t mean playtime is. –Ron Olson

618. ‘Bad moments don’t make bad moms.’ – Lisa Terkeurst

619. “There is no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill

620. “I’m just a girl, stuck under a sleeping child, with a full bladder, and a dying phone.” — Wendy Wisner

621. ‘Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.’ – Stephanie Bennett-Henry

622. ‘Being a mama isn’t easy. Day and night, I am on call. I exhausted, both physically and mentally. Some days I wake up and I don’t know how I am going to make it through, but I always do. Every day I do my best to show up and give it my all. I give it my all, because my children need me to. I give it my all, because I am their mama.’

623. “Being a mom is the most rewarding job in the world because every day I get to influence my children’s lives. What an honor! It doesn’t mean that being their mother will be easy all of the time though!” – Beyoncé

624. It’s not easy being a mother, it’s not easy raising kids, making sure they study, getting them to school, doing their homework cleaning up making sure they have food, making sure they are well taken care of.

625. -“You are exactly the mother your child needs. Knowing that will change your entire perspective.” Lauren Tingley

626. “A child is going to remember who was there, not what was spent on them. Kids outgrow a toy and outfits, but they never outgrow time and love.”

627. “A mom only truly understands the meaning of rage when your child walks past everyone else in the house to find you in the bathroom to open their juice box.” — Unknown

628. ‘There is no one size fits all when it comes to being a mom and raising a child. So, let’s all just do our best and support each other through it.’

629. “Whenever you feel discouraged, just remember, you are the center of the universe to tiny humans you made from scratch. ”

630. No mother is a walking needle and if you don’t feel the razor on your skin, go ahead and blame it on the stories that you’ve heard about mothers.

631. Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. —Marion C. Garretty

632. “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” -Jill Churchill

633. “Mom initiative is the ability to recognize what needs to be done, and do it.” ~ Susan Merrill, The Passionate Mom

634. “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.”

635. “Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.” ~ Lin Yutang

636. “Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” —Tina Fey

637. “It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.” ~ Dale Carnegie

638. “Call your mother. Tell her you love her. Remember, you're the only person who knows what her heart sounds like from the inside.” —Rachel Wolchin

639. “If you see me in public looking like a hot mess, just know; my bills are paid, my children have food, and I ain’t trying to impress you.” -Unknown

640. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” -Ann Lamont

641. “The best time to start talking to your daughter about modesty is now, no matter what her age.“

642. ‘Mama, it is okay to lower your expectations about what you can accomplish in a day. Some days, it will take everything you’ve got to keep your baby safe, warm, fed, and loved. And that is more than enough.’

643. “All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with white carpet is one of them.” – Erica Bombeck

644. “What being a parent doesn’t require is being perfect.” — Anna Quindlen

645. “A child of one can be taught not to do certain things such as touch a hot stove, turn on the gas, pull lamps off their tables by their cords, or wake Mommy before noon.” — Joan Rivers

646. “My children don’t even know, that I need them more than they need me.” – Unknown

647. “Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears.” – Kate Winslet

648. “Children are not a distraction from more important work, they are the most important work.” –C.S. Lewis

649. “My mother is a never ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune.”

650. “No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love.” ~ Edwin Chapin

651. “We only get to be in our bodies for a limited time, why not celebrate the journey instead of merely riding it out until it’s over?” -Jen Sincero

652. “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

653. “Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.” —Meryl Streep

654. “As mothers, we don’t always get to decide how we feed our babies, it’s simply our job to feed them.” — Colleen Olson

655. It’s not easy being a mother, getting up early, making breakfast, and trying to get everyone to eat it.

656. It’s not easy being a mother, every parent knows that, but if you’re the mother of a great kid, it’s the best job there is to be.

657. “No influence is so powerful as that of the mother.” – Sarah Josepha Hale

658. “I think being a mom is the hardest job in the world. I don’t know how women do it without going crazy.” — Britney Spears

659. ‘It’s not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.’ – Ann Landers

660. “My body has given me the greatest gift of my life.” – Hilary Duff

661. “Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.”

662. “Whenever you’re feeling hopeless, hug your child. It’s amazing how they remind us our life is always full of love.” – Unknown

663. The love between a mother and a daughter is forever. — Patricia Wayant

664. “On our 6 a.m. walk, my daughter asked where the moon goes each morning. I let her know it’s in heaven, visiting Daddy’s freedom.” — Ryan Reynolds

665. “Every mom is going through a hard time. Every mom needs those self-care breaks. You are not alone in this.” -Sammy Tanks

666. “[Motherhood is] the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary—it’s an act of infinite optimism.” —Gilda Radner

667. “The love and compassion you’ve always carried in your heart makes you a wonderful mother and a beloved friend.”

668. “Life as a mother took me down some roads I had never been before…and made me into the woman who would do anything for her children.” — Danielle Steel

669. “I am not a super mom… I’m just being me and doing the best that I can.” — Serena Williams

670. “When I first became a mother…I felt so stretched and so distracted and exhausted.” -Brené Brown

671. “I think being a mom is the hardest job in the world. I don’t know how women do it without going crazy.” – Britney Spears

672. “Motherhood: If you’re not tired, you’re not doing it right.” -Unknown

673. ‘Mama, this is just a chapter. Not your whole story.’

674. “She believed she could but then her baby woke up 5 times during the night.” -Unknown

675. It’s not easy being a mother, but I’m glad that I’m a mother because I know what good mothers are, they care and love and they listen.

676. “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.’” -Jeffrey R. Holland

677. “You can be a mess and still be a good mom. We’re allowed to be both.”

678. It’s not easy being a mother, but it’s awesome being one. A mother is amazing and sweet and loving, as a mother you have to be tough.

679. “And it’s no wonder! In any given 24 hour period a mom must demonstrate patience, creativity, positivity, and courage in a variety of situations.”

680. -“When it comes down to it, parenting isn’t easy at all! You’re constantly making decisions that affect your children long term…and nobody what they’re doing is actually right. But being a parent is one of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever have, and it’s definitely worth all of those sleepless nights.” – Anonymous

681. -“Motherhood has taught me that being a woman isn’t all about being perfect, having it all together and being able to do everything. Being a mom reminds me that I am human.” – Toni Hammer

682. “A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” ~ Marion C. Carretty

683. It’s not easy being a mother, but it’s the best role you can play, it’s not easy all the time, but you know it’s not a game, it’s real.

684. It’s not easy being a mother, but it’s worth every tear, of every sleepless night and every sweat, to know that you have sweet children.

685. “The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly—indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.” – Arianna Huffington

686. It’s not easy being a mother, you have to be strong and tough, and it is not easy to raise your children even in the world that we are in.

687. “Don’t beat yourself up when being a mom doesn’t come easily. It happens, but we must keep pushing forward. Never let our past determine our future!”

688. “I need a break from my family so I can remember that I love them and do, in fact, want to continue living here.” -Coffee & Crusts

689. It is not easy being a mother. It is not an occupation for the weak. It is not for the fainthearted. It requires strength and courage and the ability to withstand pain.

690. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” - Barbara Kingsolver

691. “Waking your kids up for school the first day after a break is almost as much fun as birthing them was.” – Jenny McCarthy

692. “A mother holds her child’s hand for just a short time but holds their heart forever.” - Unknown

693. It’s not easy being a mother… babies need lots of care and feeding, they cry, they scream, they don’t sleep, they eat a lot, they won’t sleep. Being a mother is really not easy.

694. – Being a mom isn’t easy. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.” – Anonymous

695. No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love. —Edwin Chapin

696. It’s not easy being a mother especially when your child is sick but nothing is as pure as the love of a mother when all is said and done.

697. “If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother.” ~ Booker T. Washington

698. “The most important work you will ever do will be within the walls of your own home.”

699. “Forgiveness is a gift, not a given.”

700. “The quickest way for a mom to get her child’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.” -Unknown

701. ‘Mama, you are doing better than you think you are. Believe in yourself.’

702. – “Being a mom is the most rewarding job in the world because every day I get to influence my children’s lives. What an honor! It doesn’t mean that being their mother will be easy all of the time though!” – Beyonce

703. It’s not easy being a mother quotes: It’s a huge responsibility and I’m so proud to be one.

704. “A child that feels valued and accepted by his mother can change the world.”

705. Mums have a special bond, their bond is a special thing, they are always there for you, their children need them more than they know.

706. “Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

707. “You will never be fully prepared for being a mom. It is just something that you have to do and figure out as you go along.” – Kim Kardashian West

708. “If you have no time to rest, it’s exactly the right time.” -Mark Twain

709. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had and dealing with fears you never knew existed.” — Michelle Duggar

710. “Motherhood isn’t for sissies” — Gail Devers

711. ‘Mama, you’ve got this.’

712. “In the end, I am the only one who can give my children a happy mother who loves life.” ~ Janene Wolsey Baadsgaard

713. “The biggest surprise, which is also the best, is that I didn’t know I would love motherhood as much as I do.” – Deborah Norville

714. “Being a mom is the hardest job in the world and the one you’re most proud of.” — Unknown

715. “Over the years I have learned that motherhood is much like an austere religious order, the joining of which obligates one to relinquish all claims to personal possessions.” — Nancy Stahl

716. “Being a mother isn’t easy. And being able to admit your weakness as a parent is one of the most important things you’ll ever do for your child.” -Katrina Alcorn

717. “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.”

718. “Why don’t kids understand that their nap is not for them but for us?” -Alyson Hannigan

719. “Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.”

720. “There are many things in life I have taken for granted, but the opportunity and ability to be a mama will never be one of them.” – Unknown

721. “I’m not perfect, and that’s perfectly fine because being a mom means never having to be perfect!” — Unknown

722. “Even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you had your mother at your back, you’d be okay.” – Jojo Moyes

723. “Being a mom has shown me what true love is.” – Unknown

724. Behind every great child is a mom who’s pretty sure she’s screwing it all up. —Unknown

725. “Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.” – Phyllis Diller

726. “Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.”

727. “I think being a mom is the hardest job in the world. I don’t know how women do it without going crazy.” -Britney Spears

728. “It’s not being easy a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.”

729. “I think being a mom is the hardest job in the world. I don’t know how women do it without going crazy.”

730. “Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well

731. “When I’m tired, I rest. I say, ‘I can’t be a superwoman today.’” -Jada Pinkett Smith

732. “Just because it didn’t last forever, doesn’t mean it wasn’t worth your while.” ~ Unknown

733. “You know what the great thing about babies is? They are like little bundles of hope. Like the future in a basket.” —Lish McBride

734. Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears. – Kate Winslet

735. “Motherhood has taught me that being a woman isn’t all about being perfect, having it all together, and being able to do everything. Being a mom reminds me that I am human.” -Toni Hammer

736. ‘You can still be a mess and a good mom. You are allowed to be both.’

737. “A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for.” – Anonymous

738. “Be kind. You never know how many times a mom got up last night.” -Unknown

739. A woman is mother nature’s masterpiece, and her essence is in every story, she’s the centre of attention, and she’s the hero in every play.

740. If love is as sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. —Stevie Wonder

741. “Who knew all I needed was a little break and I’m back to being the mom I always want to be.” -Jessica Herrington

742. “We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” ~ Laura Stavoe Harm

743. “The days are long but the years are short.” – Gretchen Robin

744. “You’ve done enough. It’s OK to be tired. You can take a break.” -Shauna Niequist

745. “Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you like hell.”

746. “I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.” —Phyllis Diller

747. “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

748. “It is truly a blessing. But I’m going to be tired for the rest of my life. When you’re up at 3 o’clock in the morning, and they pee on you, you just have to smile.” — Wanda Sykes

749. “You can’t force the development of an authentic, influential relationship, but you can improve the odds by putting your child in the right place around the right people.”

750. “Motherhood is wonderful, but it’s also hard work. It’s the logistics more than anything. You discover you have reserves of energy you didn’t know you had.” – Deborah Mailman

751. “Babies are always more trouble than you thought – and more wonderful.” – Charles Osgood

752. “I think being a mom is the hardest job in the world. It doesn’t have to be easy but when you love someone that much and they depend on you for absolutely everything then nothing else matters!” – Jennifer Nettles

753. It’s not easy being a mother but I love it, and I wouldn’t change it for the world.

754. “Being a mom is one of the hardest things you will ever do, and the most rewarding. However, no matter how rewarding it may be, you still need a break every now and then.” -Mary Howard

755. “Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” – Robert Browning

756. It’s not easy being a mother, but I’m thankful for the job I do it’s not easy being a mother, however, I’m happy that I do.

757. “Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are.” ~ Cheryl Lacey Donovan

758. “Motherhood: Being proud, tired, happy, and grateful all at once.” -Unknown

759. “The closest I get to a spa day is when steam from the dishwasher smacks me in the face.” -Unknown

760. “Keep taking time for yourself until you’re you again.” -Lalah Delia

761. “When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they’re finished, I climb out.” – Erma Bombeck

762. “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.”

763. “Even when we take a break from being a parent, it never is a true break. We still have the exhaustion from being a mom. And that is hard.” -Katie Larsen

764. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” -Eleanor Brown

765. “It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.” ~ L.M. Montgomery

766. “In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves.” —Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn

767. “When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.” – Nora Ephron

768. “A mother’s love is everything. It is what brings a child into this world. It is what molds their entire being. When a mother sees her child in danger, she is literally capable of anything.”

769. “What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes part of us.”

770. “I have found being a [mom] has made me emotionally raw in many situations. Your heart is beating outside your body when you have a baby.” – Kate Beckinsale

771. It’s not easy being a mother, it’s a job better done, when you realize that you’re the sole guardian, for those young hearts that you raise.

772. “If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?” ~ Milton Berle

773. Most mothers are instinctive philosophers. —Harriet Beecher Stowe

774. It’s not easy being a mother, it takes up a lot of space, and it takes lots of patience and a lot of time.

775. “Mothers have lifted cars off of their children and destroyed entire dynasties. A mother’s love is the strongest energy known to man.” ~ Jamie McGuire

776. “Being a [mom] is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” – Linda Wooten

777. “It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.”

778. “Mother's love grows by giving.” —Charles Lamb

779. A mother’s love endures through all. – Washington Irving

780. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his. –Oscar Wilde

781. “We are born of love; love is our mother.” —Rumi

782. “I know how to do anything—I'm a mom.” —Roseanne Barr

783. “Motherhood is like Albania–you can’t trust the descriptions in the books, you have to go there.” – Marni Jackson

784. ‘Live in the moment and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.’ – Fanny Crosby

785. “Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.” – Meryl Streep

786. “My hope is to raise my children so that they love themselves so fiercely that they refuse to settle for anything less than they deserve.” – Unknown

787. “Motherhood is difficult and rewarding.” – Gloria Estefan

788. It’s not easy being a mother, I’ve thought about it a lot, I can say I know what it takes, I’ve been there and I know, it’s not easy being one.

789. “Taking care of myself doesn’t mean ‘me first.’ It means ‘me, too.” -L.R. Knost

790. It’s not easy being a mother, the journey is long and full of thorns yet you’re strong and you know you’re doing well and as you reach for the skies, you know you’ll never be alone.

791. But, it’s not easy being a mother – the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings is the biggest job anyone can embark on but it’s worth it, and it’s the first thing we should take seriously.

792. “Moms who are physically and emotionally healthy are more positive, more patient, and kinder.“

793. “Don’t beat yourself up when being a mom doesn’t come easily. It happens but we must keep pushing forward. Never let our past determine our future!” – Serena Williams

794. “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary—it’s an act of infinite optimism.” – Gilda Radner

795. – “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

796. “When it comes down to it, parenting isn’t easy at all! You’re constantly making decisions that affect your children long term…and nobody what they’re doing is actually right. But being a parent is one of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever have, and it’s definitely worth all of those sleepless nights.”

797. “A mother continues to labor long after the baby is born.” – Lisa Jo Baker

798. Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother. — Unknown

799. “I wouldn’t change my children for the world, but I wish I could change the world for my children.” – Unknown

800. “There should be a special place in heaven for mothers who wake up tired every day and do it anyway.” -Unknown

801. “Toddlers are always more trouble than you thought and more wonderful.” – Charles Osgood

802. “The days are long but the years are short.” -Gretchen Robin

803. “There will be so many times you feel like you failed. But in the eyes, ears, and mind of your child, you are a supermom.” – Stephanie Precourt

804. “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.”

805. The only love that I really believe in is a mother’s love for her children.” —Karl Lagerfeld

806. “If you’re doing your best as a mother, then that’s all you can do. Your kids will learn from what you say and how they see you act more than any advice or instruction given by anyone else in their life.” — Julie Bowen

807. “I think in a lot of ways unconditional love is a myth. My mom's the only reason I know it's a real thing.” —Conor Oberst

808. “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

809. “The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms.” —Jodi Picoult

810. “Being a mom has made me so tired and so happy.” ~ Tina Fey

811. ‘Some days, she has no idea how she’ll do it. But every single day she gets it done.’

812. “Even when a mother’s soul is tired, she will always find strength for her children.” – Unknown

813. “Motherhood is amazing and so incredibly brave.” - Unknown

814. “Having kids is like having homework every day for the rest of your life! It never ends, however, well you do today!” -Lisa Smith

815. “An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.” -Unknown

816. “Forgiveness is essential for a marriage to survive.”

817. -“If you’re doing your best as a mother then that’s all you can do. Your kids will learn from what you say and how they see you act more than any advice or instruction given by anyone else in their life.” – Julie Bowen

818. “The quickest way for a parent to get a child’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.”

819. 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.

820. “When being a parent becomes challenging, don’t give up because there are so many rewards that come with it. Love your children and do everything you can to guide them in the right direction.”

821. “You never know how much your parents loved you until you have a child to love.” – Jennifer Hudson

822. “Self-care is giving the world the best of you instead of what’s left of you.” -Katie Reed

823. “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

824. “The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly—indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.” —Arianna Huffington

825. ‘Finding balance as a mother means accepting your imperfections.’ – Mary Organizes

826. “The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” – James E. Faust

827. “Successful mothers are not the ones that never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.” — Sharon Jaynes

828. “A mother knows what her child’s gone through, even if she didn’t see it herself.” – Pramoedya Ananta Toer

829. “But kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.”

830. “There are hard days in motherhood, but looking at your baby sleeping reminds you why it’s all worth it.”

831. “Take time off. The world will not fall apart without you.” -Malebo Sephodi

832. “The best love in the world is the love of a mother.” – Unknown

833. “When life is stormy look for an umbrella.”

834. “Almost everything will work if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you” – Ann Lamont

835. “I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” -Audre Lorde

836. “Successful mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.” —Sharon Jaynes

837. “Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything.”

838. “Being a mom isn’t easy. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.” – unknown

839. The mother’s heart is the child’s school-room. —Henry Ward Beecher

840. Childhood is the best time of a mother’s life, the only time she can just be, but motherhood is not all that easy, trying to do the best you can.

841. “The hardest part of being a mom? Letting go.” – Mandy Hale

842. “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” – Dorothy from The Golden Girls

843. Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws. — Barbara Kingsolver

844. “Think of stretch marks as pregnancy service stripes.” – Joyce Armor

845. “Grown don’t mean nothin’ to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown. In my heart it don’t mean a thing.” — Toni Morrison

846. “Did you know when kids go to bed, you can hear yourself think again? I sound fabulous.”

847. “When you say ‘yes’ to others make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” -Paulo Coelho

848. “If you wake up in the morning and already want to go to sleep, you definitely need a break!” -Bethany Clark

849. “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” – Maya Angelou

850. “We have rules around the house. I always say if you aren’t yelling at your kids you’re not spending enough time with them.”

851. “Put yourself at the top of your to-do list every single day, and the rest will fall into place.” -Unknown [Pin this on Pinterest]

852. “Count your blessings, instead of the cost.” ~ Susan Merrill

853. I’m not a perfect mother, I don’t know the perfect words, to make my kids smile, and I’m sure that I’ve made mistakes, but I never give up, I never give up and I don’t.

854. ‘Being a mom is the best reason you’ll ever have to take care of you.’

855. “I never knew how much love my heart could hold, until someone called me mommy.” ~ Heather Stillufsen

856. “Them: What’s parenthood like? Me: I spent my Saturday evening picking every bit of parsley off dinner so tiny people stop crying is what it’s like.” — Karen Johnson

857. “Feeling fat lasts nine months, but the joy of becoming a mom lasts forever.” – Nikki Dalton

858. “We can change this generation of children if we pray. There are a lot of times when that is all we can do.” ~ Susan Merrill

859. “If you’re doing your best as a mother, then that’s all you can do. Your kids will learn from what you say and how they see you act more than any advice or instruction given by anyone else in their life.”

860. – “Don’t beat yourself up when being a mom doesn’t come easily. It happens but we must keep pushing forward. Never let our past determine our future!” – Serena Williams

861. “Being a mom is the hardest job in the world and the one you’re most proud of.”

862. “Being a mother is your greatest achievement in life…you can be anything else you want on the side, but at the end of the day, being someone’s mother is the best part of being a woman.”

863. ‘Be kind to yourself. You are amazing. You are good enough. You are worth it.’

864. ‘Successful mothers are not the ones that never struggles. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.’ – Sharon Jaynes

865. “Being a good mother does not mean being perfect every single moment. We screw up. A good mother learns from her mistakes and does what she can to not let them happen over and over.” — Amy Hatvany

866. ‘Dear mama, you are amazing, strong, brave, and wonderful. Remember that today.’

867. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” -Linda Wooten

868. “Mama I know you are exhausted and you just want a break. If you cannot find the time, hang on, relief and help will come.” -Heather Smith

869. “May your coffee be stronger than your toddler.”

870. “I thought about giving up…but then I remembered who was watching.”

871. “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” – Unknown

872. “If you enjoy a clean home, relaxing weekends, and long romantic meals, then parenthood isn’t for you.”

873. “The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.” —W.R. Wallace

874. “Being a mom isn’t an easy job, but it’s definitely my favorite job.” — Lauren Tingley

875. “Even a good mom has bad days, great days, normal days, overwhelming days, perfect days, trying days, supermom days, just being-a-mom days, a whole lot of love and real and crazy motherhood days.” -Rachel Martin

876. -“Being a mom is being the bravest person you know. It’s being unapologetically who you are even when it scares everyone else around you.” – Emily Henderson

877. It’s not easy being a mother, you’re tired, you’re stressed, you’re aching, you’re bruised, you feel like you’ve been run over, but you gotta wake up and the job continues.

878. “Wisdom dictates that I patiently let my child work it out rather than jumping to the rescue.” ~ Susan Merrill

879. “Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods.” –Robert H. Shuller

880. It’s not easy being a mother, it’s a job that can be so hard, but for me, I’m proud of what I do, I’m not only a mother, I’m a wife and a friend.

881. “I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” —Mitch Albom

882. “If something goes wrong while being a mom, don’t beat yourself up over it. It’s not your fault and being a mom isn’t easy.” — Jennifer Garner

883. “Grown don’t mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown. In my heart it don’t mean a thing.”—Toni Morrison

884. “Being a mama can be tough, but always remember in the eyes of your child, no one does it better than you.” – Unknown

885. “Mothers can look through a child’s eyes and see tomorrow.” ~ Reed Markham

886. Patrick’s Day Appetizers to Kickstart the Party

887. “Being a mom isn’t an easy job, but it’s definitely my favorite job.” – Lauren Tingley

888. “Sometimes being a parent is like being shot at. You don’t know if you can make it to the end of the day without getting hit…but somehow we do

889. – “The beauty of being a mother is having little people who need YOU to take care of them every day from sun up to sun down!” – Anonymous

890. “You are amazing. You are a great mom. Just because you need a break does not mean you are doing a bad job. It means you are doing everything right, as long as you take those breaks you desperately need.” -Sierra Hibbs

891. “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” – Unknown

892. “You can be a mess and still be a good mom. We are allowed to be both.” – Katie Bingham Smith

893. “Being a single parent is not a life full of struggles, but a journey for the strong.” – Meg Lowrey

894. “If I look back at everything I’ve done in life, you’re easily the best thing I’ve ever created.” – Unknown

895. “Having teenagers is like riding a fast, furious, fun roller coaster every day.” ~ Susan Merrill, The Passionate Mom

896. “What do I really need? I need a break. I need help. I need for that to manifest into something that can take anything off my plate.” -Indianapolis Moms

897. ‘As a mama, I’m not perfect. I make mistakes. I forget things. I lose my cool. And some days I go a little crazy. But, it’s okay because in the end, no one could ever love my child the way I do.’

898. “You are exactly the mother your child needs. Knowing that will change your entire perspective.” — Lauren Tingley

899. “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” —Princess Diana

900. “The work of a mother is hard, too often unheralded work. Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever.” – Jeffrey R. Holland