Parents Quotes - Page 5

The inspector had interviewed boys before, boys from the poorest parts of town. He had the habit of not specifying "mam" or "dad" or even "parents." They were things he knew not every child possessed and so he was careful.

Yeah, my parents are crappy, but you hurt either of my sisters and I will spend my life finding ways to destroy you.

I guess there's a Use By date when it comes to blaming your parents for how messed up you are.
I guess that's what turning eighteen means.
Time to own it.

She who has the excellence of home virtues, and can expend within the means of her husband, is a help in the domestic state

This is for the kids who know that the worst kind of fear isn't the thing that makes you scream, but the one that steals your voice and keeps you silent.

No matter how old you are, there’s no cozier feeling than to have your mom take care of you.

You do know what I mean about Mom. It's like she radios into headquarters for Dad's feelings when she senses hers need backup.

Because even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you still had your mother or father at your back, you'd be okay.

Don't deny your parents a chance at happiness and also an opportunity to see you achieve greatness.

Do you need anything?" she asks. A mom A dad. Someone. Anyone. Can you arrange for that? "Nah, I'm good.

Two things we have no control:The family in which you were born it to and the name you were given at birth.

Is that what love is all about? Needing them to come back to you when they're away? To come home and keep you safe?

And as Rhonda told the story, she thought: this is how the past gets passed down. This is how memories are made. Half-invented, embellished, given a touch of whimsy. Daniel would be a saint now that he was dead. A beautiful man who made his child wings.

In the end, Mothers are always right. No one else tells the truth.

There is no home as comfortable as your father's arms and no bed as soft as your mother's lap.

If the one who gave me life wants the real me to die... then all I can do is die.

Aunts offer kids an opportunity to try out ideas that don't chime with their parents and they also demonstrate that people can get on, love each other and live together without necessarily being carbon copies.

My mother is the antithesis of a typical Jewish mother, she is very soft-spoken and takes more naps that a cat. As a result, I've always longed for someone to really annoy the shit out of me.

You know what I mean. I'm telling you I was stupid over it. I thought it was about trying so hard to survive that you didn't have the time to be a good parent. Obviously, that's not it. Because you and I, we're both...wealthy in love.

We have a mental health system that is dominated by political and hidden forces that keep us stagnated and unable to see real, lasting change.