Today, I want to share some of my favorite quotes about children:
“A two-year-old is kind of like having a blender, but you don’t have a top for it. ” – Jerry Seinfeld
“Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.” – H. Jackson Brown
“If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do well matters very much.”- Jackie Onassis Kennedy
“Having a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it’s what you want before you commit.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
“The rules for parents are but three… Love, Limit, and Let them be.” – Elaine M. Ward
“There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.” – Henry Ward Beecher
“It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn’t.” – Barbara Kingsolver
“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
“Children make you want to start life over.” – Muhammad Ali
“The soul is healed by being with children.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky
“It is an amazing opportunity to be able to ruin someone from scratch.” – Jon Stewart
“A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.” – François Rabelais
“Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them.” – Oscar Wilde
“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” – Angela Schwindt
I saved my personal favorite for last:
“Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being.” – Kittie Franz
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LOVE the quote by Francois Rabelais, thanks for sharing all of these.
The love quote about the tattoo on your face! So true!
"Having a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it's what you want before you commit." – Elizabeth Gilbert
All of these are great!
My daughter's going through the first one now. Bwahahaha!
I'm not sure which my fave is, but the first one is hilarious and SO true, and Jon Stewart is the BEST and his is totally true, too! They all are!
Love these! Very fun quotes and I am sure they have taken on a whole new meaning since you had Mr. LMW!
These are great quotes! Especially agree with the "Two year olds are like blenders…" one!