I was little there
I was little there were times I wanted my parents to be normal. I wanted them to have a religion. I wanted them to have a job, like the parents of every other kid I went to school with. Gael Garcia Bernal
Being A Parent
Honestly, I don’t know
Honestly, I don’t know if I’d want to be an educator. I find teachers to have more responsibility, in a way, than being a parent. You’re molding hundreds of minds every year. Eva Amurri
As a child, I
As a child, I never wanted my parents to be unhappy, which meant that I would always contemplate what would make them happy. Etgar Keret
I don’t think it
I don’t think it matters what school you go to, but I think it’s important for parents to be involved. And to know that when school stops, learning continues, and to continue teaching at home. Erykah Badu
Everybody always tells you
Everybody always tells you what an awesome and unique experience being a parent is. Words can never do the feeling justice. Eric Church
Being a parent is
Being a parent is not easy, but speaking for myself, it’s a wonderful blessing and the most rewarding job I’ve ever had. Eric Benet
I was pretty much
I was pretty much a single-father for most of my daughter India’s life. Looking back, were there things I could’ve done better? Yes, but I’m still pretty proud of myself for having raised such an amazing individual. Being a parent is not easy, but speaking for myself, it’s a wonderful blessing and the most rewarding … Read more
The idea was to
The idea was to focus on the primal drama of parenthood: the way from moment to moment you swing from comforter to tormentor, just as kids simultaneously light up our lives and drive us nuts. I was trying to capture that strange, bipolar quality of parenthood. For all that being a parent is normal statistically, … Read more
For all that being
For all that being a parent is normal statistically, it’s not normal psychologically. It produces some of the most extreme emotions you’ll ever have… Emma Donoghue
Cultural expectations shade and
Cultural expectations shade and color the images that parents-to-be form. The baby product ads, showing a woman serenely holding her child, looking blissfully and mysteriously contented, or the television parents, wisely and humorously solving problems, influence parents-to-be. Ellen Galinsky