“She [a mother] never outgrows the burden of love, and to the end she carries the weight of hope for those she bore. Oddly, very oddly, she is forever surprised and even faintly wronged that her sons and daughters are just people, for many mothers hope and half expect that their new-born child will make the world better, will somehow be a redeemer. Perhaps they are right, and they can believe that the rare quality they glimpsed in the child is active in the burdened adult.” PeopleWorldBelieveChildrenEndsMotherBornHalfQualityForeverSonDaughterAdultsWeightBurdenActiveCarrieBoresRedeemerSon And DaughterWronged Author:Florida Scott-Maxwell
“In a New York Post interview, Judy Blume, author of young-adult fiction, gave this advice on getting your kids to read: "Moms come up to me at book signings and describe how they're telling their daughters, 'These were my favorite books,'?" she says. "I say, 'Quit it! That's the biggest turnoff!'"You want to get them to read them, leave them around the house and every so often, say, 'You're not ready to read this yet.'” WantBookKidsYoungHouseFictionAdviceNew YorkReadyMomDaughterAdultsMy FavoriteYoung AdultCome UpQuittingPostsInterviewsNot ReadySigningFavorite Book Author:Judy Blume
“My highest compliment is when someone comes up to me to say, "My 14-year-old daughter, or my 12-year-old son read your book and loved it." I cannot conceive of a greater compliment than that - to write something that as an adult I find satisfying, but also that manages to reach a curious 13- or 14-year-old.” WritingYearsBookGreaterSonHighestDaughterAdultsCome UpManageCuriousComplimentSatisfying Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“I love exploring the relationship between fathers and daughters. I think that's a special thing, especially with daughters who are dealing with being adults. That's fascinating to me. I've had a lot of very interesting parenting techniques that I've employed with my own daughter that have worked really well, so far.” ThinkingWellsFatherMy OwnInterestingSpecialDaughterAdultsTechniqueFascinatingExploringEmployedVery InterestingSpecial Things Author:Tim Daly
“My parents' loss was compensated by the birth of my son Aryan and daughter Suhana. I believe they're my parents. In comparison to them, I behave childishly. My 13-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son behave like my mother and father. They're not my weakness. I love them a lot and give them a lot. I'll give them so much that by the time they are adults they wouldn't want anything.” WantGivingYearsBelieveMotherFatherI BelieveParentLossSonBirthDaughterWeaknessAdultsBehaveComparisonMy SonMother And Father Author:Shahrukh Khan
“I care so passionately about improving the quality of life for women and girls, not just here in the United States, but internationally as well. I am a single mom and I raised a daughter who is now a young adult.” WellsStatesCareYoungMotherGirlUnitedQualityUnited StatesMomDaughterAdultsRaisedYoung AdultI CareImprovingQuality Of LifeSingle Mom Author:Valerie Jarrett
“I love my job so much. I thought, what a cool way for kids to learn, via assignment, via reporting. I learn so much as an adult going around and covering these stories. How fun it would be to do it via a storybook app and cartoon characters. My daughter can work on an iPhone and iPad like crazy. That's their world. If you can use that, use it educationally.” IfsWorldWayCharacterStoriesUseWould BeKidsJobsFunCrazyDaughterAdultsMy DaughterCartoonCoveringIphoneAssignmentsAppsIpadsCartoon Character Author:Nancy O'Dell
“By the time I was seventeen, I was on my way to Hollywood and didn't look back. My family is supportive now, but like any adult guardian of a seventeen-year-old daughter, they were not thrilled with my plan to run off to the LA to make it as an actress. Even a somewhat functioning parent would think that was a bad, bad idea. Lucky for me, I didn't listen to them.” ThinkingWayYearsLooksIdeasRunningParentPlansLuckyDaughterAdultsMy FamilyHollywoodActressesMy WaySupportiveGuardianBad IdeasSeventeenSeventeen Years Old Author:Amber Heard
“I grew up an only child, so I was so much more adult. My eldest daughter is 10, and I was so much more of an adult than she is. She just doesn't care for the real world. She's not interested.” WorldChildrenRealCareGrewGrew UpDaughterAdultsReal WorldNot InterestedOnly ChildEldestEldest Daughter Author:Samantha Bee
“I don't think my dad really knew what to do with me, as a daughter. He treated me like a boy; my brother and I were treated the same. He didn't do kid stuff. There were no kid's menus; you weren't allowed to order off the kid's menu at dinner - we had to try something from the adult menu.” ThinkingTryingKidsOrderStuffBoysBrotherDadDaughterAdultsMy DadDinnerTreatedMy BrotherMenusLike A Boy Author:Emma Watson
“Most mothers worry when their daughters reach adolescence but I was the opposite. I relaxed, I sighed with relief. Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life sized.” LittlesMotherGirlWorryDaughterAdultsOppositesCuteReliefAdolescenceRelaxed Book:Cat's Eye Source: Cat's Eye
“Women without children are also the best of mothers,often, with the patience,interest, and saving grace that the constant relationship with children cannot always sustain. I come to crave our talk and our daughters gain precious aunts. Women who are not mothering their own children have the clarity and focus to see deeply into the character of children webbed by family. A child is fortuante who feels witnessed as a peron,outside relationships with parents by another adult.” FeelsChildrenCharacterMotherParentInterestFocusGraceDaughterAdultsGainsConstantParentingClaritySavingCraveAuntMotheringOur DaughterSaving Grace Author:Louise Erdrich
“Even when all the paperwork-a marriage license, a notarized deed, two birth certificates, and seven years of tax returns-clearly indicates you're an adult, but all the same, there you are, clutching the phone and thanking God that you're still somebody's daughter.” YearsStillsTwoReturnBirthTaxesDaughterAdultsSevenPhonesDeedsThank GodLicenseSeven YearsCertificatesPaperworkBirth CertificateTax Returns Author:Kelly Corrigan
“I work, and then whenever I have any other time, I'm with my daughter, and then I go to sleep. I think you basically have to abandon the dreams of having any other adult activities in your life. You have to go to sleep whenever your child goes to sleep. That's basically how we're doing it.” ThinkingChildrenDreamMotherSleepActivityDaughterAdultsOur ChildrenYour ChildrenAbandonMy DaughterGoing To Sleep Author:Tina Fey
“In my adult life, I had spent a lot of time angry at God, mostly over the sudden deaths in my family - my brother at 30, my daughter at 5.” MotherBrotherDaughterAdultsMy FamilyAngryMy BrotherMy DaughterSudden Death Author:Ann Hood
“It wasn't my intention in going after this part but I suppose now I do. The adult roles are a lot meatier - you're not always just the daughter or the girlfriend or whatever.” MotherRolesDaughterAdultsIntentionGirlfriend Author:Emmy Rossum