“all daughters, even when most aggravated by their mothers, have a secret respect for them. They believe perhaps that they can do everything better than their mothers can, and many things they can do better, but they have not yet lived long enough to be sure how successfully they will meet the major emergencies of life, which lie, sometimes quite creditably, behind their mothers.” BelieveLongSometimesEnoughLyingMotherCan DoSecretBehindsMajorsDaughterEmergenciesAggravated Author:Phyllis Bottome
“You must be the greatest mother in the world, but you must also, simultaneously, withdraw from your children's lives. You don't want to be the major force in their whole lives. You need to do the job adequately and as best you can, and then provide them with independence from you. You have to give them enough so that they won't need you anymore.” WorldWantNeedsGivingChildrenEnoughWholeJobsMotherForceMajorsIndependenceWhole LifeYour ChildrenNeed You Author:Josephine Humphreys
“Our mother's first gift to us comes at the moment we are born, because Mom, as she will subsequently remind us over and over, gives us the Gift of Life Like many of the gifts we receive from our mothers, the Gift of Life usually doesn't fit properly and is almost never returnable without a major hassle.” GivingFirstsMomentsMotherBornMomFitMajorsGifts Of LifeHassle Author:Linda Sunshine
“Food, love, career, and mothers, the four major guilt groups.” LoveFunnyMotherCareersFourGroupsMajorsHumorousGuiltWittySecret LoveFood Love Author:Cathy Guisewite