Mother’s Day is approaching fast! Instead of a post about all the amazing gifts you could get your mother, I thought I’d share all the motherhood quotes I love. Some of these quotes are funny, some are insightful, and some are inspiring.
I hope you read these quotes and they make you laugh, bring a smile to your face, make you shed a tear, or call up your mother and thank her for being amazing!
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Funny Motherhood Quotes
1. I love cleaning up messes I didn’t make. So I became a Mom. – Unknown
2. Nothing is really lost until mom can’t find it. – Unknown
3. I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them. – Phyllis Diller
4. The fastest land animal is a toddler with something in his mouth or in his hands. – Unknown
5. Me to my 4 year old: Sorry… I don’t make the rules. Narrator: But she did, in fact, make the rules. – Tomorrow is a Mother Day
6. I hate it when I’m waiting for mom to cook dinner, then I remember that I am the mom.
7. Like all parents, my husband and I just do the best we can, and hold our breath, and hope we’ve set aside enough money to pay for our kids’ therapy. – Michelle Pfeiffer
Insightful Motherhood Quotes
1. The second thing I have learned is you MUST laugh! It’s so easy to get bogged down in the daily stressors of parenthood and life in general, but learning to take a step back and laugh at yourself, the situation, or the curve balls life is throwing you is the only way to get through it in one piece! – Amanda Seghetti
2. A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. – Tenneva Jordan
3. Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing. – Ricki Lake.
4. A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take. – Cardinal Mermillod
5. I’m a strong woman because a strong woman raised me. – Unknown
6. My favorite thing about being a mom is just what a better person it makes you on a daily basis. – Drew Barrymore
7. Being a good mother isn’t about having the best of everything, giving your child everything, or never raising your voice. A good mother is someone who tries every day and makes the best out of what she has. – Tomorrow is a Mother Day
Inspirational Motherhood Quotes
1. There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation. – Pamela S. Nadav
2. Having kids—the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings—is the biggest job anyone can embark on. – Maria Shriver
3. Whether your pregnancy was meticulously planned, medically coaxed, or happened by surprise, one thing is certain—your life will never be the same. – Catherine Jones
4. The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation. – James E. Faust
5. The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children. – Jessica Lange
6. Motherhood is wonderful, but it’s also hard work. It’s the logistics more than anything. You discover you have reserves of energy you didn’t know you had. – Deborah Mailman
7. Now is not forever. – Unknown
8. There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one. – Jill Churchill
9. At the end of the day all that matters are if your kids are semi- happy and alive. Everything else is gravy. – Tomorrow is a Mother Day
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Final Thoughts
I want to take a moment to thank my Mom. She’s always in my corner and, even though we don’t always agree, there’s no one else in this world I would trade for my Mom. She’s taught me how to be a strong, opinionated, thoughtful, and caring mom. Mom, you are one incredible mom. I love you.
Now that you read all my favorite motherhood quotes, I hope you share this post with all your favorite moms.
You can let me know in the comments what your favorite quotes are, which ones resonated with you, or which ones you didn’t care for. I love hearing all the feedback.
Lastly, if you’re a mom I just want to say Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you have the best day whatever that means to you.
Thanks for reading!
Kel
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Kelly, thank you for all the beautiful words. I think you are one hell of a great mom. Keep up the great work. No matter how old you get, I will always be there for you.