Single Mom Quotes of the Week Handling Frustration
My last post on inspirational quotes for single moms was so popular that I've decided to feature a new set per week, each focused on a different aspect of single parenting and inspiration.
It's no secret that single parenting is challenging; hopefully these weekly quotes can motivate and inspire us to take time to acknowledge all that we do and lift our spirits.
This week: inspirational quotes for single moms who feel frustrated... I'm guessing that's about 100% of us at one time or another!
Inspirational Single Mom Quotes to Help Cope with Frustration
"Before I got married, I had six theories about bringing up children; now, I have six children and no theories."
- John Wilmot
"It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it myself."
- Joyce Maynard
"If you have never been hated by your child you have never been a parent."
- Bette Davis
"The quickest way for a parent to get a child's attention is to sit down and look comfortable."
- Lane Olinghouse
Reminders You're Not Alone in Single Parenting Frustration
Now the thing about having a baby - and I can't be the first person to have noticed this - is that thereafter you have it."
- Jean Kerr
"Parenthood is the passing of a baton, followed by a lifelong disagreement as to who dropped it."
- Robert Brault
"Mother Nature, in her infinite wisdom, has instilled within each of us a powerful biological instinct to reproduce; this is her way of assuring that the human race, come what may, will never have any disposable income."
- Dave Barry
"When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out."
- Erma Bombeck
"Insanity is hereditary- you get it from your kids."
- Sam Levenson
Next week: inspiration mom quotes for working single mothers!
