Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? Postpartum panic is more like it. We set out to have a baby; what we get is a total take-over of our lives. Polly Berrien Berends babybluelive Change image and share on social
Having children with someone is the real bond. Francesca Annis bondchildreal Change image and share on social
People who choose not to have kids do so because they respect the job of parenting so much that they know not to take it on if they know it's not something that they're up for, and I don't know what to be a bigger tribute to parenting than that. Meghan Daum bigchoosejob share on social
Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children. George Bernard Shaw childfitnessimportant Change image and share on social
Love is staying up all night with a sick child - or a healthy adult. David Frost adultchildhealthy Change image and share on social
We've had bad luck with our kids - they've all grown up. Christopher Morley badgrowhave Change image and share on social
No matter how much time you spend reading books or following your intuition, you're gonna screw it up. Fifty times. You can't do parenting right. Alan Arkin bookfiftygonna Change image and share on social
I'm torn about late parenting. I believe people should spend their twenties living and having fun and not having any regrets later. I also think people in their thirties generally make better parents but so many of my friends are having trouble - myself included - as fathers get older. Eric McCormack fatherfriendfun share on social
The challenging part of parenting for me is to make sure that an individual person is an individual and not some sort of cookie-cutter version of me. At the same time, I want to make sure that I impart my sense of the world as an adult. Jamie Lee Curtis adultchallengecookie share on social
The most rewarding aspect of parenting is seeing my children be authentic. The most rewarding thing for me is to see them do anything that they're proud of. Jamie Lee Curtis aspectauthenticchild Change image and share on social