With Love, Katie.
Sometimes someone else’s words say the thing you have been carrying inside you for months without being able to name it. These five quotes about motherhood, all written by women and men who understood the weight and wonder of motherhood, are worth writing on a sticky note, saving to your phone, or pinning somewhere you will see them on a hard day.
Motherhood is hard; there are some realistic truths about it that make you wanna scream. Motherhood is also beautiful, with a lot of super fun days. You are already doing a great job, momma, just by loving your little one(s). Also, do not forget: no car goes with an empty tank: take care of your mental health, take care of your gut and hormones.
“Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” — Ricki Lake
Simple. Honest. No explanation needed. This is the one to show the people who don’t understand why you are tired.
“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness.” — Jessica Lange
And there it is — the reason you put yourself last, again and again, without even noticing. This is not a flaw. It is something close to a superpower. But even the most selfless heart needs refilling. Remember that. I forgot it a long time ago, and it was very bad: I had no patience, I screamed a lot…Then I realized it was my fault, not my daughter’s fault.
“Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.” — Unknown
Everything. Their safe place, their food source, their emotional anchor, their home. Literally the word to someone else…No wonder you are tired. No wonder you are also, underneath all of it, so full.
“Successful mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.” — Sharon Jaynes
For every morning you got out of bed when you had nothing left. For every time you showed up imperfectly and showed up anyway. That is the definition of success, mama — and you have been living it all along.
“A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” — Agatha Christie
Leave it to Agatha Christie to write about love as if it were the most powerful force on earth. Because in the hands of a mother, it is.
Save one. Share one. Let one find the person who needs it today. It might even save someones day.
And if you are the one who needed it, you already know which one it was. I hope you really enjoyed these five quotes about motherhood.
