Erica Jong Quotes

I like kids but I also like the option to close the door. Becoming a parent is a whole other life, and it doesn't stop.

Nothing can really prepare you for you the sheer overwhelming experience of what it means to become a mother. It is full of complex emotions of joy, exhaustion, love, and worry, all mixed together.

Motherhood is an essential, difficult, and full-time job. Women who do not wish to be mothers should not have babies.

When you have a kid, you have to be more mature.

Being a mother is magical.

I think the most important thing I have done in my life is to raise two boys.

When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

Kanye is going to have to decide early whether or not he's a Baby Bjorn guy, because the minute you put on that Baby Bjorn, there's no turning back. It's like buying a minivan. You lose a little piece of yourself when you get that Baby Bjorn.

Career is important, but nothing really supersedes my roles as a mother.

I always wanted a child. Being a mother is the central thing in my life.

Having a baby takes so much from you. It's the most glorious thing you'll ever do, but the aftermath is not so glorious!

Ever since having kids, napping is something that I'm prone to do and very easily could do but rarely get the chance to.

I really enjoy taking care of people, and I was really ready to have a kid, so I didn't have to sacrifice anything that I didn't want to give up.

Totally different challenges, but being a dad and fighting both wear you out.

I love being a mum.

I'm a parent. I'm a mother.

Everyone talks about how hard it is to have a kid, and that scares you into waiting. It obviously is tough [to be a parent], but when you feel that love, and it's instant, and it's so cool, so fun. When your baby smiles at you or when you just hold your baby, it's a pretty awesome feeling.

The center of my life is my kids, I woke up at 3 in the morning with four kids with jet lag and two babies. I put myself together for a few hours and go out. And then I go home. This is my job.

Having a baby is like suddenly getting the world's worst roommate.

When you become a parent, you finally appreciate and understand what your mother did.

A babe is a mother's anchor.

When you have one kid, you feel like you can jet set around, and you can throw him on the hip, and you get your life done. You don't realize how easy one is until you have two. Now I'm really a mom. Oh, I am a mom now! This is for serious - I am responsible for two people now.

I'm a mother, and my life is very full.

A career is a career, but you're a mother until you die.

I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller.