Dave Grohl Quotes

I didn't start sweating until I had children. That was one of the first things I realized when my daughter Violet was born - I started getting wicked BO. You know there's a difference between basketball BO and stress BO? This was definitely stress BO. Like, new dad BO.

You always hear people say that having kids changes everything, but you can't fully realize it until you have children yourself.

Everyone says that when you have kids, you become crazy.

Your whole life is changed with that first child. Your social behaviors are all turned upside down, you're sleep deprived, but eight months in, my son had this seizure, and it just woke me up to the idea that, oh, no, this can end. And it can end in a way that will destroy you forever.

The fears and anxieties and obsessions wrapped up in being a parent.

There is no real way to prepare yourself for having a child other than just getting thrown in the deep end pretty quick.

I want to be a dad. That's floating to the top of my list. I think it's such an important thing. I'm at the age where everyone has kids, and I ask them, 'Is it like a puppy?' And they go, 'It's 10 times a puppy.'

Having a child, particularly your first child, is such a life-changing moment. Nothing can really prepare you for that.

It's not sinking in, as I still believe I am a kid! And now I am going to have a kid. I'm slowly digesting it.

A lot of my new material is about being a dad for the first time, about how amazing and stressful it is to be a parent. But don't worry, you will still laugh if you have never had kids.

I think it is since I became a parent that I am much more afraid.

I always wanted children but I was scared. Being responsible for a baby is such a big thing so I was nervous!

I have a two-year-old who just turned three, and my four-year-old just turned five. I have the same irrational feelings taking them to pre-school. It's this charged combination of stress and joy and anxiety and excitement. When they're away, you've got a sudden loss of purpose and this ever-present fear about the kid's welfare. The departure of our children from our nest is not an easy thing.

Worrying seems like a fairly natural state of being for a parent, so feel free to worry as much as you want.

I was so completely anxious before I had a child, but now my biggest worry is something happening to her, so anything other than that I can handle. That's not to say I'm calm, because that would be b****cks! I wish it were the case, but it's getting better as I get older.

There's going to come a time when maybe I have kids and a wife.

You're freaked out that you're going to be having a child, and once you're looking after your daughter, it's the most beautiful thing in the world.

I was married by 18 and I had a beautiful little girl.

I'd always imagined that one day I would be a father, but mostly it was off my radar. I admired friends who had somehow figured out how to cross that threshold.

Nothing can prepare you for the all-consuming nature of motherhood, and I am very aware of my good fortune, as I spent years fretting about whether I'd ever meet anyone to have a baby with.

All those things they say about a baby changing your perspective - it does!

What calmed me down finally was when my girlfriend got pregnant.

I'm a way bigger worrier than I ever was before I had kids. And, you know, the stress and anxiety that can go along with motherhood, I have had to battle that.

When Mary arrived, I felt a mixture of emotions, including panic and overwhelming love. I felt a great sense of responsibility, not just towards my child but also towards her father. There have been many influences on my life, but that thing of finally becoming a family person was the greatest.

There is nothing like becoming a mom to fill you with fear.