Bill Cosby Quotes

I don't have children of my own so I can't say I know the plight of being a parent, but I can kinda understand some of the complexities of it.

No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.

Being a parent is too complicated and emotional a task for magical techniques and miracle cures.

As a parent, I can get so frustrated. Any parent can!

It is always fragile, being a parent.

The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents.

Parenthood is a very, very intense experience.

As a mom, you have all these situations you go through, and you're like, 'What is going on? Is this normal? Is this a phase? Or what is this?' and then you feel silly for asking questions because you think, 'I'm a mom - I'm supposed to know these things,' but you don't.

Having your second child, in case you were wondering, is a lot harder than having your first, except for those people who find it easier. I'm afraid I don't have the latest figures to confirm this.

My position in the family turned out to be a lucky one; I bore neither the brunt of my mother's newness to parenthood nor the force of her middle-aged traumas, as my younger sister, Ruth, did.

That undeniable love for your child... that's something I totally get. And the bumps in the road, too. Like, any parent that thinks they have a perfect relationship with their child is a liar, or they're just not present.

Wayward, disobedient children cause their parents grief and anxiety.

I'm terrified for what is in store for me as a parent!

I've done bits where I've perhaps talked about my kids annoying me and you hope that the audience realise that you do actually love your children. You can still be a good parent and be frustrated by your kids.

Being a developmental psychologist didn't make me any better at dealing with my own children, no. I muddled through, and, believe me, fretted and worried with the best of them.

I used to go to my kids' soccer games and I was the only parent who wasn't screaming, because I'd have to do a show that night. It was hard. Moms and dads get more emotional at those soccer and Little League games than at a professional game.

So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.

I do feel a lot of times like I'm out of my league with my kids in terms of what my responsibility is.

There's nothing unique about me as a parent. I am a parent. My kids are kids. We do the best we can do.

Parents really just need support and not to be blamed and not to have fingers pointed at them.

Nobody's gonna be a perfect parent, you know? We're all doing the best we can.

I have two kids, and anyone who has a kid in order to feel loved is going to be in trouble because kids are first and foremost all about themselves. They'll say they love you, but 10 seconds later they'll turn on you.

The competitive nature of most mums and dads is astounding. The fear they instil in our promising but sensitive Johnny is utterly depressing. We need a parental cultural revolution.

I have my own grown-up versions of temper tantrums, too. I have a hard time not getting hurt when my kids have meltdowns.

As a parent, you must give your opinion. And if that causes a breach, then it causes a breach.