Jo Swinson Quotes

We don't always know exactly what we're doing as parents. Children don't come with instruction manuals, as the saying goes. So it's important to me that I always question the choices I'm making as a father, to really stay alert and open to the balance between being too hard or too soft.

No matter what, it is very tricky and difficult just to be a good parent at all. I have a lot of help. And for that I'm very grateful.

Having a son is not all pleasure.

As a parent, I can empathize with how difficult raising children can be. There are challenges, especially within the framework of divorce, when parental guilt can sometimes blur what should be the best decision.

I regret not having had more time with my kids when they were growing up.

Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families' well-being.

I married an excellent parent, but I'm not sure that I've made a great parent.

It's the best thing in the world, the most challenging thing in the world, being a parent, and one of the first lessons I learned was to ask for help.

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.

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

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.

All parents are concerned about their children's well-being. As a parent of three kids, I'm very concerned about their well-being.

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

I will never regret being there for my children, watching them, making sure they'll be okay. But I might regret not being there for them.

A baby comes with such responsibility. Once you become a mother, you always have a guilt trip. You always try to do the best, but you feel you can always be better.

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

Being a parent can be overwhelming at times, but it's something we're figuring out as we go.

Parenting is the most important thing to many of us, and so it's also the place we're most vulnerable. We're all a little afraid we're doing it wrong.

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

Having a kid is hard to explain, but when you talk to another parent, you have mutual understanding of what that does to you as a person.

Parents can only do what they think is best, with the experience they have. The learning curve for every parent is that there's a limit to how much they can shield children from.

I feel bad for my parents for having to raise me. I was crazy.

I am really bad at being a mom. I think it's hard for me to be a mom. I do my best. I am not the poster child for being a mother, I will say that. I wish I was.

Be a father first. Don't put a priority of being a friend with your wife first, or a friend with your kids first.

Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.