Anita Dobson Quotes

A grandchild is a miracle, but a renewed relationship with your own children is even a greater one.

My son has two loving parents and an extended family, whether it's cousins or stepmothers or boyfriends. My son is surrounded by love.

I'm not saying that every night of the week, my husband, ex-husband, our children and I all sit around together like one big happy family. But we do see each other frequently, and everyone loves each other, and we are all friends.

Parents, brothers and sisters, grandparents, aunts and uncles are made more powerful guides and rescuers by the bonds of love that are the very nature of a family.

Your sons weren't made to like you. That's what grandchildren are for.

I've got two families.

For the record, my mother is an astonishing and loving grandmother.

I love kids. It's amazing that I have the opportunity to hang out with my stepson all the time.

I never had that wicked stepmother or evil stepfather thing at all. I'm very close to both step-parents and I consider them to be my parents, too.

Being a grandmother is probably the most important thing to me. I have two really rambunctious little ones, and I love spending time with them.

I wish I had a great relationship with my mother.

My second husband, Eric Villency, is the father of my beautiful boy Ronan Anthony. Even though we're divorced, I'm still very close with his family.

I'm a family guy. Most important thing in my life by far is my relationship with my wife and my sons, daughters-in-law, and 18 grandchildren. And for me, this is all about them.

My real achievement is my daughter and my three beautiful grandchildren.

I was fortunate to be raised by loving grandparents.

To me, families are puzzles that take a lifetime to work out - or not, as often is the case - and I like to explore how people within them try to connect, be it through love, duty, or circumstance.

That's the best thing that's ever happened to me, bar none, is having grandchildren and living by them and being part of their lives.

I've experienced love and ambition and desire in my life, but never in the same way as in a family.

I love my brothers' kids. It's funny - as an uncle, you become so protective of them.

My father-in-law is so sensitive. Sometimes I think he displays too much love for my children.

My aunts told wonderful stories. Not to me, but to each other. We had a very strong family. My mother's sisters loved each other intensely. The uncles loved each other intensely.

You don't have to give birth to someone to have a family.

We learn much of parenting from our own parents. My love for my father deepened profoundly when he was kind, patient, and understanding.

I'm obsessed with my parents.

I love my dad and we have a very good relationship now.