Kimora Lee Simmons Quotes

I have had five phenomenal children, a great husband and, even though we are separated, we are good friends.

It is so important that you don't stay with someone just for the children and for the wrong reasons.

Relationships can go wrong very simply, very quickly, and when you have children you become more aware of relationships around you.

Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.

The biggest challenge in my life is getting all these kids raised. I've helped with nieces, stepchildren and my own son, so the biggest challenge is making sure the kids are raised and finding enough quality time with them.

My first priority is my children. If at any moment I put aside something that I want to do to be a better parent than that is more than okay for me.

I want my ex-wife and children to be happy.

Do remember to pick your battles when you start parenting your stepchildren.

Even when people don't stay married, they can still be a family together. That's been something that's been really good for developing me as a person. It's been a very positive learning experience.

What I most hope is that Kelsey and I can improve our communications and truly co-parent our two wonderful children.

As complicated as joint custody is, it allows the delicious contradiction of having children and maintaining the intimacy of life-before-kid s.

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.

I would love to have kids one day. In fact, I'm pretty good with them. I grew up with five half-siblings, the youngest of whom is 11 years younger than me, so I think I learned some pretty cool parenting skills quite early on in life.

I think the greatest challenge between child and parent is communication.

I've made decisions along the way so I would be there for my kids, and it's kept me from going places I would have gone.

I think that when you have kids, it's all about them.

I've always wanted to have kids. I do think I would be a great mom.

I love babies, and I have my nephews that I love. I have a great mom and she has raised three kids, so if I take lessons from her, I think I'll be great. All my friends have little brothers or sisters.

I try to listen to my children. I try to change with my children.

The great thing about having a child is that it keeps you very grounded. When I decided to have my daughter I was ready to have that responsibility and I made it clear to people that I work with that my job was no longer my priority. My daughter is now my priority. She comes first. Period.

Meanwhile I married and I adopted three kids who were all from one family and then later I was divorced.

I definitely have a family. I have a boyfriend who has kids, and we do normal things every day, like get up and go to school. Eat breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes with responsibility.

I think that every decision I made came from what's best for the kids. If both parents have the children's best interests in mind, it's going to go OK. The second that the parents don't do that, it gets ugly.

I have a wonderful marriage and two great kids.