Sonali Bendre Quotes

Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their writing, whether they want it to be or not, and parenthood is one of the biggest life changes there is.

Motherhood puts everything into perspective, changes the way you look at life, and your perspective of what's actually important.

Isn't it so weird the day you wake up and you're just going with the flow? And you just suddenly are a mom.

It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.

People say, When you have children, everything changes. But maybe things are awakened that were already there.

Whatever past you had, when you become a mother, it's a whole different thing. You can't even predict it. I've seen women who were nightmare party girls, who were just crazy, and then they have a baby, and this thing comes over them and changes them.

Being a mother adds another emotional dimension, a feel for children that I didn't have before I had one. They were a pain before.

Becoming a mother was the single defining event of my life. It felt like the whole world shifted.

Being a mother is the ultimate training ground for anything.

For 10 minutes, I was somebody's mother, and that was both the most traumatic and also the most transcendent experience of my life.

My whole life turned upside down once I became a mother.

Being a mother impacts every aspect of your life. It's a rite of passage which gives you an entirely different outlook on things.

It's intense having twins. There's no way to prepare for it, but it's been... the greatest thing to ever happen to me.

Becoming a mother has turned my world upside down, but in a really good way - it's the best.

[Motherhood is] the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It's huge and scary-it's an act of infinite optimism.

You hear people say it all the time, how life changes so drastically. But you can't possibly grasp how beautiful that is until you have your child.

It [motherhood] has changed absolutely everything. I mean, it's changed my life. I think I've changed as a human being more since I've had Kai than in any other period in my life...It's such an incredible catalyst for growth. I found myself questioning absolutely everything: how I spend my time, how I speak, what kind of projects I work on, how I look at the world.

Babies change things, open doors you thought were shut, close others. Make you into something you never been.

You instantly become less selfish. You can't be the biggest person in the world anymore-they are. [Motherhood] really grounds you.

The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.

When I had kids I sort of went into a hole for a few years and I think when I came out of that, I started to really become myself and know what works on me.

Now I just feel like I'm more open to life. I have two children.

I sound like such a tool, but becoming a mother has made me next-level confident. I've never felt more empowered.

I regard (parenting) as the hardest, most complicated, anxiety-ridden, sweat-and-blood-producing job in the world. Succeeding requires the ultimate in patience, common sense, commitment, humor, tact, love, wisdom, awareness, and knowledge. At the same time, it holds the possibility for the most rewarding, joyous experience of a lifetime, namely, that of being successful guides to a new and unique human being.

My understanding of busy has certainly changed! My daughters have had an incredible impact on my life and the way I live it. They are a part of every decision I make. They motivate me to be the best me.