Amanda Eliasch Quotes

90% of the divorces are initiated by women. That is really odd. Why? What's going on? What's the great discontent at the heart of it?

The seeds of divorce are often sown and the problems of children begin when Mother works outside the home.

Researchers warn us against walking out on married life without a dang good reason.

A man's mother is his misfortune, but his wife is his fault.

I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.

I vividly remember throwing a bowl of porridge at my husband Rayne once when he defended the children instead of me - the patch on the ceiling stayed for years.

If you think marriage is gonna be easy, don't do it because when there are children involved, you screw up the rest of society.

I, for one, am pretty exhausted since I started blogging almost a year ago. But I am blaming that on my two sons, aged 3 and 6, whose perpetual-motion-machine energy is hard to keep up with at my advanced age.

I deal with unhappy marriages a lot. I've never been married, I'm single.

Basically, when I hear the words 'family drama,' I run in the opposite direction.

When people divorce, it's always such a tragedy. At the same time, if people stay together it can be even worse.

Americans, indeed, often seem to be so overwhelmed by their children that they'll do anything for them except stay married to the co-producer.

My wife and I are raising five children, and it's tough between two people, let alone with one that's working full-time and is stressed out and coming home to a lot of difficulties.

My relationship with my mom is really bad.

I used to tell my mum to leave my dad when I was, like, nine. I loved my father, don't get me wrong. I really loved him, but he wasn't a good dad, and he wasn't a good husband.

There's a lot of conflict and darkness inside everybody's family. We all pretend to outsiders that it's not so, but behind locked doors, there are usually high emotions running.

How hard or easy it is to raise kids, especially while working, is a big part of people's well-being everywhere.

It's impossible for a couple to bring up two children without having lots and lots of arguments.

A troubled marriage can be as hazardous to physical health as cigarette smoking.

Parents do not know what their kids are doing.

I have six children, and we neglect our older ones more. Because we were so busy trying to make a living, we just say hello and goodbye... I'm sure those things stick with you.

My mother ran away from my father after 16 years of being married to him. She was 16 when she hooked up with him. She left him after having six kids.

As a person, I think you're always kind of searching for something or going through a hardship, whether it's your parents splitting up or anything like that. I mean, my parents stuck together, for whatever reason, until I was about 23, and then they decided to call it quits.

My mother wasn't any better than my father.

I, like many people, have had bumps in the road when it comes to family. Family dynamics are complicated and weigh heavily on me.