Lafcadio Hearn Quotes

People tell you everything changes when you have a kid, but what nobody says is you don't mind.

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.

I am making an effort to truly live. I don't mean to imply by that that I haven't been alive before but, with my son being here and such a powerful force in my life, he's given me a freedom to be more. I think that sometimes we can get stuck, and just the fact that he's here says so much to me about my own existence. I didn't think I'd be able to have children, and this level of blessing is something I can't even put my finger on.

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

I expected it to be overwhelming and all-encompassing, but having a kid brings you into the world in a whole different way.

The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.

Motherhood changes everything.

When I had a child, everyone was telling me that I was going to see the world through her eyes, and everything was going to get this nice gloss to it. I kept waiting for that to happen, and thought there was a real problem with me that it wasn't.

It's true: I don't remember what life was like before parenthood.

I don't think you automatically become an enlightened person because you are a daddy. But they will change you, of course - their understanding of you puts you in a different place.

The world doesn't revolve around me anymore. Now it's all about this little baby. I come home after a rough day, I see her and she smiles and nothing but that matters. I know that sounds really cliche but it's the truth.

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.

I'm the father of four daughters.

Having children changes your outlook 100 percent of your life.

I've changed a lot because I am a father.

Fatherhood is great.

Before motherhood, I had a feeling that unmarried women are the strongest. However, that changed after my son was born.

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

I've got a lovely family now, I've got two boys.

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

I think when you have children, it just changes your worldview.

Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears.

Having children takes the focus off yourself, which I'm really grateful for. I'm so tired of thinking about myself. I'm sick of myself. You feel you want to be there and not miss out on anything. It's a true joy and a very profound love. You can write a book, you can make a movie, you can paint a painting, but having kids is the most extraordinary thing I've ever taken on.

Children teach you so much. You take another look at life when you have a child. Everything is new again for you. They ground you.

Our children change us... whether they live or not.