Kim Alexis Quotes

I used to tell moms that for the sake of their well-being they had to put themselves first. But I know now that's not always possible.

The biggest change for me as a mom was realizing I needed to put someone else before me. Now the hardest part about the empty nest is learning to put myself first. I know that I have raised my sons to be big, strong, independent men who love God, themselves and care for others. I have to learn to let them have space and learn without me.

You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.

Being a singer is all about me. About ego. Being a mom is all about being selfless - two different worlds.

Becoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won't crumble around me.

I used to say, 'Man, I think I'd be a really good dad. I'll be a great provider. I'm funny; I'll go on trips with them - I'll do all sorts of stuff.' But the momming? I'm not made for that. I have a really good mom; I know what she put into it.

When you're not a mom, you can get up in the middle of the night, paint, sleep all morning... you can't do that when you have two children!

My priorities had been changing before I had Addie but after she was born they changed completely. I don't count - my daughter sort of owns me.

I'm a mom first.

My mom was the picture of the blue-collar mom: Two and three and four jobs to make sure that me and my sister never needed, that was her thing.

Being a mom is what life is about. I hope people realize what the priorities in life should be and know not everything has to be perfect.

Being a mom has made me a better person. It's made me more compassionate. It's just awesome. I think I was put here to be a mom.

Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

Some people won't like me; that's just human nature. I battled with that for years, trying to please people, but now I haven't got time to win people over! I've got nappies to change!

I'd rather be a great mom than a sexy model.

I'm very lucky because I don't half get some juicy jobs. But I can't tell you the number I've turned down in the past 20 years because I wanted to be at home, looking after my son. There was never any question about that. Alfie and I are dead close. I can't bear it when he's away.

When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

My mom has always said that the one thing she wishes she had done differently is have a job. She felt like the single-mindedness made her a little nuts sometimes, and she could have used an outlet for herself when we were little.

Being a mom has changed me forever.

Being a mom has affected me in the greatest way possible - and in a necessary way. Having my son has helped me to be grounded, and I feel like with a child you have to really think about things all the way through.

As we all know, there is no harder or more rewarding job than being a mom.

Good mothers make all kinds of choices. Making a decision that might sound selfish does not make a woman a bad mother.

Being a mom to my son has taken precedence over everything in my life, and I think that's the order it should be... It's a great challenge that I don't think's ever gonna stop.

Being a mother has been my greatest teacher and also the most self-sacrificing thing I've ever done.