Ayelet Waldman Quotes

I learned a lot from my Mom. My favorite lesson: remember there is no such thing as a certain way to parent and to remember that you are learning along with your child - it's ok to make mistakes.

Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion.

I am like the rain: I go where I'm needed.

When you have kids, you can choose to make them like you, or become like them, and if you've got something that's going to change every six days or six minutes, you can decide to be as awake and alive and learning as they are.

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

I think being a parent is knowing how to love. Sometimes love is discipline, sometimes it's humor, sometimes it's listening.

Everything I am is because of my mom.

You have to see, kid by kid, what their needs are and what kind of parent you need to be for them.

The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.

I want to be a mom who listens.

I'm a mom... and I'm learning this being a parent, sometimes your child can be such a reflection of who you are. And I have to figure out when it is my ego that dictates how I parent and when it is what I think is best for my child.

You can't go into parenthood as a battle wearing armour. It doesn't work that way.

I have a lot of empathy, and I think that's where mothering starts. You are there to empathise and facilitate.

I'm a nurturer by nature!

I just want to be there for my kids.

I'm not a mom, but I think the word 'mother' is about wisdom.

I'm certainly not a perfect mother, but I am an avid mother, let me put it that way.

The truth is I try to take people as I find them.

A man doesn't have to have all the answers; children will teach him how to parent them, and in the process will teach him everything he needs to know about life.

I hope I'm very similar to my mum because she is a fantastic mother. She was driven as well as being incredibly protective and caring, and I think that is important.

My mom has always been kind of my backbone. She keeps me strong. She is a mother, a friend. She is really everything to me.

Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.

Your job as a parent is to listen. And to dole out as much love as you can. That includes tough love.

Every parent has gone through a period when their child wasn't so happy with them.

We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love them as God gives them to us.