Carre Otis Quotes

I think that when you have kids, it's all about them.

My first priority is my children. If at any moment I put aside something that I want to do to be a better parent than that is more than okay for me.

I really enjoy taking care of people, and I was really ready to have a kid, so I didn't have to sacrifice anything that I didn't want to give up.

I would not be a good mother. I mean, I love being an aunt to my niece and nephew. And I used to want to, like, adopt 10 kids - because I had friends who were adopted, and I thought that was the coolest thing, to be chosen. But again, my job is too selfish.

I think the most important thing I have done in my life is to raise two boys.

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.

Raising or caring for children requires sacrifice and service, which, I believe, heals us from the destructive forces of self-centeredness.

Parenthood is such a lesson in self-sacrifice.

When you have kids you do grow up. I have just started realising it now-it changes the world, having children.

Being a mother comes first for me. Before my husband, before this surrogacy crusade, before myself. I don't see myself as particularly strong.

Having children is not for everyone, but I think it's a beautiful lesson in it not being all about me anymore. It's a relief, in a way. It's like, this is her story now, and I'm her mom. It's a nice shift.

If you become a father, you're not doing things for yourself anymore. You're thinking about someone else. And that is not a burden.

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.

Having a child is a lifetime commitment, the biggest one you can possibly make.

When you have a kid, you have to be more mature.

Being a mother is magical.

You bring children into the world. You love them with heart and soul.

I think you really have to become a parent to understand what you will endure to be there for your kids.

When you become a parent, it blows you open in ways that you never thought possible in terms of a level of love that I know I never thought I could possibly have.

Being a mother is the best thing that ever happened to me. Before you have your first baby you are a girl and then you become a mother. There is no transition into being a woman; you literally become a mum and being a mum means you always love someone else more than yourself and it is an unexplainable situation.

Children make you a better everything. Daughters open up a whole different sensibility to you. When you have children, it focuses you on them as opposed to on yourself.

I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller.

I don't think I would have been a good mother. Being a parent brings immense responsibility. It's a Herculean task. It would be almost too much for me.

Before you have children, you mostly think about the world in terms of yourself. And when you become a parent, the focus shifts to somebody else.

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