Catherine Reitman Quotes

It is a truism that children need more of Mother than of money.

Since I've had a son, I want to be around to see him grow up.

All I want to do is be a good dad, but I'm pretty bad at it.

I have a little boy, and I wanted to spend a lot of time with him.

I really enjoy being a dad, and maybe I took it too seriously, but I love being around my kids.

I have three sons, and I think we're both fierce protectors of our children.

My son is my routine and priority, period!

I always thought I should have been a better mother.

I have a wonderful marriage and two great kids.

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 never thought I was a great mom. I always worked. I fell in love with my children as they got older.

I'm a hands-on mum and I'm lucky to be able to be that. I can remember the things my mum used to do with me and that time together is so important.

What is free time? I'm a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl.

I'm so lucky to be in a situation that I can always have my daughter with me.

I love being a mother; I hate being a housewife - the cooking, the laundry - because it takes away time I could be with my kids.

If you don't show care and love for your children and leave the mothers to take care of all their needs, if they grow up, they will also not consider you.

I love sleeping in my son's silly racecar bed. I love watching hours of 'Yo Gabba Gabba.' I love long playdates with his best friend Jack and traveling with Zev. Most of all I love coming home from work and seeing Zev run up to me saying, 'My mommy's home! My mommy's home!'

I'm completely in love with my children, and I participate in their lives on every level.

I never missed a birthday. I never missed a school play. We carpooled. And the greatest compliment I can ever get is not about my career or performance or anything; it's when people say, 'You know, your girls are great.' That's the real thing for me.

What I do, it's part of my job, but you want to bring your kids up the right way and give them everything - to be there for them and have that connection.

When my son was small, he just came with me everywhere, whether it was going to yoga class or auditions or sleeping over at friends' houses. We came as a pair.

I don't neglect my kids. They are my priority. They come on shoots.

If someone would ask me to choose between TV and films, I would go for TV. I am content with it. Also, I have a family and a son to look after. A mother needs to be there with the child.

I try so hard to be the best mom that I can be and usually I'm always thinking about how to better my son's life.

I work too hard, I'd be a really bad mom, unfortunately. I can't even keep a plant!