Debbie Rowe Quotes

I'm not sure what it means fully to be a parent.

As a nonparent, I stand in awe of parents.

Having children makes you see the world in a completely different way. When you're responsible for those little lives, you can't slough it off or forget about it until later.

Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood.

Fatherhood didn't just happen to me. I am deliberately living it, re-imagining it, and rediscovering it every day. It is as beautiful as I make it, just like anything else in life.

I personally don't resent having my children.

Fatherhood is a process you can't really express.

When it comes down to it, I believe that, having made the decision to bring children into the world, I owe it to them to be as present as I can in their daily lives and to try my best to stay alive until they've made it through to adulthood.

I tell people all the time, 'As long as my kids are doing good, I'm gonna be alright.'

My father once said about being a parent that it is the only thing you do that requires a very long period of learning, and at about the time that you are becoming competent, you don't need the skills anymore. Notwithstanding this modest assessment of their parenting skills, they were wonderful parents.

There is no greater name for a leader than mother or father. There is no leadership more important than parenthood.

Having a child is not like taking a spouse; there is no mutual agreement entered into. It is up the parent to make the commitment.

If my kids are doing well, then my life is going pretty well. And if my kids aren't doing well, it doesn't matter how the other elements of my life are. It's kind of amazing to have a context like that. This is really wonderful.

Being a parent is not a reasonable thing. It is a very hard thing. I am a parent and I know.

I think if you give your best as a parent, then that's all you can do.

Some children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to see them established in the world and then quit it.

If you bring a child into this world, whether it's planned or an accident, you'd better make sure you can care for it. You have to be around. You make time. It's as simple as that.

If I do something for my kids, I get a medal, because most fathers don't.

When you have children, your perspective on the parent-child relationship alters.

I think that being a parent has expanded my writing, expanded my understanding of my characters, and has added a depth and richness to my work. Having kids deepened my idea of parenting and all the anxieties that come along with it.

I can easily tap into the feeling of being a mother and the feeling of, you always want what's best for your kids. And that's where most parents come from.

Being older, I can't imagine a parent not wanting to be in their kid's life. I will just never understand it. To me, it's priceless.

Let's be honest: Parents like me.

Because you give birth, because you impregnate someone, that does not automatically give you that title of mother or father. You earn the title.

My father realizes that he did okay with me. He did the best he could.