Motherly Duty Quotes

I think I couldn't balance my marriage and my mother's deteriorating health. I realized it was unfair to my husband to have my divided attention. I understood he deserved better and should go for that. He deserved the attention of a partner, not another headache, and I didn't want to share my time with anyone else but my mother.

The children in this country are the one center and focus of all our thoughts. Every step of our advance is always considered in its effect on them-on the race. You see, we are MOTHERS, she repeated, as if in that she had said it all.

Can serving the mother be a favour? A son is only dedicated to serve the mother....The favour has been done by the party.

Those who think that a woman detained at home by her little family is doing nothing, think the reverse of what is true. Scarcely can the godly mother quit her home for a place of worship; but dream not that she is lost to the work of the church; far from it, she is doing the best possible service for her Lord. Mothers, the godly training of your offspring is your first and most pressing duty.

Having children is what a woman is born for, really.

Being mum is a number one job. That takes priority.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

More than in any other human relationship, overwhelmingly more, motherhood means being instantly interruptible, responsive, and responsible