Parenting Change Quotes

I was the person who had a 10 lb baby on my arm called my purse, and now that I have a crossover bag it's stupid. I realize I need my wallet, my phone and my lip gloss - that's it.

I used to be a reasonably careless and adventurous person before I had children; now I am morbidly obsessed by seat-belts and constantly afraid that low-flying aircraft will drop on my children's school.

I just can't stand the fact that they're going out on their own - I love having my kids around, and I'm angry at them for going out and becoming independent. I want to tuck them in and drive them to school in the morning, but they just won't let me do that anymore.

I am very different as a parent to new kids. My work changed from being rooted in the sky to being rooted in the earth.

I'm turning into a stricter dad.

Before I had kids, I was out every night of the week.

Music - which I could never listen to while writing before I had children - became essential to my process.

My mother looked after me full-time when I was young, but as soon as I started school, she got a job in an office.