Parenting Life Quotes

When you have a child, as anyone knows who has them, that's basically all you want to talk about.

When you become a parent, obviously it changes your life in so many ways.

Our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys... Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma's house... and a date night for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie, because as an exhausted mom, I couldn't stay awake for both.

I'll tell you my routine - it's really exciting. I feed, I burp, I change diapers, I pump. And then I have a tiny window of time to myself.

When you have children, you don't have downtime, but I have a family life that is rich and fulfiling.

I do like to read in bed, but because I have two kids I'm often forced to read in the bathroom.

With four kids, it's hard to watch anything other than 'Sesame Street.'

I had to make some adjustments from what my life was like before I was a mom. My kids are so fun and loving, but they are also demanding!

My kids teased me at dinner that I'm not cool. I told them if I was cool I wouldn't be sitting at home with my kids. Pass the gravy.

I'm less Soho House these days, more Airbnb. It's just so useful to have a washing machine, or to rock up somewhere with a baby bed and all the other kit provided.

Hey, great idea: if you have kids, give your partner reading vouchers next Christmas. Each voucher entitles the bearer to two hours' reading time *while the kids are awake*. It might look like a cheapskate present, but parents will appreciate that it costs more in real terms than a Lamborghini.