24 quotes for couples raising children together
No matter how solid your relationship is, things can get dicey when you add kids to the mix. In addition to having less sleep, money and free time, you have to worry about raising happy, healthy, well-adjusted people. No pressure there, parents! At the end of the day, it’s all worth it, but it’s completely normal to need some words of encouragement now and again.
From the things children need most from their parents to the choices moms and dads should make every day for their partners, here are 24 marriage and parenting quotes. Because a little change in perspective never hurt.
1. ̶0;Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person̵7;s character lies in their own hands.̶1; — Anne Frank
2. ̶0;People stay married because they want to, not because the doors are locked.̶1; — Paul Newman
3. ̶0;When you have a baby, love is automatic. When you get married, love is earned.̶1; — Marie Osmond
4. ̶0;I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is the most noble act anyone can aspire to.̶1; — Nicholas Sparks
5. “Your marriage doesn’t start when you say ‘I do.’ Your marriage starts when you look over at your partner and you want to kill ‘em … And then the next minute you say, ‘I love them more than anything.’” — Viola Davis
6. ̶0;Your children need your presence more than your presents.̶1; — Jesse Jackson
7. ̶0;A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten and the future worth living for.̶1; — Unknown
8. ̶0;A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.̶1; — Mignon McLaughlin
9. “To get the full value of joy, you must have someone to divide it with.” — Mark Twain
10. ̶0;Loving someone liberates the lover as well as the beloved. And that kind of love comes with age.̶1; — Maya Angelou
11. ̶0;Before I got married, I had six theories about bringing up children. Now, I have six children and no theories.̶1; — John Wilmot
12. “Marriage is a choice you make every day. You don’t do it because it’s easy. You do it because you believe in it. You believe in the other person.̶1; — Michelle Obama
13. “Be present. To show up every day is kind of the most romantic part because you can bail at any moment.” — Maya Rudolph
14. ̶0;What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility.̶1; — Leo Tolstoy
15. “Life is a crazy ride. It’s a privilege to go through it with a partner.” — Kristen Bell
16. “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” — Lao Tzu
17. “The greatest marriages are built on teamwork. A mutual respect, a healthy dose of admiration, and a never-ending portion of love and grace.” — Fawn Weaver
18. “Marriage is a mosaic you build with your spouse. Millions of tiny moments that create your love story.” — Jennifer Smith
19. ̶0;We do not develop habits of genuine love automatically. We learn them by watching effective role models — most specifically by observing how our parents express love for each other day in and day out.̶1; — Josh McDowell
20. “A great marriage is not when the ̵6;perfect couple̵7; comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.̶1; — Dave Meurer
21. “A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.̶1;— Robert Quillen
22. “Even when you have kids, never forget your relationship as partners and lovers.” — Chrissy Teigen
23. “Marriage requires effort and time and talking and connecting. You have to maintain it.” — Joanna Gaines
24. ̶0;When you end up happily married, even the failed relationships have worked beautifully to get you there.̶1; — Julia Roberts
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