There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you
- Peter De VriesParents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves.
- Marcelene CoxThe secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent.
- Mel LazarusParenthood 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.
- Robin G. Collingwood