There are probably a million different quotes you can think of when describing moms, but my favorite are the strong mom quotes. As moms, almost everything we do requires us to be strong. Whether we’re carrying around our toddler who just wants to be held all day or to put a smile on our face when all we really want to do is curl up and cry, every step of motherhood tests and pushes us.
If today is a day when you could just use a laugh or a reminder to be mean, these 50 powerful mom quotes are sure to put a smile on your face!
55 Strong Mom Quotes
“There’s no hood like motherhood.”
“I don’t want to sleep like a baby. I want to sleep like my husband.”
“Spit up is my new favorite accessory. No outfit is complete without it.”
“Everyone wants to save the Earth. nobody wants to help mom do the dishes.” PJ O’Rourke
“It’s official. I’m in love… with my Roomba.”
“Don’t yell at your kids, lean in and whisper, it’s a lot scarier.”
“Showering as a mom is like an Olympic sport. The fans shout your name and you’re pushed to finish in record time.”
“Don’t be so hard on yourself. The mom in ET had an alien living in her house for days and didn’t notice.”
“If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?” Milton Berle
“Silence is not golden, it is suspicious.”
“Mother: that word that cannot be defined in a single sentence. that word that embodies all the love a human being could possibly offer.’
“My children give a lot of shade to tiny people who are completely dependent on me for survival.”
What I say to my son “Get dressed”, what he hears, “Stand naked and watch TV with a sock on.”
“Motherhood is a choice you make every day to put someone else’s happiness and well-being before your own. To teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing, even when you’re not sure what the right thing is. And to forgive yourself again and again for getting it all wrong.” Donna Ball
“Your influence as a mother is powerful. Don’t waste it! Little eyes are watching you.”
“There is no way to be the perfect mother, but thousands of ways to be a good one.” Jill Churchill
“A love as strong as your mother leaves its own mark. To have been loved so deeply will give us some protection forever.” JK Rowling
“Either we make ourselves miserable or we become strong. The amount of work is the same.” Carlos Castaneda
“We have a secret in our culture and it’s not that childbirth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” Laura Stavoe
“Mom is the glue that holds everything together, even when it feels like it might fall apart.”
“Talk to your children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and most magical people on earth, because what they believe is what they will become.”
“May your coffee be stronger than your toddler.”
“You’re going to lose this someday… I tell myself as I stomp the Legos to the bathroom.”
“I started making breakfast for myself, ended up making breakfast for everyone but me.”
“I hate it when I’m waiting for my mom to cook dinner and then I remember I’m the mom and I have to cook dinner.”
“So it turns out that being an adult is mostly Googling how to do things.”
“Parenting is hard, especially trying to be patient with little versions of your impatient self.”
“Raising my children is my choice. Sometimes I leave things behind or don’t have them. I do not regret it. My life is and always will be for my children no matter how old they get. They haven’t ruined my life. they gave me a whole new perspective on the meaning of life. I couldn’t love them more than I already do.”
“Whoever wrote the song ‘I’m easy like Sunday Sunday’ didn’t have kids.”
“As a mom you may see me struggle, but you’ll never see me give up.”
“Becoming a mom to me means you’ve accepted that for the next 16 years of your life, you’re going to have a sticky wallet.” Nia Vardalos
“It takes someone really brave to be a mom, someone strong to raise a child and someone special to love someone more than herself.”
“I had a lot of things to do today… now I have a lot of things to do tomorrow.”
“90% of parenting is thinking about when you can lie down again.”
“A toddler can do more in 1 minute unsupervised than most people can do all day.”
“A toddler can do more in 1 minute unsupervised than most people can do all day.”
“Children don’t just get milk from breastfeeding, they also get our energy.” Stephen Gaskin
“Don’t cry over spilled milk. Unless it’s breast milk, in which case cry a lot.’
“There are three reasons for breastfeeding: the milk is always at the right temperature; It comes in attractive containers and the cat can’t get it.” Irena Chalmers
“Nursing gives you superhuman powers. How else could I do all this when I’m usually sleepy?’ Gwen Stefani
“Strong mothers raise strong children. Embrace your inner strength and let it shine.”
“Breastfeeding is an instinctive and natural act, but it is also an art that is learned day by day. The reality is that almost all women can breastfeed, have enough milk for their babies, and learn how to overcome problems big and small. It’s almost always a matter of practical knowledge rather than luck.” La Leche League
“There is nothing as strong as a mother’s love and nothing as healing as a child’s soul.”
“The power of a mother is unparalleled. She can move mountains for her child.”
“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” Robert Browning
“Be strong, Mom. You are the backbone of your family.”
“Single mothers: you are strong, brave and resilient. You are amazing.”
“Being a mom is the most rewarding and demanding job in the world. You are stronger than you think.”
Strong moms learn to laugh at the mess and smile at the mess. They know that even though things aren’t always perfect, they’re doing their best and the kids will be okay. I hope these powerful mom quotes illustrate that and inspire you to keep doing what you’re doing!
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