Being a single mother is a role filled with strength and courage. It carries the challenge of being both the father and the mother to a child. The relationship between a single mother and her son holds a special bond, a compelling mix of strength, resilience and unconditional love.
Let’s shed light on some quotes that express this special relationship:
1. “As a single mom, I’m juggling a lot and working long hours. Yes, it costs them a little, but what my children get in return is a mother who is energized and content.” – Edie Falco
2. “Being a single parent is twice the work, twice the stress and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love and twice the pride.”
3. “To my son, never forget that I love you. Life is filled with hard times and good times. Learn from everything you can. Be the man I know you can be.” – Unknown
4. “Remember that a single mom is just like any other mom and that our number one priority is still our kids.” – Angelina Jolie
5. “I have a great career, and I have my daughter. So what I don’t have is not as important to me as what I do have.” – Padma Lakshmi
6. “I didn’t plan on being a single mom, but you have to deal with the cards you are dealt the best way you can.” – Tichina Arnold
7. “I’ve been a parent since I was 24, and I’ve been a single parent since I was 26. I’ve done it totally on my own. But I’ve surrounded myself with a wonderful support group of friends.”
8. “Raising a family is difficult enough. But it’s even more difficult for single parents struggling to make ends meet.” – Susan B. Anthony
9. “The most difficult part of dating as a single parent is deciding how much risk your own child’s heart is worth.” – Daniel Pearce
10. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” – Linda Wooten
11. “Yes, I am a single mother. And yes, I do a damn good job.” – Unknown
12. “To the world, you are a Mother… To a family, you are the World.”
13. “My son, follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don’t forget to be awesome. I believe in you a lot.” – Unknown
14. “Just because I am a single mother doesn’t mean I cannot be a success.” – Yvonne Kaloki
15. “I can promise you that women working together – linked, informed and educated – can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.” – Isabel Allende
16. “Just because a person has kids does not mean they are off the market. The fact that there are children involved doesn’t change why you were attracted to them in the first place.” – Unknown
17. “To be a mother is a great treasure. Mothers, in their role as prime educators, have the duty to transmit human values to their children.” – Pope Francis
18. “Raising a kid is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.” – Ed Asner
19. “Your greatest contribution to the universe may not be something you do, but someone you raise.”
20. “As one who does everything that needs to be done, who fights, who cares, who cooks and cleans, I know that I am a hero, a hero to my son’s eyes.” – Unknown
The strength and fierceness of a single mother, her dedication to her son and her unwavering belief in her capacity to thrive, is something truly admirable. These quotes are an ode to all the single mothers and their sons who make this world a far richer place.