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I'm not a parent, but it seems to me the nature of parenting is contingent, full of unexpected challenges - which is one of the wonderful and amazing things about it.

My mother told me to raise my kids with calculated neglect. They get their self-worth from doing what they can do and not having everything done for them.

When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence.

Parenting isn't just parenting your own child.

So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.

Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they're little.

The powerlessness of the child is often forgotten. And after it comes the terrifying phase of moving into adulthood.

Single parenting is sometimes just a case of sitting around by yourself in mild despair, not knowing what to do.

I'm trying to break any chain of negative parenting that I might have survived.

Parenting now is a two-way relationship where you learn from each other.