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I was fortunate enough to have my kids early, so being a mom always ended up being a better gig than these other parts that came along. So I always justified not really working a lot because I had a family.

Being a parent is the hardest job ever in life.

I really feel that most things are difficult at the beginning and they become fun, something you love, only after you've worked at them. Making children do something hard can, in the long run, be a great parental service.

There are times as a parent when you realize that your job is not to be the parent you always imagined you'd be, the parent you always wished you had. Your job is to be the parent your child needs, given the particulars of his or her own life and nature.

I looked on child rearing not only as a work of love and duty but as a profession that was fully as interesting and challenging as any honorable profession in the world and one that demanded the best that I could bring to it.

As a mom I know that raising children is the hardest job there is.

I have worked so hard since I was 15 years old, all because I wanted to be a mom.

Having a child keeps you very grounded. So when I decided to have a child, I made it clear to the people I work with that my job was no longer my priority.

This is the hardest job I've ever had, being a mom, but it's the most rewarding job I've ever had.

Any job I choose has to work with my schedule with my kids. I don't want to miss any of my time with them.