Mother Figure

Famous quotes containing the words mother and/or figure:

“My mother wanted to shrink from my clinging, but did not.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“The parent in charge is the disciplinarian.... I do not believe in letting discipline wait for another parent to handle it, nor do I think the father or mother should be allowed to become a shadowy figure who walks in the door and has to play the bad guy in the house.”
—Lawrence Balter (20th century)