I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
Barbara BushRead
You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.
Interpretation
Unconditional love for your children is challenging but essential.
In this quote, Barbara Bush emphasizes the importance of loving one's children selflessly. She acknowledges the difficulties that come with this kind of love but insists that it is the only genuine way to nurture and support them, highlighting the profound responsibility parents have in fostering a loving environment for their children's growth.
In practice
During a parenting seminar on unconditional love.
I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
You don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities.
Your success as a family... our success as a nation... depends not on what happens inside the White House, but on what happens inside your house.
The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you're not going to change each other's minds. It's a waste of your time and my time.
To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
I truly have a village supporting me. My son has godmothers, godfathers, grandparents and so many others in his life who love him as much as I do. They're there for both of us. I may not have a mate or husband, but I'm definitely not a single parent.
I don't like the word 'businesswoman.' Perhaps 'committed mother' would be the best description.
Oh, when a mother meets on high The babe she lost in infancy, Hath she not then for pains and fears, The day of woe, the watchful night, For all her sorrow, all her tears, An over-payment of delight?
If I were to give advice to young people, high-achieving young people for example, Iβd have to say, donβt neglect your family. Politics is important, sitting at the head table is glamorous. Traveling around the world, trying to do something for world peace was wonderful. But family and friends and faith are what really matter in life. And I know that. I see it so clearly now.
I didn't have a father to deal with about boyfriends. I didn't have a father to show me how a man and woman relate in a family setting. Therefore, I have given over my life to mentoring young people. I'm adamant about young people who have been denied a father/daughter relationship.
I shall never forget my mother, for it was she who planted and nurtured the first seeds of good within me. She opened my heart to the lasting impressions of nature; she awakened my understanding and extended my horizon and her percepts exerted an everlasting influence upon the course of my life.
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