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I think once you sign on to be a mother, that's the only shift they offer.

I think once you sign on to be a mother, that's the only shift they offer.

Jodi Picoult
Mother, Parenting, Funny Parent
"My Sister's Keeper". Book by Jodi Picoult, April 6, 2004.

We are all, I suppose, beholden to our parents - the question is, how much?

Jodi Picoult
Parenting, Parent
Jodi Picoult (2009). “My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

I would have given anything to keep her little. They outgrow us so much faster than we outgrow them. Brian Fitzgerald, talking about his children.

Jodi Picoult
Children, Parenting, Talking

Parenting is really just a matter of tracking, of hoping your kids do not get so far ahead you can no longer see their next moves.

Jodi Picoult
Moving, Kids, Parenting
Jodi Picoult (2009). “My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel”, p.147, Simon and Schuster

I wondered how long it took for a baby to become yours, for familiarity to set in. Maybe as long as it took a new car to lose that scent, or a brand-new house to gather dust. Maybe that was the process more commonly described as bonding: the act of learning your child as well as you know yourself.

Jodi Picoult
Baby, Children, Parenting
Jodi Picoult (2009). “Handle with Care: A Novel”, p.258, Simon and Schuster

I became a firefighter because I wanted to save people. But I should have been more specific. I should have named names.

Jodi Picoult
Parenting, Should Have, Names
Jodi Picoult (2009). “My Sister's Keeper: A Novel”, p.178, Simon and Schuster

We're [parents]) always bluffing, pretending we know best, when most of the time we're just praying we won't screw up too badly.

Jodi Picoult
Inspirational, Funny, Parenting
Jodi Picoult (2010). “House Rules: A Novel”, p.147, Simon and Schuster

If you want to love a parent you have to understand the incredible investment he or she has in you. If you are a parent, and you want to be loved, you have to deserve it.

Jodi Picoult
Parenting, Want, Incredibles
Jodi Picoult (2002). “Songs of the Humpback Whale: A Novel in Five Voices”, p.331, Simon and Schuster

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