537 Emotional Quotes From Mother To Son (2023)

1. “Sometimes you may be naughty, but mostly you are nice. Sometimes you may be naive, but mostly you are wise. Regardless of all these, sometimes, there is one thing that is ALWAYS. It is my love for you, which will keep growing day after day.”

2. “My son makes me laugh with his incredibly humorous take on the world. Everything makes him laugh, and I aspire to take in the world in the same shoes he does.”

3. “Even if you have your own life now, I have never stopped praying for your safety, stability, health, and happiness. I pray for your success in all aspects of your life and know that you can do anything you set your mind on. But it’s good to know that you have the full backing of a mother’s prayers! I love you, son.”

4. “When my son was little, we mothers always did the Halloween parties, and I would wear my orange and black chanel. It comes in handy on October 31. I’m the chicest pumpkin around.” – Karen Katz

5. “When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ It’s a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.” — Erma Bombeck

6. “There is no greater privilege in living than bringing a tiny new human being into the world and then trying to raise him or her properly during the next eighteen years.” – James C. Dobson

7. “But now, being a parent, I go home and see my son and I forget about any mistake I ever made or the reason I’m upset. I get home and my son is smiling or he comes running to me.”

8. “You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.” — Wally Schirra

9. “Until one becomes a mother, no one can ever tell you what it feels like to love someone so deeply and profoundly that you will rejoice when they rejoice, ache when they ache, feel what they feel, even without speaking a word.” – Jennifer Quinn

10. “When you’re the mom of boys, you get to say things like, ‘We can’t visit the Grand Canyon because I’m afraid you’ll throw your brother over.’”

11. ‘To my son, never underestimate your worth, your strength, or your ability. Always believe in yourself as much as I believe in you!’

12. “I constantly go between wanting you to be my baby forever, and being excited about all the amazing things you’ll do in this life.”

13. “There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart.” — Washington Irving

14. “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” – Maya Angelou

15. “Your arms were always open when I needed a hug and your heart understood when I needed a friend. Those gentle eyes were stern when I needed a lesson. Your strength and love has guided me and gave me wings to fly.” – Sarah Malin

16. ‘My son, live your life with love and kindness. Spread your wings and fly high up in the air. Achieve the things that make you happy. And know that I am proud of you and you are forever loved.’

17. “There is an endearing tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart.” – Washington Irving

18. “You are the best thing to ever happen to me and you have saved me in so many ways that you will not yet understand until you have a son of your own.”

19. “My son’s unwavering belief in me gives me the strength to face my fears and overcome my doubts. I am blessed to have him in my life.”

20. “Motherhood is basically finding activities for children in three-hour pockets of time for the rest of your life.” – Mindy Kaling

21. “No mother wants to hear her son say he’s gay. Those two words rip the picture of a daughter-in-law and grandchildren into pieces. I felt sorry for my mom and wanted her to know everything was going to be alright. But then she said, ‘I don’t really care, Johnny, as long as I know that you are going to be happy.” – Johnny Weir

22. “Sons may grow into men and grow out of their toys, but in the hearts of their mothers they are still their little boys." — Unknown

23. “Yet now in my arms, I was holding a helpless baby boy who would grow into a man. I cannot imagine that soft little face one-day having whiskers.” -Rhonda Stoppe

24. “Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.” — Thiruvalluvar

25. “There is an endearing tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart.”

26. “To be a mother of a son is one of the most important things you can do to change the world. Raise them to respect women, raise them to stand up for others, raise them to be kind.” – Shannon L. Alder

27. “You are ugly when you love her, you are beautiful and fresh, vital and free, modern and poetic. When you don’t, you are more beautiful as an orphan than as your mother’s son.” – Witold Gombrowicz

28. “A mother’s love for her son is a love that endures, a love that forgives, a love that never gives up.” ― George Herbert

29. “To my son, I want you to believe deep in your heart that you’re capable of achieving anything you put your mind to. You will never lose, you either win or learn. Just go forth and aim for the skies. I can’t promise to be here for the rest of your life but I can promise to love you for the rest of mine.”

30. ‘You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you raise them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it is just in your eyes.’

31. ‘My son, you are such an amazing man, and I’m so proud of the incredible way that you are growing up. Even at such a young age, you are full of wisdom, kindness, compassion, and courage.’

32. “The bond between a mother and son lasts a lifetime. The bond between a mother and son is a special one. It remains unchanged by time or distance. It is the purest love, unconditional and true. It is an understanding of any situation and forgiving of any mistake.”

33. “Be strong out there, my son. Look for the love and kindness in others. Forgive yourself when you make mistakes, and enjoy the journey.”

34. “Having a child makes you realize the importance of life, narcissism goes out the window. Heaven on earth is looking at my little boy. The minute he was born, I knew if I never did anything other than being a mom, I’d be fine.” – Jenny McCarthy

35. “My son! I closed my eyes for a moment, and suddenly a man stood where my boy used to be. I may not be able to carry you in my arms, but I will always carry you in my heart. You have given me so many reasons to be proud of the man you have become, but the proudest moment for me is telling others that you are my son. I love you now and forever.”

36. “A son is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.” – Unknown

37. “To my son, never underestimate your worth, your strength, or your ability. Always believe in yourself as much as I believe in you!” – Unknown

38. My friend asked what it was like to live in a house full of boys, so I peed on her bathroom floor, ate everything in her fridge, told her 800 stories about Minecraft, farted 20 times, and when she was ready to kill me, I gave her a hug and told her she was pretty.

39. “Happy the boy whose mother is tired of talking nonsense to him before he is old enough to know the sense of it.” — Augustus Hare

40. “My son is my baby, today, tomorrow, and always. You hurt him, I will hurt you. I don’t care if he’s 1 day or 50 years old, I will defend and protect him all of my life!”

41. “My son’s strength and resilience give me the courage to face life’s challenges with grace and dignity. I am honored to be his mother.”

42. “I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” ― Abraham Lincoln

43. “Godspeed, little man. Sweet dreams, little man. Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings. Godspeed. Sweet dreams.” ― Dixie Chicks

44. “Having a child makes you realize the importance of life – narcissism goes out the window. Heaven on earth is looking at my little boy. The minute he was born, I knew if I never did anything other than being a mom, I’d be fine.” — Jenny McCarthy

45. “Nothing makes a deeper impression on a boy than seeing his strong mother suddenly girlish and hurt.”― Stefan Hertmans

46. “I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.

47. “My wild, wild son, run free. Ooh, you’ll know it when you’re where you’re supposed to be.” — Armin van Buren and Sam Martin

48. “A mother's love doesn't make her son more dependent and timid; it actually makes him stronger and more independent.” — Cheri Fuller, What a Son Needs From His Mom

49. “You may have tangible wealth untold; caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than you can never be. I had a mother who read to me.” – Strickland Gillilan

50. “A mother must rear her son outside/beyond motherhood, they argued in order to raise a nonsexist, nonmusculine(as it is traditionally defined)boy and to improve relations between mothers and sons, and men and women generally.” — Andrea O’ Reilly

51. “Most young men are such bores. They haven’t lived long enough to learn that they are not the wonders to the world they are to their mothers.” ― L.M. Montgomery

52. “My children will never have to wonder where to go for a hug, love, or support. I will be there for them no matter how old they are.”

53. “When the road gets tough, just keep going. You are made of tough stuff, and you will easily overcome all your challenges. I believe in you, sweetie!”

54. “My son is the best gift I have ever received. He is the sunshine in my day. The joy in my soul. And the love of my life.” – Unknown

55. “A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it’s too late to let her know that he sees it.” – W. D. Howells

56. “Until you have a son of you own, you will never know what that means. You will never know the joy beyond joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his son.”

57. “I never knew what it meant to carry a little life within me until you were born. You came into this world and gave me so many experiences that were truly unique and unforgettable.”

58. “The best career I’ll ever have, the profession where I’ll never stop learning, and the job that is worth all sacrifices, is being a mother to my children.”

59. “To be a mother of a son is one of the most important things you can do to change the world. Raise them to respect women, raise them to stand up for others, raise them to be kind.” — Shannon L. Alder

60. A son keeps a mother grounded and stronger, while a mother gives her son an idea of what love is supposed to feel like!

61. “You will teach them to fly, but they will not fly your flight. They will dream, but they will not dream your dreams. You will teach them to live, but they will not live your life. Nevertheless, in every flight, in every dream, and in every life, the print of the way you taught will always remain.”

62. “As the mother of a son, I do not accept that alienation from me is necessary for his discovery of himself. As a woman, I will not cooperate in demeaning womanly things so that he can be proud to be a man. I like to think the women in my son’s future are counting on me.” – Letty Cottin Porgrebin

63. “Mother is her son's first god; she must teach him the most important lesson of all—how to love.” ― T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise

64. “When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they’re finished, I climb out.” – Erma Bombeck

65. “Be strong out there, my son. Look for the love and kindness in others. Forgive yourself when you make mistakes, and enjoy the journey.” – Kirsten Wreggitt

66. “My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to be, your dreams stay big and your worries stay small, you never need to carry more than you can hold, and while you’re out there getting where you’re getting to, I hope you know somebody loves you and wants the same things too. This is my wish.” – Rascal Flatts

67. “And be very careful at the front, Paul.” Ah, Mother, Mother! Why do I not take you in my arms and die with you. What poor wretches we are!” ― Erich Maria Remarque

68. “My son is the best gift I have ever received. He is the sunshine in my day. The joy in my soul. And the love of my life.” — Unknown

69. “A mother’s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking.” ― Helen Rice

70. “My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine.” — Maya Angelou

71. “The bond between mother and son lasts a lifetime. The bond between mother and son is a special one. It remains unchanged by time or distance.”

72. “When I tell you that I love you, I don’t say it out of habit or to make conversation. I say it to remind you that you are, without a doubt, the best thing that has ever happened to me.” – Unknown

73. “You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.” – Wally Schirra

74. “If I could give you one thing, it would be the ability to see yourself through my eyes. Because only then would you see how loved you really are.” – Unknown

75. “Mothers are better than the CIA, they know you did it, how you did it, who you did it with and can hear you trying to hide the evidence.”

76. “If a man has been his mother’s undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it.” ― Sigmund Freud

77. “He promised us that everything would be okay. I was a child, but I knew that everything would not be okay. That did not make my father a liar. It made him my father.” – Jonathan Safran Foer

78. “It’s more beautiful than I imagined. Everything is more colorful, more exciting. Music, you know, sounds better. [My son’s] just a beautiful little boy.” — John Stamos

79. “Of course, my son has been the center of my life and will always be the center of my love. When he was young, I was the rock in his life. Now that I am old, he is the rock in my life.” — Hyacinth Mottley

80. “Being a mom means you need eyes like a hawk, to be fast like a cheetah, have ears and nose like a dog. Most of all, be protective like a bear.”

81. “Of course, my son has been the center of my life and will always be the center of my love. When he was young, I was the rock in his life. Now that I am old, he is the rock in my life.” Hyacinth Mottley, Words of Wisdom – Words of Faith

82. “The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.”

83. “To my son, never forget that I love you. No matter where you go or what happens in life. You are loved. Forever and always.” – Unknown

84. “There is something about losing a mother that is permanent and inexpressible — a wound that will never quite heal.” — Susan W

85. “But boys are different from girls and not just physically. Acknowledging, appreciating, and understanding that boys are boys is essential in raising a son.” — Catherine Musco Garcia-Prats

86. “If you try singling me out to my mother, she’ll be down your throat. She has three sons, and she’s equally proud of us all.” – Lee Pearson

87. “My mother never gave up on me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back.”- Denzel Washington

88. “There is nothing else in the world like the love of a mother. It is a love that knows no bounds, no shame, and will crush down anything that stands in its path.”

89. “I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it’s good to make thoughtful, good choices.” – Karen Salmansohn

90. “I am a boy mom, and I keep my eyes on the goal: raising the boy I love into a man who will make this world a better place.” — Monica Swanson

91. “I don’t want my son to follow in my footsteps. I want him to walk the path beside me and go even further than I could have ever dreamed.” – Unknown

92. “You are my angel: you remind me of the goodness in this world and inspire me to be the greatest version of myself.” – Steve Maraboli

93. “Mom- One who sacrifices her body, sleep, social life, spending money, eating hot meals, peeing alone, patience, energy and sanity for love.”

94. “My mother… she is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her.” — Jodi Picoul

95. “I will be your biggest fan. Your protector. I will always defend you, be your friend, and will be your confidant. I will always be proud of you and will love you unconditionally because always and forever I will be your mother.”

96. “My greatest wish is that my kids always know how much I love them, and that they walk through the rest of their life knowing I’ll always be there for them anyway I can.”

97. “A man’s desire for a son is usually nothing but the wish to duplicate himself in order that such a remarkable pattern may not be lost to the world.” — Helen Rowland

98. “My son’s love and devotion are the bedrock of my strength and resilience. I am grateful every day for his presence in my life.”

99. “I find, by close observation, that the mothers are the levers which move in education. The men talk about it. . . but the women work most for it.” ― Frances Watkins Harper

100. ‘My son, if I could give you one thing, it would be the ability to see yourself through my eye. Because only then would you see how loved you really are.’

101. “That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is the reality we are living in.” – Lauryn Hill

102. “If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother.” — Booker T. Washington

103. “To have a son means to have a protector, a buddy, a support system, and to live out one of life’s greatest adventures!”

104. “As soon as this child was born I immediately wanted to call my parents and just apologize because I never knew how much they loved me.” –Ashton Kutcher

105. “A good son will never allow sorrow to befall his mother…and act as if he is an only child that cares…protects when no one dares…serves with his life in return…and most of all finds a wife that will love his mother too.” – Helen Rebibis Ramos

106. ‘You’re not just my son. You’re my moon and stars and everything in between. You, my son, are my everything and I love you with all my heart.’

107. “Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don’t want them to become politicians in the process.” – John F. Kennedy

108. “Once upon a time there was a cute boy who came into my life and the happiness spread all over my world. Happy birthday son.”

109. From the moment you arrived in this world until the moment I leave it, I will always carry you in my heart. Mandy Harrison

110. ‘No amount of money can be paid for the relationship between a father and his sons and a father and his daughters. Willie Williams, 7 Steps to Parenting Power

111. “One of the greatest gifts you can give your teenage boy is the gift of letting him know you get it. You’ve been there.”

112. “The years will rush by, and one day you will be watching your son as a man, and feeling incredibly proud that he is caring, safe, making a contribution, and hopefully going far beyond you in the scope of his life.” – Steve Biddulph

113. “A mother can do her son a big favour by simply loving him, standing by his side and having his back in everything he does.”

114. “Every mother hopes that her daughter will marry a better man than she did, and is convinced that her son will never find a wife as good as his father did.” – Martin Andersen Nexo

115. ‘My son, I know you’re grown now, but my heart doesn’t realize that. In my heart, you will always be my sweet little boy.’

116. “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.” ― George Washington

117. “Sometimes a mother can think that her son could get a better mommy. But she knows for sure that she knows that there doesn’t exist a better son.”

118. “No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.” – Godfrey Winn

119. “God gave those little children to you, mama- You. No one else can mother them like you can. You may have your work cut out for you, but you’re the one cut out to accomplish it.” – Erin Odom

120. “By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.” — Charles Wadsworth

121. “Before I had my child, I thought I knew all the boundaries of myself, that I understood the limits of my heart. It’s extraordinary to have all those limits thrown out, to realize your love is inexhaustible.” –Uma Thurman

122. “A son doesn’t need to deserve his mother’s love; he doesn’t need to ask for it. Mother’s love for her son is always unconditional.”

123. “My son, you are such an amazing man, and I’m so proud of the incredible way that you are growing up. Even at such a young age, you are full of wisdom, kindness, compassion, and courage.” — Unknown

124. “A son makes love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten and the future worth living for.”

125. “I understand if you feel like I’m always out to ruin your life. I know that you hate me sometimes because I don’t agree with your decisions. But I want you to know that I do it not to make your life hell. I do it because I love you and only want the best for you.”

126. “The best parent, in me, you may not have seen. But the best son, you have always been. Having you as my son is the only way, I’d want to live my life again to this very day. I love you, son.”

127. “No matter how old you become, I’ll always hold your hand tenderly… just like how I held it on the day that you were born. I love you, son.”

128. “Mother, dearest mother, no other woman compares to you. You were strong in the darkest hour and you showed me the strength to achieve victory. So at this moment my victories and achievements belong to you.” ― Mark Frank

129. “Son, your eyes give me the will to fight back, even when things go off-track. Your hugs give me the reason to smile, even when problems pile. You love is what keeps me going, it is what keeps my heart beating.”

130. As a woman, I will not cooperate in demeaning womanly things so that he can be proud to be a man. I like to think the women in my son’s future are counting on me. – Letty Cottin Pogrebin

131. “Having kids — the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings — is the biggest job anyone can embark on.” — Maria Shriver

132. “Mothers unconsciously allow more latitude to sons, and open encouragement, and with daughters they treat them as they would treat themselves.” — Susie Orbach

133. “You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.”

134. “My son, watching you grow up has been many things… Joyful, impactful, and even stressful. But it has also been the most meaningful part of my life.” – Unknown

135. “My son is the reason I never give up; his love gives me the courage to withstand even the most trying circumstances.”

136. “Until you have a son of your own, you will never know what that means. You will never know the joy beyond joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his son.” — Kent Nerburn, Letters to My Son

137. “You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.” – Mother son quotes by Walter M Schirra Sr.

138. “I am a boy mom, and I keep my eyes on the goal: raising the boy I love into a man who will make this world a better place.”

139. “Every year, you grow in stature, intelligence, and awesomeness. It nearly appears like you’re attempting to imitate me! So, here’s hoping your dreams come true.”

140. “A mother’s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking” ― Helen Steiner Rice

141. “My mother said to me, ‘If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.’ Instead, I was a painter and became Picasso.” — Pablo Picasso

142. “To my son, never underestimate your worth, your strength, or your ability. Always believe in yourself as much as I believe in you!” — Unknown

143. “My son is my strength and my happiness,” a mother once said. “His grin is the fuel that pushes me through the toughest of days.”

144. Heaven on earth is looking at my little boy. The minute he was born, I knew if I never did anything other than being a mom, I’d be fine. – Jenny McCarthy

145. “Let your boys test their wings. They may not be eagles, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't soar free.” — C.J. Milbrandt, On Your Marks

146. “Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.” — Proverbs 1:8-9

147. “My son will never have to wonder where to go for a hug, love, or support. I will always be there for him no matter how old he is.” — Unknown

148. “Moms are as relentless as the tides. They don’t just drive us to practice, they drive us to greatness.” – Steve Rushin

149. “There is an endearing tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart.” – Washington Irving.

150. “Love as powerful as your mother’s leaves its own mark. To have been loved so deeply will give us some protection forever.” — J.K. Rowling

151. “There is no greater privilege in living than bringing a tiny new human being into the world and then trying to raise him or her properly during the next eighteen years.” — James C. Dobson, Bringing Up Boys

152. “[Motherhood is] the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary—it’s an act of infinite optimism.” — Gilda Radner

153. “One of the greatest gifts you can give your teenage boy is the gift of letting him know you get it. You’ve been there.” – Sebastian R. Jones

154. “Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.”

155. “A man’s desire for a son is usually nothing but the wish to duplicate himself in order that such a remarkable pattern may not be lost to the world.” – Helen Rowland

156. “My son will never have to wonder where to go for a hug, love, or support. I will always be there for him no matter how old he is.” – Unknown

157. “Motherhood is amazing and then it is really hard. \hen it is incredible. And then it is everything in between. So, hold onto the good, breathe through the bad, and welcome the wildest and most wonderful ride of your life.”

158. “A son will search for the ultimate love his entire love, but will finally realize it was within his mother all along.”

159. “A boy is a magical creature — you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can’t lock him out of your heart.” — Allan Beck

160. ‘To my son, watching you grow up has been many things…Joyful, impactful, and even stressful. But it has also been the most meaningful part of my life.’

161. “When your children arrive, the best you can hope for is that they break open everything about you. Your mind floods with oxygen. Your heart becomes a room with wide-open windows.” —Amy Poehler

162. “You will never have this day with your children again. Tomorrow they will be a little older than they were today. This day is a gift. Just breathe, notice, study their faces and little feet. Pay attention. Relish the charms of the present. Enjoy today. It will be over before you know it.”

163. “I loved you before I met you. I felt every move you made. You changed my life in a big way and the best way possible. You are the bone of my bones and the blood of my blood. You grew right under my heart and in it. You are my son.”

164. “For a mother, the project of raising a boy is the most fulfilling project she can hope for. She can watch him, as a child, play the games she was not allowed to play; she can invest in him her ideas, aspirations, ambitions, and values, or whatever she has left of them; she can watch her son, who came from her flesh and whose life was sustained by her work and devotion, embody her in the world. So while the project of raising a boy is fraught with ambivalence and leads inevitably to bitterness, it is the only project that allows a woman to be — to be through her son, to live through her son.” – Andrea Dworkin

165. “I could have been a better mom; there is no doubt in that. But I swear by everything true, I could have never asked for a better son.”

166. As a woman, I will not cooperate in demeaning womanly things so that he can be proud to be a man. I like to think the women in my son’s future are counting on me.” — Letty Cottin Pogrebin

167. “How can you, a young man understand his mother, how can you understand her thoughts, her needs and her soul?” — Therese Lund

168. “You will be his first his, his first love, his first friend. You’re his momma and he is your whole world. He is your little boy.”

169. “I can predict your future; it’s way too easy. You’ll be a handsome man, very fine and classy. You will soar new heights, not just because you are my son but because from your heart, you are a lovely person. Your life will be perfect, just as it is now… you have no idea that I love you and how.”

170. “Having kids — the responsibility of rearing good, kind, responsible human beings — is the biggest job anyone can embark on.” – Maria Shriver

171. “Mothers are better than the CIA – they know you did it, how you did it, who you did it with and can hear you trying to hide the evidence.”

172. “I don’t think there are enough words in the world that exist to express exactly just how much I love my son! He’s right there in the front of my soul, he can turn me into an eagle, a lioness, a tigress, a swan! A goof or a queen!” ― C. JoyBell C.

173. “My son’s love and support are a constant source of inspiration and strength, and I am blessed to have him in my life.”

174. “Because I feel that, in the Heavens above. The angels, whispering to one another, can find, among their burning terms of love. None so devotional as that of Mother.” — Edgar Allan Poe

175. “To my son. Never forget that I love you. Life is filled with hard times and good times. Learn from everything you can. Be the man I know you can be.”

176. They may not be eagles, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t soar free. ― C.J. Milbrandt, On Your Marks: The Adventure Begins

177. “Mothers yielding Bibles, contemplating smearing the blood of lamb chops over her doorway. Anything to keep her son alive another day. ― Antonia Perdu

178. “The world changes from year to year, our lives from day to day, but the love and memory of you, shall never pass away.”

179. “Despite the profound connection between a mother and her son, when the son gets married and has his own family, he often forgets that his mother still needs him in her life. It takes so little effort to call our mothers, yet we forget that it makes her day to simply hear our voice from time to time.”

180. “Mother: that one word that cannot be defined in a single phrase; that one word that embodies all the love a human being could possibly offer.”

181. “I will always need my son, no matter what age I may be. My son has made me laugh, made me proud, made me cry, seen me cry, hugged me tight, cheered me up, kept me on my toes and driven me at times. But my son is a promise that I will have a friend forever.”

182. ‘To my son, when I tell you that I love you, I don’t say it out of habit or to make conversation. I say it to remind you that you are, without a doubt, the best thing that has ever happened to me.’

183. “The most surprising thing about motherhood was realizing that going to the grocery store by myself without any kids tends to feel like a four-star vacation.”

184. “But now, being a parent, I go home and see my son and I forget about any mistake I ever made or the reason I’m upset. I get home and my son is smiling or he comes running to me.” — Lebron James

185. “I’m struck by a few things today, most of which is the power of the invisible role model... Perhaps it’s the newfound clarity I have as a father knowing that my son will always be watching what I do, mimicking my behavior, one day maybe even following in my footsteps.” — Prince Harry

186. “In my son’s eyes I am a hero. I am strong and wise and I know no fear. But the truth is plain to see, he was sent to rescue me.”

187. “My son, I am amazed by everything you do. In each and every way you make me proud, it’s true. And on your special day know you’re special tomorrow, too. You’ll change the world someday and just by being you!”

188. “There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart.” – Washington Irving

189. “Let your boys test their wings. They may not be eagles, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t soar free.” — C.J. Milbrandt

190. “No delusion is greater than the notion that method and industry can make up for lack of mother-wit, either in science or in practical life.” ― Thomas Huxley

191. “As the son of a feminist mother, I grew up with the idea that work was a sort of salvation for women as it would give them freedom from the domestic grind.” — Tom Hodgkinson

192. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes. Walter M Schirra Sr

193. “Sometimes all it takes is a little hand reaching for yours to remind you that these are, without a doubt, the best years of your life.”

194. “A mother is a son’s first true love. A son, especially that first son, is a mother’s last true love.” — Denzel Washington

195. “The best love in the world is the love of a man. The love of a man who came from your womb, the love of your son!” – C.JoyBell C

196. “My mother was the one constant in my life. When I think about my mom raising me alone when she was 20, and working and paying the bills, and, you know, trying to pursue your own dreams, I think is a feat that is unmatched.” — Barack Obama

197. “Dear son, if I could give you one thing in life, I would give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes. Only then would you realize how special you are to me.”

198. “When he smiles, it’s as if he’s blessing us. We’re the parents and should be the ones in control, but he’s the little prince, and we feel like we’re waiting on him.” — Taye Diggs

199. “Little boys can test your patience, run you ragged, and make you want to pull your hair out. But they will also melt your heart with just one look, and make you wonder how you ever existed before them.” – Katie Bingham Smith

200. There is more to a boy then what his father dreams. Inside every boy lies a heart that beats. And sometimes it screams, refusing to take defeat.

201. “Your kids will remember the adventures you went on. Not the stuff you bought them. Kids outgrow stuff, they never outgrow adventures.”

202. “That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, toughen up, this is the reality we are living in.” — Lauryn Hill

203. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” — Fred Rogers

204. “I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful good choices.” — Karen Salmansohn

205. “If a man has been his mother’s undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it.” – Sigmund Freud

206. “Put something on, “she hissed.”I’m not some high school cheerleader you can intimidate or make me squirm by showing your penis. I’ve seen it before. I was the one who changed your diapers.”– Tijan

207. “That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, toughen up, this is the reality we are living in.” ― Lauryn Hill

208. “As the mother of a son, I do not accept that alienation from me is necessary for his discovery of himself.” – Letty Cottin Pogrebin

209. “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am, I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her.” – George Washington

210. “My son’s strength and perseverance inspire me to never give up on my dreams. He is my constant source of motivation.”

211. “I believe in you, my son. I believe that you’ll be the luckiest person in this world because I have worked my whole life in bringing the best out of you. I love you with all my heart!”

212. “What gives me strength and inspires me is never to go back to where I once was. My inspiration is to see my son as he admires me and knowing that I have someone there who depends on me. I have to do things right. I have to move forward.” — Anuel AA

213. “Never forget when a child gives you a gift, even if it is a flower they have just picked, in their eyes they are choosing to give you the most precious thing they had to give.”

214. “Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.” ― Epictetus

215. “After my mother died, I found, a little book of hers which recorded everything I had ever done, how I had done it, and how proud she was of her son Conrad.” — Conrad Viedt

216. “Mothers see the angel in us because the angel is there. If it’s shown to the mother, the son has got an angel to show, hasn’t he?” – Booth Tarkington

217. “That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.” – Lauryn Hill

218. “To my dear son, I miss the time when you were a baby. You were as jolly as can be and never shed a tear. I miss reading you story books before bed. And you would say, ‘mom, make it funny in my own version’. I miss singing to you our special song, sitting by my side was where you always wanted to be. I missed your first word, I missed your first step. Now you are in your teenage years. Later in life, you’re gonna become a man. My dear son, I’ll be your guide.” – Nagella Jean-Baptiste

219. “I wouldn’t be doing any of this if it weren’t for her, both my parents. She supported this little kid who said, ‘I want to be an actor,’ at 12 years old, which is ridiculous, and she drove me to all these auditions … She’s the only reason I’m able to do what I do.”- Leonardo DiCaprio

220. “I don’t want my son to follow in my footsteps. I want him to walk the path beside me and go even further than I could have ever dreamed.” — Unknown

221. “When you were a toddler you made me smile. When you were a teenager you made me worry. But now you are a man and my son, I am so proud of you and all your accomplishments!” — Catherine Pulsifier

222. “But boys are different from girls and not just physically. Acknowledging, appreciating, and understanding that boys are boys is essential in raising a son.” – Catherine Musco Garcia-Prats

223. “Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes

224. Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example rather than his advice.” — Charles F. Kettering

225. “To my son, never forget that I love you. No matter where you go or what happens in life. You are loved. Forever and always.” — Unknown

226. “I love my son more than anything. I will do whatever it takes to make sure he is raised the right way.” — Bristol Palin

227. “My son, live your life to the fullest. Spread your wings and fly high up in the air. You can achieve much greater things in your life because you’re my son, and I have put my trust in You! I love you son.”

228. ‘To my son, I choose you. And I’ll choose you over and over. Without a doubt. In a heartbeat. I’ll keep choosing you.’

229. “How beautifully everything is arranged by Nature; as soon as a child enters the world, it finds a mother ready to take care of it.” – Jules Michelet

230. “He promised us that everything would be okay. I was a child, but I knew that everything would not be okay. That did not make my father a liar. It made him my father.” — Jonathan Safran Foer

231. “The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family.”

232. “To all mothers in every circumstance, including those who struggle, I say, ‘Be peaceful. Believe in God and yourself. You are doing better than you think you are.’ ” — Jeffrey R. Holland

233. “One of the greatest gifts you can give your teenage boy is the gift of letting him know you get it. You’ve been there.” — Sebastian R. Jones

234. “I’m a mother of a three year old, but when I started ‘California,’ my son wasn’t even a twinkle in my eye. Because the book took as long as it did, I wrote it before I was pregnant, while I was pregnant, and as a new mother. So I enjoyed a diversity of experiences while creating this world.” – Edan Lepucki

235. “I always was a weird child. My mother told me the story that, in kindergarten, I would come home and tell her about this weird kid in my class who drew only with black crayons and didn’t speak to other kids. I talked about it so much that my mother brought it up with the teacher, who said, ‘What? That’s your son?’” – John Waters

236. “It takes one woman twenty years to make a man of her son – and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him.” – Helen Rowland

237. “Son, I never want you to think that the world revolves around you, but please know that my whole world does.” — Unknown

238. “A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years, and in your heart until the day you die.” –Mary Mason

239. “As a mom, I constantly worry about the safety of my children. Like especially the one who has been rolling her eyes and talking back to me.”

240. “Our sons grow and change, sometimes before our eyes, and we can barely keep up with their active, inquisitive natures.” — Dr. Gregory L. Jantz, Raising Boys by Design

241. “To be a mother of a son is one of the most important things you can do to change the world. Raise them to respect women, raise them to stand up for others, raise them to be kind." — Shannon L. Alder

242. Undoubtedly, there are other routes to learning the wishes and dr eams of the presumably opposite sex, but I know of none more direct, or more highly motivating, than being the mother of sons. – Mary Kay Blakely

243. “Mothers see the angel in us because the angel is there. If it’s shown to the mother, the son has got an angel to show, hasn’t he? When a son cuts somebody’s throat the mother only sees it’s possible for a misguided angel to act like a devil – and she’s entirely right about that!”– Booth Tarkington

244. “Son, I closed my eyes for a moment and suddenly a man stood where a boy used to be. I may not carry you now in my arms but I will always carry you in my heart.”

245. “A baby boy arrives, and just like that, everything changes. The world gets bigger, hearts grow fuller, and life means more because he’s in it.”

246. “My son can be as open as he wants with me, but he cannot forget I am his mother and that all will not be forgiven.” — Sonali Bendre

247. “I will be there for you all the time and be that pillar of strength that you can always rely on to support you through life. I love you, dear son.”

248. “A boy who cares too little about the future and frets too much about the past: nothing could depress a mother more.”― Fredrik Backman

249. “Raising boys has made me a more generous woman than I really am. Undoubtedly, there are other routes to learning the wishes and dreams of the presumably opposite sex, but I know of none more direct, or more highly motivating, than being the mother of sons.” – Mary Kay Blakely

250. “He doesn’t know you’re watching him, but in this special, reflective moment, you realize he’s growing up.” — Robert Lewis

251. “You’re not just my son. You’re my moon and stars and everything in between. You, my son, are my everything and I love you with all my heart.” – Unknown

252. “Our sons grow and change, sometimes before our eyes, and we can barely keep up with their active, inquisitive natures.” – Dr. Gregory L. Jantz

253. “I have a dream – a dreadful dream -A dream that is never done.I watch a man go out of his mind, and he is My Mother’s Son. And no one knows when he’ll get well So, there he’ll have to be, and, ‘spite of the beard in the looking-glass, I know that man is me!” — Rudyard Kipling

254. “If I were given a chance to become anything I wanted to become, there’s nothing I would rather be than your parent. And there is no one I would rather have as my son.”

255. “The biggest surprise about motherhood was how completely and totally it changed how I look at myself, and what I believe I deserve, for the better.”

256. “My son, live your life with love and kindness. Spread your wings and fly high up in the air. Achieve the things that make you happy. And know that I am proud of you and you are forever loved.” — Unknown

257. “Your son will open your eyes, broaden your knowledge, and help your sense of humor.” — Michael Thompson Ph.D., Speaking of Boys

258. ‘To my son, if you need me, call me. I don’t care where or how busy I am. If you need me and if you need to talk to me, I will always be there for you, no matter how big or how small your problem is, I’ll be there!’

259. “If you have children, remember this: When you finish with them, the rest of the world has to live with them…so please teach them respect.”

260. “No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all you’re the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside.”

261. “Of course, my son has been the center of my life and will always be the center of my love. When he was young, I was the rock in his life. Now that I am old, he is the rock in my life.”

262. “You have to be loving and you have to be kind, for people will love you or hate you. Always be giving and never take.” – Mother Teresa

263. ‘To my son, never forget that I love you. No matter where you go or what happens in life. You are loved. Forever and always.’

264. “It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.” -Ann Landers

265. “Son, I never want you to think that the world revolves around you, but please know that my whole world does.” – Unknown

266. “Being a mother to a little boy and helping him discover the world is one of the greatest experiences in a woman’s life, which makes objective goals dull in comparison. The connection between a mother and her son opens the gate to a new world of wonder and love.”

267. “Dear son, you have become everything I asked in a child and more! Your wisdom, your talents, and your sense of humor are forever engraved in my heart! Love you so much!”

268. “I might only carry my son inside me for nine months, and in my arms for a few short years, but I will forever hold them in my heart no matter how big they get.”

269. “You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.” — NASA astronaut Walter M. Schirra, Sr.

270. “As a mother I’m not perfect. I make mistakes, forget things, and lose my cool. And some days I go a little crazy. But it’s okay because in the end, no one could ever love my child the way I do.”

271. “I’m a person of faith. It feels like the greatest embrace from God that I can imagine, to get to have a baby.” — Savannah Guthrie

272. “A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” – Tenneva Jordan

273. “I will always need my son, no matter what age I am. My son has made me laugh, made me proud, made me cry, seen me cry, hugged me tight, seen me fail, cheered me up, kept me on my toes, and at times driven me crazy, But my son is a promise that I will have a friend forever!”

274. “As the mother of a son, I do not accept that alienation from me is necessary for his discovery of himself. As a woman, I will not cooperate in demeaning womanly things so that he can be proud to be a man. I like to think the women in my son’s future are counting on me.” — Letty Cottin Porgrebin

275. “The best love in the world is the love of a man. The love of a man who came from your womb, the love of your son!” – C. JoyBell C

276. “Speak to your children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on earth, for what they believe is what they will become.”

277. “I know that despite whatever stupid thing I do, I’d be able to go to my mom and she’d still love me. I honestly believe that.” ― Nellie Christine

278. “I have a son. I love my son. I want everything that I do to be so safe that I would be happy to have my son operating it. That’s my fundamental rule.” — Hyman Rickover

279. I want you to keep going ahead even if it pains a lot. I want you to understand that life can be unfair. I want you to remember that I will always be there.

280. “A boy is truth with dirt on its face, beauty with a cut on its finger, wisdom with bubble gum in its hair, and the hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.”

281. “A baby boy will forever change the way his mother looks at the world, and for that she’ll love him and thank him forever.”

282. “I am proud of my son’s accomplishments, but even more so of the kind, loving, and compassionate person he has become.”

283. “Even if you have your own life now, I have never stopped praying for your safety, stability, health, and happiness. I pray for your success in all aspects of your life. I know that you can do anything you set your mind on, but it’s good to know that you have the full backing of a mother’s prayers! I love you, son.”

284. “My feeling of responsibility for the safety and well-being of my children is so strong, that should an asteroid threaten to wipe out all life on earth, I would still hold myself responsible for their fate.” –Boghos L. Artinian

285. “What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?” – Rose Kennedy

286. “There will be many times you will feel like you have failed. But in the eyes, heart and mind of your child, you are supermom.” – Stephanie Precourt

287. “Until you have a son of your own, you will never know what that means. You will never know the joy beyond joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his son.”

288. “I suppose the mothers of most twelve-year-old boys live with the uneasy conviction that their sons are embarked upon a secret life of crime.” ― Shirley Jackson

289. “It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.” — L.R. Knost

290. “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary – it’s an act of infinite optimism.” – Gilda Radner

291. “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” – Agatha Christie

292. “I thank my mother (Ma, you’re only second cause you got the dedication), who used to make me write essays whenever I got into trouble, explaining exactly what I’d done and why I’d done it.” ― Ta-Nehisi Coates

293. “Having a child makes you realize the importance of life – narcissism goes out of the window. Heaven on earth is looking at my little boy. The minute he was born, I knew if I never did anything other than being a mom, I’d be fine.” – Jenny McCarthy

294. “I never thought I would say this but raising a daughter is different than raising a son. But the one thing that is not different is my love for each of them.” – Catherine Pulsifer

295. “Little hands and little feet, little toothless grins so sweet, little eyes that shine so bright, little arms to hug you tight, everything’s little except your joy when you have a new baby boy.”

296. “When you were a toddler you made me smile. When you were a teenage you made me worry. But now you are a man and my son, I am so proud of you and all your accomplishments!”

297. “Today i reflect upon my blessings for the last twenty four years.God gifted me with Loving,Caring,Prayerful and Selfless Momma.Love You Mama Rose Mulunda.I appreciate that Momma!” ― David shamala

298. “My son is my biggest supporter; he gives me the willpower to keep going even when things are difficult,” the speaker said.

299. I missed your first word, I missed your first step. Now you are in your teenage years. Later in life, you gonna become a man. My dear son, I’ll be your guidance.” ― Nagella Jean-Baptiste

300. “You are the beautiful gift that I receive every day. My life is so magical because of you, my dearest son. I love you!”

301. “A prayer for my son. May you have the obedience of Noah, the faith of Abraham, the passion of David, and the strength of Samson. May you be wise like Solomon and fearless like Daniel, bold like Stephen, and forgiving like Joseph. I hope you grow to be a man of God.”

302. “My mother carried me for ten months. I asked her ‘Mother, you had an extra month, why you didn’t make me a beautiful face?’ and mother told me, ‘My son, I was busy making your beautiful hands and heart.’” – Mstislav Rostropovich

303. “Sons believe that their mothers are flawless people and to discover; otherwise, it is crushing. Every son knows that his mother wants the best for him; that is why he trusts her completely and irrevocably.”

304. “They used to say, ‘Oh, he’s just his mother’s son,’ as a way of dismissing me, and every time I’d say, ‘Oh, yes, thank you! I’m so proud of that.’” — Justin Trudeau

305. “My son’s love and support are the foundation of my strength and resilience. He is my constant source of inspiration and motivation.”

306. “Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and loved more than you know.”

307. “My son. I wish you the strength to face challenges with confidence, along with the wisdom to choose your battles carefully. I wish you adventure on your journey, and may you always stop to help someone along the way, listen to your heart and take risks carefully. Remember how much you are loved. I am so proud of you!”

308. “Yet now in my arms, I was holding a helpless baby boy who would grow into a man. I cannot imagine that soft little face one-day having whiskers.” — Rhonda Stoppe

309. “I didn’t know my purpose in this world and I had always wondered why I was born until you were born to me. I love you, son.”

310. “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” -Washington Irving

311. “Never forget that I love you. Life has its ups and downs, but I know you will be able to overcome them with your head held high. I believe in the man that you can be, son. I love you!”

312. “Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example rather than his advice.” — Charles F. Kettering

313. “Sons worship their mothers, seeing them as flawless, almighty beings who spread love and who are able to do anything.”

314. “If you would have your son to walk honorably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them – not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.” – Anne Bronte

315. Live like you will never grow old, laugh, giggle, cry if you must. Play as hard as you work, make time for the people and things that you adore. When you sleep, have the best dreams that will make you wake up with a smile on your face And that you always, always, know that you are loved.”

316. ‘I don’t want my son to follow in my footsteps. I want him to walk the path beside me and go even further than I could have ever dreamed.’

317. “I want you to know that you can be anyone that you want to be. The world is your stage, and you have the whole world right in front of you. All you need to do is take that chance. Love you, son.”

318. “My mother carried me for 10 months. I asked her ‘Mother, you had an extra month, why you didn’t make me a beautiful face?’” ― Mstislav Rostropovich

319. “My son’s strength and courage in the face of difficult times remind me of the importance of perseverance and determination.”

320. “A father is a teacher, a singer, a doctor, a lawyer & every heroic character to his son. But a son is only a son to a father.” ― Sajal Sazzad

321. “I often scratch my head in bewilderment over the lack of understanding of mothers about their precious baby boys. They love their sons more than they love their very lives, but they readily confess ignorance and confusion.” — Emerson Eggerichs

322. “My mother taught me empathy – the basic concept of standing in somebody else’s shoes and looking through their eyes. If I did something messed up, she’d just say, ‘How would that make you feel if somebody did that to you?’” — Barack Obama

323. “There is no velvet so soft as a mother’s lap, no rose as lovely as her smile, no path so flowery as that imprinted with her footsteps.” ― Archibald Thompson

324. “To my son, if you need me, call me. I don’t care where or how busy I am. If you need me and if you need to talk to me, I will always be there for you, no matter how big or how small your problem is!” — Unknown

325. “I’m so blessed to have a son that’s so brilliant and strong. You have a good heart, and I know that you will go places. I love you son! Remember that I’m always here to support you.”

326. “The love I have for my son is my greatest strength; it enables me to overcome any challenge with poise and resiliency.”

327. “The best love in the world is the love of a man. The love of a man who came from your womb, the love of your son!” — C.JoyBell C

328. “Her love for her family and her faith in God somehow gave her the strength not only to go on but to love life without bitterness and instill in all of us a gratitude for every day we have together.” — Stephen Colbert

329. “I secretly enjoy when my son is defiant because I love to see his fighting spirit. Then I put him in his place because there’s only room for one sheriff in this town.”

330. “One of the greatest things about sons is how they adored you when they were little; how they rushed into your arms with electric delight and demanded that you watch everything they do and listen to everything they say. Those memories will help you through less joyous times when their adoration is replaced by embarrassment or annoyance and they don’t want you to see what they are doing or hear what they are saying.”

331. “You’re not just my son. You’re my moon and stars and everything in between. You are my everything and I love you with all my heart.” — Unknown

332. “I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it’s good to make thoughtful good choices.” — Karen Salmansohn

333. ‘My son is the best gift I have ever received. He is the sunshine in my day. The joy in my soul. And the love of my life.’

334. “You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.” – Walter M. Schirra, Sr.

335. “The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise.”- Rick Riordan

336. “A son is a mother’s blessing and her first love. I love you more and more with each passing day. Thank you for being you, my son!”

337. “It doesn’t matter how old a son is. Even when he is big and strong he is always a small boy for his mother.” – Unknown

338. “My wild, wild son, run free. Ooh, you’ll know it when you’re where you’re supposed to be.” – Armin van Buuren & Sam Martin

339. “He doesn't know you're watching him, but in this special, reflective moment, you realize he's growing up.” — Robert Lewis, Raising a Modern-Day Knight

340. “There is no greater privilege in living than bringing a tiny new human being into the world and then trying to raise him or her properly during the next eighteen years.”

341. “It takes one woman twenty years to make a man of her son – and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him.” -Helen Rowland

342. “Boys are meant for kisses and hugs. For watching rainbows and catching bugs. Sharing all of your favorite things. For books to read and songs to sing.”

343. “Kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.” B. Kingsglover

344. “There will be so many times you feel like you’ve failed. But in the eyes, heart, and mind of your child you are a super mom.” – Stephanie Precourt

345. “My child may not have everything they want in life, but they have a mama that loves them more than anything in the world.”

346. “Little boys bring you just to the brink of insanity before gently easing you off the edge with a sweet kiss and laughter from a perfectly timed fart.”

347. “To a mother, a son is never a fully grown man; and a son is never a fully grown man until he understands and accepts this about his mother.”

348. “My son is my biggest cheerleader and my greatest source of strength. His love and support are the pillars of my success.”

349. “Yet now in my arms, I was holding a helpless baby boy who would grow into a man. I cannot imagine that soft little face one-day having whiskers.” – Rhonda Stoppe

350. “A good son will never allow sorrow to befall her mother…and act as if he is an only child that cares…protects when no one dares…serves with his life in return…and most of all finds a wife that will love his mother too.” – Helen Rebibis Ramos

351. “They used to say, ‘Oh, he’s just his mother’s son,’ as a way of dismissing me. And every time I’d say, ‘Oh, yes, thank you! I’m so proud of that.’” — Justin Trudeau

352. “Let them be little cause they’re only that way for a while. Give them hope, give them praise, give them hope everyday. Let them cry, let them giggle, let them sleep in the middle, oh just let them be little.”

353. “You’re going to miss this someday – I whisper to myself as I’m shot in the butt with a Nerf Gun while unclogging the toilet.”

354. “Before you were born I carried you under my heart. From the moment you arrived in this world until the moment I leave it, I will always carry you in my heart.” – Mandy Harrison

355. “If I could give my child three things, it would be the confidence to always know their self worth, the strength to chase their dreams, and the ability to know how truly, deeply loved they are.”

356. “They used to say, ‘Oh, he’s just his mother’s son,’ as a way of dismissing me. And every time I’d say, ‘Oh, yes, thank you! I’m so proud of that.’” – Justin Trudeau

357. “I love my son so much. I don’t know what I did to deserve him, but I am forever grateful he is my little boy. I simply could not imagine my life without him in it.” — Unknown

358. “Do you ever look at your child and just smile? Not because your child did something amazing, just smiling because you know how blessed you really are.”

359. “I love my son so much. I don’t know what I did to deserve him, but I am forever grateful he is my little boy. I simply could not imagine my life without him in it.” – Unknown

360. “Being the only woman in this world who can love you this much (and no matter what your future wife will say, I will love you just a bit more than she ever can), I have a few things to tell you, to help you along the way and hopefully guide you through this life even after I’m gone.”

361. “The moment that little bundle of pink, squirming flesh slips into our arms, love touches us. We feel it, not just in our hearts, but also on our skin. He is there. Our son.” – Meg Meeker Md

362. “The road ahead of you is full of opportunities! Be strong and always conquer your fears. I will always be there for you, my beloved son!”

363. “My son’s strength and resilience are a reflection of the love and support he has received from his family. I am proud to be his mother.”

364. “Successful mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.” – Sharon Jaynes

365. “A father is neither an anchor to hold us back nor a sail to take us there but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.”

366. “You can be naughty at times, but you are mostly sweet and nice. Never lose your kindness and your compassion for others. In this oftentimes cruel world, we need more nice guys like you! Keep making us proud, son!”

367. “Raising a boy is so different from raising someone of her own gender, but a mother did it anyway, and she did it well.”

368. “Whenever I am missing you, I also remember how fortunate I was that you were in my life. I wouldn’t trade those moments for the world.” — Cindy Adkins

369. “Nothing can be more important to a mother than her son’s welfare, and nothing can be more precious than a mother’s love for her son.”

370. “There are many things in life that I have taken for granted, but the opportunity and ability to be a mama will never be one of them.”

371. “My son is my son till he have got him a wife, But my daughter’s my daughter all the days of her life.” – Thomas Fuller

372. “I know you have your own life, his mother said to his voicemail. I was just hoping to be part of it for a few hours.” – Maggie Stiefvater

373. “Mothers have the ability to liberate by love or, by neglect, to imprison. They’re our first teachers; they are our first loves.” — Maya Angelou

374. “Little boys can test your patience, run you ragged, and make you want to pull your hair out. But they will also melt your heart with just one look, and make you wonder how you ever existed before them.”

375. “I loved you from the very start. You stole my breath, embraced my heart. Our life together has just begun. You’re part of me, my little one.”

376. “Boys are fun. They make you laugh. They are full of life and can share that energy with you. They also touch your heart; they are deeply feeling.” — Steve Biddulph

377. “To my son, whenever you feel overwhelmed, remember whose son you are and straighten your crown. Be brave, have courage, and love life. I’m always with you and you’ll always be my baby boy.”

378. “When I tell you I love you, I don’t say it out of habit or to make conversation. I say it to remind you that you are the best thing that ever happened to me.”

379. “To my son, never forget that I love you. Life is filled with hard times and good times. Learn from everything you can. Be the man I know you can be.”

380. “When you are a mother you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always thinks twice, once for herself and once for her child.” – Sophia Loren

381. If it’s shown to the mother, the son has got an angel to show, hasn’t he? When a son cuts somebody’s throat the mother only sees it’s possible for a misguided angel to act like a devil – and she’s entirely right about that! – Booth Tarkington

382. “A son needs his father at every situation he faces in present, and a father needs his son at every situation he faces for his son in past.” — Nishan Panwar

383. “To my son, never forget that I love you. Life is filled with hard times and good times. Learn from everything you can. Be the man I know you can be.” — Unknown

384. “Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.” – Thiruvalluvar

385. “I loved you before I met you. I felt every move you made. Being a mother changed my life in a big way and the best way possible. You are the bone of my bones and the blood of my blood. You grew right under my heart and in it. This I know you are my son.”

386. “My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.”

387. “You may have tangible wealth untold; Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I can ever be. I had a mother who read to me.” ― Strickland Gillilan

388. “Whenever I look at you, I am reminded that I was able to produce something good in this world. You make me so proud of all that you accomplished and will achieve.”

389. “As your mother I promise you that I will always be in one of three places; in front of you to cheer you on, behind you to have your back, or next to you so that you aren’t alone.”

390. “My mother told me, ‘Son, nobody else but God knows.’ And that’s what I’m about, reaching out to the people, crying with them, giving them hope. Visiting the hospital, visiting the kids with cancer, visiting the adults, and stuff like that. That’s what I do.” – Mr. T

391. “My son’s strength and resilience are a testament to the power of a mother’s love and the bond between parent and child.”

392. “As she was his sacrosanct mother; and he was; and would immortally remain; forever as her immortally impeccable child.” — Nikhil Parekh

393. “There is no bigger pride for a mother than knowing she raised an independent, happy and strong son, ready to conquer the world.”

394. “My son, you are such an amazing man, and I’m so proud of the incredible way that you are growing up. Even at such a young age, you are full of wisdom, kindness, compassion, and courage.” – Unknown

395. “It was vitally important to me over the years of my son’s development that I modeled the behavior that I wanted him to adopt. You see, as a parent or as parents, we all have a tremendous responsibility that should not be taken lightly.” – Catherine Pulsifer

396. “Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That’s hard enough.” — Robert Downey Jr.

397. “My son’s strength and courage in the face of adversity are a constant source of inspiration and motivation. He reminds me every day to never give up.”

398. “Maybe, destiny and fate could have given you better parents than us. But nothing could have given us a better son than you. I love you, son, you’re the best.”

399. “You blink and they are toddlers. Then teens. And then they are parents, resembling what you once were. So soak it all up. Hold them in your arms as they fall asleep. Embrace the exhaustion. The hard days. The overwhelming. Because although at times you might go a little crazy, motherhood is an incredible journey filled with immeasurable love and happiness.”

400. “At first blush, everyone thinks the most important relationships in the family are the father-son and mother-daughter relationships. But they’re wrong. The cross-gender relationships are most critical.” – Dr. Kevin Leman

401. “Mothers don’t fear death. They’re afraid of leaving behind their children knowing that nobody will love and care for them like she did.”

402. “I’m glad we’ve begun to raise our daughters more like our sons, but it will never work until we raise our sons more like our daughters.” — Gloria Steinem

403. “As a father, you want the best for your son, quite obviously. You want to create the best memories for your son.” — Bill Goldberg

404. “If you’re completely exhausted and don’t know how you’re going to keep giving this much of yourself day after day, you’re probably a good parent.” -Bunmi Laditan

405. “My son makes me smile when he stands up for what he believes in, even if it’s his right to have a second portion of dessert.”

406. “A society without mothers would not only be a cold society, but a society that has lost its heart, lost the feel of home.” — Pope Francis

407. “My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me; and I felt I had something to live for, someone I must not disappoint.” — Thomas Edison

408. “My son gives me the strength to keep going even when the going gets tough,” the mother says. “He is the brightness in my darkest days.”

409. “It’s a funny thing about mothers… Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.” — Roald Dahl

410. “Hold him a little longer, rock him a little more. Read him another story, you’ve already read him four. Let him sleep on your shoulder, rejoice in his happy smile, he is only a little boy for such a little while.”

411. “Twenty years on I still feel the love she gave us and that is testament to her massive heart and her amazing ability to be a great mother.” ― Prince William

412. “When your lovers and friends desert you, never forget that we are right here to help you pick up the broken pieces of your heart. We will always be here to love you unconditionally. We love you, son.”

413. “My wish for you: To splash in muddy puddles, to run through green fields, to feel the sun on your skin, to make special friends, to find the end of the rainbow, to sleep under the stars, to spread our wings and fly like a bird.”

414. “By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.” – Charles Wadsworth

415. “My son is the embodiment of everything that is good and strong in this world. He gives me hope and the strength to face any challenge.”

416. “Raising my kids is my choice. Sometimes I give up things or go without for them. I don’t regret it. My life is and always will be for my children no matter how big they get. They haven’t ruined my life; they have given me a whole new view on the meaning of life. I couldn’t love them more than I already do.”

417. “Every time I see you, my heart feels like it’s going to burst with all my love for you. I want you to know that no matter what age you are, you will always be my little boy. I love you!”

418. “Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.” – Stevie Wonder

419. “Be strong out there, my son. Look for the love and kindness in others. Forgive yourself when you make mistakes, and enjoy the journey.” — Kirsten Wreggit

420. “There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart.”

421. “Sometimes a mother wonders if her son could have a better mother, but she knows for sure that she knows that there doesn’t exist a better son.”

422. “Regardless of the situation you and your son find yourselves in, you, the parent, can always change how you respond to your teen.” – Kevin Fall

423. “I’m so blessed to have a son that’s so brilliant and strong. You have a good heart, and I know that you will go places. I love you, son! Remember that I’m always here to support you.” — Unknown

424. “My son’s love and support are the pillars of my strength and resilience. I could not have made it this far without him by my side.”

425. “A mother’s love is everything. It is what brings a child into this world. It is what molds their entire being. When a mother sees her child in danger, she is literally capable of anything. Mothers have lifted cars off of their children, and destroyed entire dynasties. A mother’s love is the strongest energy known to man.” ― Jamie McGuire

426. “Love as powerful as your mother’s leaves its own mark. To have been loved so deeply will give us some protection forever.” J.K. Rowling

427. “I love to play hide and seek with my kid, but some days my goal is to find a hiding place where he can’t find me until after high school.”

428. “I slept in until 7:30 and now have a clogged bathroom sink, all the candy is gone, and the playroom is a disaster. Worth it.”

429. “That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, toughen up, this is reality we are living in.”

430. “I’m glad we’ve begun to raise our daughters more like our sons—but it will never work until we raise our sons more like our daughters.” — Gloria Steinem

431. “A boy is a magical creature—you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of your heart.” — Allan Beck

432. “Son, I want you to know how much you mean to me. Sometimes, I can hardly believe that the man I see when I look at you used to be my little boy.”

433. “My son is my greatest source of strength; because of his love, I have the fortitude to confront anything life throws at me,”

434. “It’s one of those things where you think you’ve done it all, you think you’ve felt it all. But I just didn’t know that this kind of love existed.” — Hoda Kotb

435. “Let your boys test their wings. They may not be eagles, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t soar free.” – C.J. Milbrandt

436. “If you would have your son to walk honorably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path but teach him to walk firmly over them—not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.” — Anne Brontë, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

437. “My son’s resilience in the face of adversity is a reminder to me of the incredible strength that lies within each of us.”

438. “My son is the sunshine that brightens my day and the rock that keeps me grounded. His unwavering love gives me the strength to tackle anything.”

439. “A Mother’s heart, a Mother’s faith, and a Mother’s steadfast love were fashioned by the Angels and sent from God above.”

440. “Our sons grow and change, sometimes before our eyes, and we can barely keep up with their active, inquisitive natures.” — Dr. Gregory L. Jantz

441. “The years will rush by, and one day you will be watching your son as a man, and feeling incredibly proud that he is caring, safe, making a contribution, and hopefully going far beyond you in the scope of his life.” — Steve Biddulph, Raising Boys

442. “I spent a lifetime being small for those closest to me but this is not the woman my son will know.”― Jewel, Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story

443. “It feels like I just closed my eye for a moment, and then here you are all grown up already. Time flies by so quickly, and I just want time to slow down a bit. I love you son, and I always will.” — Unknown

444. “Sons worship their mothers, seeing them as flawless, almighty beings who spread love and who are able to do anything. That is why the most important lesson that a mother can teach her son is to respect, love, and understand women.”

445. “Anyone can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad, and that's why I call you dad because you are so special to me. You taught me the game, and you taught me how to play it right.”

446. “ A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.“ – Washington Irving

447. “He doesn’t know you’re watching him, but in this special, reflective moment, you realize he’s growing up. I mean, really growing up.”

448. ‘I am so proud of my son. He reminds me of all the goodness in this world and inspires me to be the greatest version of myself.’

449. “Mom, I am missing you today but I know that you will always be with me in my heart… I am who I am because of your loving hands. My sweet and compassionate soul from watching you and your generosity and kindness to others. I see the world full of wonder because of your imagination. I’ve learned to never give up seeing your drive and perseverance… I love you always and forever…” — Karen Kostyla

450. “There is magic in a son’s existence. It can lighten even the darkest nights and heal even the most miserable hearts. To the parents, their son makes them feel more love for life and expectation for the future. And a world of more love is the world of more light and warmth.”

451. “A mother’s love is always with her children. Losing a mother is one of the deepest sorrows a heart can know. But her goodness, her caring, and her wisdom live on, like a legacy of love that will always be with you. May that love surround you now and bring you peace.”

452. “You may take offense at your mother. But always remember: your mother is the only woman who will love you in spite all your disadvantages.”

453. “My son’s love and support are the foundation upon which my strength and resilience are built. He is my greatest gift.”

454. “ I want you to remember to never give up no matter what. Keep going ahead even if it pains a lot. I want you to understand that life can be unfair and remember that I will always be there.”

455. My son’s love and devotion are a testament to the power of a mother’s love. He is the greatest gift I have ever received.”

456. “My son is the best gift I have ever received. He is the sunshine in my day. The joy in my soul. And the love of my life.”

457. “You’re not just my son. You are my reason for living, the love of my life, and the king of my heart. I love you, my dearest son!”

458. “The years will rush by, and one day you will be watching your son as a man, and feeling incredibly proud that he is caring, safe, making a contribution, and hopefully going far beyond you in the scope of his life.” — Steve Biddulph

459. “If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.”

460. “To a special son, reach for the stars, don’t settle for less because you deserve true happiness. You were born to be special, one of a kind with a beautiful soul and a beautiful mind. Son, there is nobody quite like you.”

461. “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am, I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her.” – George Washington

462. “Whenever I look at you, I am reminded that I was able to produce something good in this world. You make me so proud of all that you achieved and will achieve. I love you, son!”

463. “I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” – Abraham Lincoln

464. “To my son, I choose you. And I’ll choose you over and over. Without a doubt. In a heartbeat. I’ll keep choosing you.” — Unknown

465. “Yet now in my arms I was holding a helpless baby boy who would grow into a man. . . . . I cannot imagine that soft little face one day having whiskers.” – Rhonda Stoppe

466. “My son’s unwavering loyalty and love are the bedrock of my strength and resilience. I am grateful every day for his presence in my life.”

467. “A mother is clothed with strength and dignity, laughs without fear of the future. When she speaks her words are wise and she gives instructions with kindness.”

468. “To my dear son, I miss the time when you were a baby. You were as jolly as can be and never shed a tear. I miss reading you story books before bed. And you would say, ‘mom, make it funny in my own version’. I miss singing to you our special song, sitting by my side was where you always wanted to be. I missed your first word, I missed your first step. Now you are at your teenage years. Later in life, you gonna become a man. My dear son, I’ll be your guidance.” – Nagella Jean-Baptiste

469. “My son is the epitome of strength and resilience. He reminds me every day that with determination and perseverance, anything is possible.”

470. “Until you have a son of your own, you will never know what that means. You will never know the joy beyond joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his son.” — Kent Nerburn

471. “The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

472. “No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all, you’re the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside.”

473. “My son, live your life with love and kindness. Spread your wings and fly high up in the air. Achieve the things that make you happy. And know that I am proud of you and you are forever loved.” – Unknown

474. “When I was a child, my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you become a monk you’ll end up as the pope.’ Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.” – Pablo Picasso

475. “A son needs his father at every situation he faces in present, and a father needs his son at every situation he faces for his son in past.” – Nishan Panwar

476. “To my amazing son. To see you happy, laughing and joking, smiling and content, striving toward goals of your own and accomplishing what you set out to do, having fun, and capable of loving and being loved is everything I always wished for you.”

477. “A son is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.” — Unknown

478. “As a son I would say this, she was the best mum in the world. She smothered us with love, that’s for sure.” — Prince Harry

479. “They won’t remember that you were too tired to cook dinner, or that the laundry was always there, or even that you struggled to lose the baby weight (if at all). What they will remember is the laughter as you play together. Reading together in pillow forts. The warm mama hugs as they drift off to sleep. They will remember that you were there, no matter what. And that sweet mama is everything.”

480. “I don’t want my son to follow in my footsteps. I want him to walk the path beside me and go even further than I could have ever dreamed.”

481. “If I could give you one thing, it would be the ability to see yourself through my eyes. Because only then would you see how loved you really are.” — Unknown

482. “He adopted a role called being a father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a protector.”

483. “No one worries about you like your mother, and when she is gone, the world seems unsafe, things that happen unwieldy. You cannot turn to her anymore, and it changes your life forever. There is no one on earth who knew you from the day you were born; who knew why you cried, or when you’d had enough food; who knew exactly what to say when you were hurting; and who encouraged you to grow a good heart. When that layer goes, whatever is left of your childhood goes with her.” — Adriana Trigiani

484. “I’m so blessed to have a son that’s so brilliant and strong. You have a good heart, and I know that you will go places. I love you, son! Remember that I’m always here to support you.”

485. “You can love someone and still feel angry at them. You can be angry at someone but not want to hurt them. And you CAN hurt someone and still love them.”

486. “If you are going to help your son, you first need to show support and appreciation for the person he is so that you can build that person up.”

487. “To my son, I choose you. And I’ll choose you over and over. Without a doubt. In a heartbeat. I’ll keep choosing you.” – Unknown

488. “I hold you and your happiness within my heart each and every day. I am so proud of you and so thankful to the years that have given me so much to be thankful for.”

489. “No matter how strong, independent, or ‘man’ you are, the first thing that comes to your mind when you’re sick is, ‘I wish Mom was here.’”

490. “Neither is your dad a king, nor am I a queen. But you, our dear son, have turned out to be nothing less than a handsome and charismatic prince. We love you.”

491. “I love my mother as trees love water and sunshine. She helps me grow, prosper, and reach great heights.” -Terry Guillemets

492. “I know you’re grown now, but my heart doesn’t realize that. In my heart, you will always be my sweet little boy.” – Unknown

493. ‘I love my son so much. I don’t know what I did to deserve him, but I am forever grateful he is my little boy. I simply could not imagine my life without him in it.’

494. “I remember my mother’s prayers, and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” – Abraham Lincoln

495. “A mother’s love doesn’t make her son more dependent and timid; it actually makes him stronger and more independent.” – Cheri Fuller

496. “Even more, than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.” –Thiruvalluvar

497. ‘My son will never have to wonder where to go for a hug, love, or support. I will always be there for him no matter how old he is.’

498. “We almost lost my mom to cancer 10 years ago — she survived. Every day we’re a grateful family to have her and all our loved ones around us.” – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

499. “When you were a toddler you made me smile. When you were a teenager you made me worry. But now you are a man and my son, I am so proud of you and all your accomplishments!”

500. “A child will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for.”

501. “If you would have your son to walk honorably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path but teach him to walk firmly over them — not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.” — Anne Brontë

502. “The fact my relationship with my son is so good makes me forgiving of my father and also appreciative.” — Anthony Kiedis

503. “Some mothers are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.” ― Pearl S. Buck

504. “Motherhood is magical. It grants you the power to fall in love with someone before ever meeting them. It gives you amazing instincts to look after your cubs and it fuels you in ways you can’t explain to keep you going no matter how exhausted you are. Being a mother expands your heart and fills it with more love than you have ever felt.”

505. “What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?” – Rose Kennedy

506. “God gave those little children to you, mama- You. No one else can mother them like you can. You may have your work cut out for you, but you’re the one cut out to accomplish it.” — Erin Odom

507. “Even on the days you feel like you are failing, look around, I promise your kids still think you are the best mom in the whole universe.”

508. “My son’s love and support are the foundation of my strength and resilience, and I am blessed to have him in my life.”

509. “The sweetest music to my ears is my son’s laughing; it gives me the courage to meet any problem head-on with a grin.”

510. ‘My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.” – Michael Jordan

511. “When I was in great sadness from life’s hardships, all I needed to see was my son’s smile. Caring for him as my daily routine has helped me become a happy person and mother. My son is my hero.”

512. “Of course, my son has been the center of my life and will always be the center of my love. When he was young, I was the rock in his life. Now that I am old, he is the rock in my life.” – Hyacinth Mottley

513. “The moment that little bundle of pink, squirming flesh slips into our arms, love touches us. We feel it, not just in our hearts, but also on our skin. He is there. Our son.” — Meg Meeker

514. “My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.” – Michael Jordan

515. “You have given me so many reasons to be proud of the man you have become, but the proudest moment for me is telling others that you are my son.”

516. “My son, watching you grow up has been many things… Joyful, impactful, and even stressful. But it has also been the most meaningful part of my life.” — Unknown

517. “You’ll never understand what it means till you have a boy of your own. You’ll never understand the delight beyond joy, the love beyond emotion, that a mother feels when he sees his son.”

518. “I love you. No matter what. I believe in you, maybe sometimes more than you believe in yourself. Just follow your heart, that’s all that matters.”

519. “My son is the driving force behind my strength and resilience. His unwavering love and support give me the courage to face anything life throws my way.”

520. “Children don’t ask to be born. It is a choice we make to bring them into this world. That is why we change and rearrange our lives for them.”

521. “There has never been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as the love between the mother and a son.” — Anonymous

522. “I will always delight in my children’s existence. I will be the one who thinks the sun rises and sets on them and loves them unconditionally. Forever and always.”

523. “My son, you are the reason that I am living today. You’re my world. I have been struggling for a long time in my life to provide you comfort, and I’ll always be doing the same for you till my last. I love you!”

524. “My son’s strength and courage in the face of adversity inspire me to be a better person. He is my greatest source of motivation.”

525. “A boy is the truth with dirt on his face, beauty with a cut on his fingers, wisdom with bubble gum in his hair, and the hope of the future with a frog in his pocket.”

526. “A mother is her son’s home base. Even when he grows up and has a new woman in his life and gets a new home, you are still his mother; which is ever constant like the sun. Know that in your heart and everything will fall into place.”

527. “Sometimes a mother can think that her son could get a better mommy. But she knows for sure that she knows that there doesn`t exist a better son.”

528. “To my son, if you need me, call me. I don’t care where or how busy I am. If you need me and if you need to talk to me, I will always be there for you, no matter how big or how small your problem is!” – Unknown

529. “I am closest to my mother, as she is my rock, my pillar of strength, and my world. Not only has she stood by me through all times – happy, sad, and otherwise – but there have even been moments when I had completely lost hope, and her immense belief in me had lifted me up.” – Amruta Khanvilkar

530. “A mother’s love doesn’t make her son more dependent and timid; it actually makes him stronger and more independent.” — Cheri Fuller

531. “My mother was the most highly disciplined and hardest working person I have ever known, and this, combined with her love and gentleness, enabled her to make a success of each of her children.” – Arthur Lewis

532. “My mom is literally a part of me. You can’t say that about many people except relatives, and organ donors.” – Carrie Latet

533. “The best moms don’t have a perfect life or a perfect family. They make the most of what they have and appreciate all the little things.”

534. “The life of a mother doubles after she bears a son. His upbringing becomes her top priority, and everything that her son do will always make her proud no matter what.”

535. “Motherhood: It’s a choice you make everyday, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is…and to forgive yourself, over and over again, for doing everything wrong.” –Donna Ball

536. “Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.” ― Thiruvalluvar

537. “I constantly go between wanting you to be my baby forever and being excited about all the amazing things you’ll do in this life.”