Single Moms Sayings and Quotes

Being a single mom is no easy feat. There are no days off or breaks, and free time feels like an unattainable luxury. Celebrate the women who pull double duty with the collection of wise and insightful single moms quotes below.

Being a single parent is twice the work, twice the stress and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love and twice the pride. unknown
Raising a family is difficult enough. But it's even more difficult for single parents struggling to make ends meet. They don't need more obstacles. They need more opportunities. Bill Richardson
Single moms: You are a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a maid, a cook, a referee, a heroine, a provider, a defender, a protector, a true Superwoman. Wear your cape proudly. Mandy Hale
A single mom tries when things are hard. She never gives up. She believes in her family, even when things are tough. She knows that above all things... a mother's love is more than enough. Deniece Williams
I've been a single parent for a long time. It reminds me of being a waitress. As you walk back to the kitchen, requests come at you from all sides. You're doing the job of two - you have to be highly organised. Cherie Lunghi
Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families' well-being. Evan Bayh
I didn't plan on being a single mom, but you have to deal with the cards you are dealt the best way you can. Tichina Arnold
It was tough being a single mom. It was tough being in a divorce with children. Very, very hard. Melissa Etheridge
You know, I don't think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didn't wish for that, but it happened. Charlize Theron
The most difficult part of dating as a single parent is deciding how much risk your own child's heart is worth. Dan Pearce
As a single mom, I'm juggling a lot and working long hours. Yes, it costs them a little, but what my children get in return is a mother who is energized and content. Edie Falco
What is free time? I'm a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl. Roma Downey
Remember that a single mom is just like any other mom and that our number one priority is still our kids. Any parent does whatever it takes for their kids and a single mother is no different. Paula Miranda
She has to have four arms, four legs, four eyes, two hearts, and double the love. There is nothing single about a single mom. Mandy Hale
I don't think I realised how stressed I was, being a single parent. It was really, really stressful. It's not easy on anybody. Reese Witherspoon
If you are a single parent, make friends with others in similar situations and develop friendships with married couples. Counsel with your priesthood leaders. Let them know of your needs and wants. Single parenthood is understood by the Lord. Ezra Taft Benson
I am a single mom and I'm the breadwinner and I have to work and I have to do these things and that's just the way it is. I don't think my son even knows any different. Charisma Carpenter
Just because a single-mom usually can't be bothered to spend much time on her make-up doesn't mean that she has given up on romance. Kemmy Nola
I can understand why a single parent, working two jobs, would find it easier to stop at McDonald's with the kids rather than cook something from scratch at home. Eric Schlosser
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. Sophia Loren
Only mothers can think of the future - because they give birth to it in their children. Maxim Gorky
Before becoming a mom, I never knew how good I had it to just spend time at a spa for a few hours. Now, those days are far and between. So when I have an hour, it's all about the mani and pedi. Tia Mowry
I know how to do anything, I'm a mom. Roseanne Barr
Single parent situations drive poverty and often lead to unsupervised kids. Many boys growing up without fathers often feel angry and abandoned. Thus, they seek comfort in all the wrong places. Bill O'Reilly
Single mothers bright, attractive, available women, thousands of them all over London they were the best invention Will had ever heard of. Nick Hornby
I love being a single mom. But it's definitely different when you're dating. Brooke Burns
Mothers are the necessity of invention. Bill Watterson
Being a mother is hard and it wasn't a subject I ever studied. Ruby Wax
The best part of being a mom to me is the unconditional love. I have never felt alove as pure, a love that's as rewarding. Monica Denise Brown
Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. Garrison Keillor