Parenting : (95) " I’m not thinking about me that much anymore. Every time I look, I’m looking for my daughter, you know? If I’m in a store, I’m looking at baby clothes. It’s so much cuter to find things for her than to find things for me. " - Alessandra Ambrosio " I’ve written out itineraries for baby sitters with years of experience. I’ve gotten up in the middle of the night and stood over my children’s sleeping bodies just to make sure they’re breathing, and breathing well. In short, I’m the worst Jewish mother in the world. I make Alexander Portnoy’s mother look like a laid-back Earth mama. " - Kim Brooks " I absolutely love being a dad. " - Tom Fletcher " It’s common knowledge that professional athletes earn extraordinary incomes. What is less known or understood is how the advent of these riches has seeped into the conscious and unconscious ways in which our society now parents children. " - Douglas Brunt " Active dads make a positive contribution: they are good for children and they are good for mothers. " - David Lammy " My husband’s there full-time with our son so he’s leading on that side of things. He’s the one who has the homework battles Monday to Thursday. " - Nicky Morgan " Mothers always find ways to fit in the work – but then when you’re working, you feel that you should be spending time with your children and then when you’re with your children, you’re thinking about working. " - Alice Hoffman " I do want to have kids. Every time I see a little kid, I get excited, and I want to spend time with them. " - David Alpay " If you’re going to have kids, there’s only one way to go. They have to know they’re the most important things in your life, and once you’re doing that, there’s no way that you could not learn from them, because they just give you stuff constantly. " - Danny DeVito " My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident. " - Brad Meltzer