50 Inspirational Single Mom Quotes To Honour Their Struggle

“I would say to any single parent currently feeling the weight of stereotype or stigmatization that I am prouder of my years as a single mother than of any other part of my life.”

J.K. ROWLING

“Nothing you do for your children is ever wasted.”

GARRISON KEILLOR

“Respect to all mums doing double duty because of men failing to do their part as dads.”

JOHN MARK GREEN

“I value so many people who have to work full time, definitely single mothers. Their work is the hardest work. I applaud it so much.”

MOLLY SIMS

“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thought. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.”

SOPHIA LOREN

“I am struggling, I won’t lie, but every night when I put my little one to sleep and I watch her, I know deep in my heart that she is well worth my struggles.”

ANONYMOUS

“It will work out, you’ll learn to adapt. Friendships will fade or become stronger, and you’ll learn how to juggle mommyhood and the rest of life.”

ANONYMOUS

“Having children is like living in a frat house- nobody sleeps, everything’s broken, and there’s a lot of throwing up.”

RAY ROMANO

“Some days my kids can do no wrong. Other days I understand why some animals eat their young.”

TONI HAMMER

“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.”

PHYLLIS DILLER

“When I tell my kids I’ll do something in a minute, what I’m really saying is ‘Please forget.‘”

ANONYMOUS

“I love when my kids tell me they’re bored. As if the lady standing in front of a full sink of dirty dishes is where you go to get ideas about how to have a good time.”

ANONYMOUS

“I’d love to be a Pinterest mom. But it turns out I’m more of an Amazon Prime mom.”

ANONYMOUS

“Not all who wander are lost. Some are just moms. In Target. Hiding from their children.”

ANONYMOUS

“There’s nothing stronger than a single mom with a wounded heart.”

ANONYMOUS

“I can’t tell you how much I respect all the single parents out there doing it all solo.”

JENNIE FINCH

“To be a good mother while my heart was breaking was one of the hardest roles I’ve ever had to play.”

ANONYMOUS

“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

“I’m a single mom. I like to pretend I’m strong enough to do it all on my own. But sometimes I wish I had someone to come home to and tell I’m doing it right.”

ANONYMOUS

“There will be so many times you feel like you failed. But in the eyes, ears, and mind of your child, you are a super mom.”

STEPHANIE PRECOURT

“Being a single mother while trying to repair yourself mentally and emotionally is one of the hardest thing you’ll ever do.”

ANONYMOUS

“It was tough being a single mom. It was tough being in a divorce with children. Very, very hard.”

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

“I love being a single mom. But it’s definitely different when you’re dating.”

BROOKE BURNS

“Nowadays it is seen as a shame, to marry a girl who is a mother, who has never been married. I want to get rid of that prejudice.”

ANONYMOUS

“Dating a single mom doesn’t mean you’ll be playing daddy. It just means you’ll be becoming part of a family and a role model for a child/children. If you aren’t ready to step up, then don’t step to her.”

ANONYMOUS

“Because your chill is your first priority, you’re more selective, so in order to let someone into that world, they have to be really special.”

ANONYMOUS

“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

“Just because I am a single mother doesn’t mean I cannot be a success.”

YVONNE KALOKI

“Being a working mother and a working single parent instills in you a sense of determination.”

FELICITY JONES

“Did you hear? Superheroes are real. They are called single moms.”

ANONYMOUS

“Being a single mum is twice the work, twice the stress and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love and twice the pride.”

ANONYMOUS

“Being a single parent is not a life full of struggles, but a journey for the strong.”

MEG LOWREY

“I want to show the example that you can be a single mother and work and handle a lot of other things at the same time.”

CHRISTINA MILIAN

“Don’t pity me because I am a single mom. Respect me for having the courage to do it alone, the strength to never give up and the love to by child’s needs before my own.”

ANONYMOUS

“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

“What is free time? I’m a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl.”

ROMA DOWNEY

I didn’t set out to be a single mom I set out to be the best mom I could be… and that hasn’t changed.

ANONYMOUS

“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

“I know its hard being a single mother but I’d rather do it by myself than with someone who doesn’t want to.”

ANONYMOUS

“As a single mum you’ll discover inner strengths and capabilities you never knew you had.”

EMMA-LOUISE SMITH

“I was once a single mother, with very few resources, so I have a special place in my heart for women in difficult situations.”

 LINDA LAEL MILLER

“Single Moms: You are a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a maid, a cook, a referee, a heroine, a defender, a protector, a true Superwoman. Wear your cape proudly.”

MANDY HALE