Celebrity motherhood quotes aren’t always super relatable – if you don’t have a 32 bedroom mansion, a personal chef and a fleet of nannies, do you really have that much in common? But as it turns out, no matter who you are, motherhood really knows how to shake things up. And babies [even the ones called Apple and Blue Ivy] really know how to turn your world upside down.
Here are 13 of our fave celebrity motherhood quotes on everything from the mama juggle to the newborn sleep deprivation.
By Mama Disrupt®
Celebs On Identity //
Gwen Stefani //
“In the beginning, I didn’t want to think of myself as a mother. I was like, ‘Wait a minute! Ain’t no hollaback girl is who I am!’ I had to learn to accept it.”
Meghan Markle //
“I’ve been a waitress, an actress, a princess, a duchess. I’m clear on who I am independent of that stuff. The most important title I will ever have is ‘Mom.’
Kate Middleton //
“Nothing can really prepare you for the sheer overwhelming experience of what it means to become a mother. It is full of complex emotions of joy, exhaustion, love and worry, all mixed together. Your fundamental identity changes overnight.”
Amy Poehler //
“There is an unspoken pact that women are supposed to follow. I am supposed to act like I constantly feel guilty about being away from my kids. I don’t, I love my job,” she wrote in her book, according to HuffPost. “Mothers who stay at home are supposed to pretend they are bored and wish they were doing more corporate things. They don’t. They love their job.”
Halle Berry //
“You don’t ever balance it completely. [Motherhood] is a constant struggle of a little more time there, a little more time here, and feeling a little bit guilty all the time.”
Celebs On Empowerment //
Beyoncé //
“Motherhood has been my biggest inspiration. It became my mission to make sure she [Blue Ivy] lived in a world where she feels truly seen and valued.”
Tina Fey //
“I think every working mom probably feels the same thing: You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, This is impossible — oh, this is impossible. And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.”
Kelly Clarkson //
“Becoming a mother has made me next-level confident. I’ve never felt more empowered. I feel like my 20s were spent walking on eggshells making sure everyone felt loved and not really expressing my opinion. As a mom, you just don’t have time, so you get straight to the point.”
Celebs On Love //
Jennifer Lopez //
“When I had my children and I felt that type of love, which…every mom out there understands, it made me understand that there was a purity to love. That there is an unconditional love.”
Sheryl Crow //
“Wyatt [my adopted son] is definitely all mine. Little souls find their way to you whether they’re from your womb or someone else’s.”
Celebs Drop The #TRUTH //
Alyson Hannigan //
“Why don’t kids understand that their nap is not for them, it’s for us?”
Selma Blair //
“It takes a village, and it’s really hard to be the village on your own.”
Betty White //
“It’s not easy being a mom. If it were easy, fathers would do it.”
