Keep reading for 10 motherhood quotes that are bound to bring a smile to every mom's face, whether you write them in a card or share them on Instagram.
EMMA STONE
"My mother has always been my emotional barometer and my guidance. I was lucky enough to get to have one women who truly helped me through everything."
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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 guilty all the time."
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MERYL STREEP
"Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials."
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BLAKE LIVELY
"Having a baby is just living in the constant unexpected. You never know when you're gonna get crapped on or when you're gonna get a big smile or when that smile immediately turns to hysterics."
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CHRISSY TEIGEN
"Only I understand my kid. She's like 'bdidkdkodjxudhejslosjdhdusjmsozuzusjsixoj’ and I’m like, ‘Ok, I will get you a piece of sausage in just a minute.’”
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KELLY CLARKSON
"Becoming a mother has made me next-level confident. I've never felt more empowered."
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KERRY WASHINGTON
"I can be covered in spit-up on a conference call while I'm pumping & that's okay because this is my perfect. It may not be somebody else's, but this is mine."
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REESE WITHERSPOON
"We have rules around the house. I always say, if you're not yelling at your kids, you're not spending enough time with them."
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KRISTEN BELL
"Every day when you're raising kids, you feel like you could cry or crack up and just scream 'This is ridiculous!' because there's so much nonsense, whether it's what they're saying to you or the fact that there's avocado or poop on every surface."
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ZOOEY DESCHANEL
"Nothing can really prepare you for it because you never again have a day where you don't think of your kid first."