70 Mother and Son Quotes That Celebrate Your Unconditional Love
Because it can be hard to describe that special relationship in your own words.
We know a mother has a unique bond with all of her children, but the one between her and her son(s) is just like no other. That's not to say that any other type of relationship a mom has is less meaningful or important. But because, as they say, her son is her last love, and she is his first, it's just different from her bond with her daughter(s). A mother's unconditional love for her son is something that will be reflected in him throughout his whole life. And because it's so remarkable, it can often be hard to find the right words to convey how you're feeling when you're celebrating a big moment together.
That's why, if you're looking for the perfect message for her Mother's Day card or something to text him on his birthday, it's best to take inspiration from these mother and son quotes from actors, authors, public figures, former Presidents and more, who have found the sweetest ways to succinctly and eloquently say just what you feel about each other.
And if you need a little help in the gift department, take a peek at our unique picks for moms and trendy presents for men.
Stevie Wonder
Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.
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Lauryn Hill
That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, toughen up, this is the reality we are living in.
Gloria Steinem
I’m glad we’ve begun to raise our daughters more like our sons – but it will never work until we raise our sons more like our daughters.
Jules Michelet
How beautifully everything is arranged by nature; as soon as a child enters the world, it finds a mother ready to take care of it.
Mr. T
I listen to my mother, and that keeps me out of trouble. I’m a good son.
Letty Cottin Pogrebin
As the mother of a son, I do not accept that alienation from me is necessary for his discovery of himself. As a woman, I will not cooperate in demeaning womanly things so that he can be proud to be a man. I like to think the women in my son’s future are counting on me.
Jewel
I spent a lifetime being small for those closest to me but this is not the woman my son will know.
Jill Churchill
There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.
Meg Meeker
The moment that little bundle of pink, squirming flesh slips into our arms, love touches us. We feel it, not just in our hearts, but also on our skin. He is there. Our son.
“Never Grow Up” by Taylor Swift
Oh, darlin', don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Unknown
His little hands stole my heart, and his little feet ran away with it.
Rhonda Stoppe
Yet now in my arms, I was holding a helpless baby boy who would grow into a man. I cannot imagine that soft little face one-day having whiskers.
Monica Swanson
I am a boy mom, and I keep my eyes on the goal: raising the boy I love into a man who will make this world a better place.
Unknown
Son, you will outgrow my lap, but never my heart.
Kirsten Wreggitt
Be strong out there, my son. Look for the love and kindness in others. Forgive yourself when you make mistakes and enjoy the journey.
Unknown
You know you’re a boy mom when everything in your house is either lost, dirty or broken.
Katie Bingham Smith
Little boys can test your patience, run you ragged, and make you want to pull your hair out. But they will also melt your heart with just one look, and make you wonder how you ever existed before them.
'Rocky'
I’m always gonna love you no matter what. No matter what happens. You’re my son and you’re my blood. You’re the best thing in my life.
Kate Winslet
That’s the wonderful thing about mothers, you can because you must, and you just do.
Cardinal Mermillod
A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.
Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; previously, she wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother. She lives with her toy-collecting husband and daughter in Brooklyn, where she can be found helping out her team at bar trivia or posting about movies on Twitter and Bluesky.
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