Happy the boy whose mother is tired of talking nonsense to him before he is old enough to know the sense of it.”— Augustus Hare The new novel featuring homicide detective Eve Dallas from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Devoted in Death.

I spent a lifetime being small for those closest to me, but this is not the woman my son will know.”— Jewel Bringing up a daughter, a mother pours a part of her soul. Bringing up a son, she gives him her whole soul.”— Unknown BuzzFeed Bring Me Obsessed with travel? Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with Bring Me! Sometimes when I need a miracle, I look into my son’s eyes, and realize I’ve already created one.”— Unknown 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.”— Rhonda StoppeAnd she loved a little boy very, very much—even more than she loved herself.”— Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree

Brent," I said, coming out of the bedroom to stand beside him, naked and dripping water, "I'm getting chubby, aren't I?" My hands on my tummy, I caressed the soft swells of my hips, showing my mostly-flat abs. You don't think?" I asked, turning around. "What about my ass? Is it flabby?" I knew my bottom was only inches from his face. My son had been right; I did love having him look at me. You will be his first kiss, his first love, his first friend. You’re his momma and he is your whole world. He is your little boy.”— Unknown

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.”— Katie Bingham Smith My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine.”— Maya Angelou

There has never been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as the love between the mother and a son.”—Unknown I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it’s good to make thoughtful, good choices.”— Karen Salmansohn

Every mother hopes that her daughter will marry a better man than she did and is convinced that her son will never find a wife as good as his father did.”— Martin Andersen-Nexo It doesn’t matter how old a son is. Even when he is big and strong, he is always a small boy for his mother.”— Unknown 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.”— Meg Meeker