100+ Single Mom Quotes That Are Inspirational and Encouraging

Parenting isn’t a stroll in the park. it requires a lot of perseverance, hard work patience, perseverance, and a huge sacrifices to raise your child. If you’re a single parent parenting your child on your own, the responsibilities increase by a factor of two. So reading quotes from single moms can inspire you to find the strength and confidence to continue your journey.

Parenthood is a lot of responsibility. You are responsible for managing your family, home and finances on your own and give the bulk of your energy and time for your child. In this article we’ve put together the best one mom quotes to highlight what it is like to be a single mother and emphasize the joys and challenges.

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“One thing I know for sure – this motherhood thing is not for sissies.” – Jennifer Nettles

“I’m a hustler. I’m a single mom, so whatever I’ve gotta do, I gotta do.” – Sherri Shepard

“Motherhood is nitty and gritty and brutal and wonderful. Sometimes, you’re really in the trenches!” – Constance Marie

“Yes, I’m a single mom by choice. I decided to raise a child, not marry one.” – Anonymous

“That’s what motherhood is: you’re working; you’re doing 25 different jobs, and you’re not getting paid.” – Melissa Peterman

“The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her; but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to dictate her and who she becomes.” – C. JoyBell C.

“I don’t think you necessarily have to be part of a traditional nuclear family to be a good mother.” – Mary Louise Parker

“Each child is biologically required to have a mother. Fatherhood is a well-regarded theory, but motherhood is a fact.” – PJ O’Rourke

“I decided instead of being embarrassed of my failed marriage and ashamed of being a single mother, I was going to OWN it. Being the best mother you can be and giving your kids the BEST life possible has nothing to do with your relationship status and you don’t have to be happily married to have a ‘picture-perfect family’.” – Amanda Stanton

“Do not ask for healing at the feet of those who broke you.” – Rupi Kaur

“She remembered who she was and the game changed.” – Lalah Delia

“The loves of my life are my children and my mother. I don’t feel as if I need a man.” – Diane Keaton

“I pride myself on finding balance. I love making music and I love raising my boys. I find time to make both a priority.” – Sheryl Crow

“I have a great career, and I have my daughter. So what I don’t have is not as important to me as what I do have.” – Padma Lakshmi

“The loves of my life are my children and my mother. I don’t feel as if I need a man.” – Diane Keaton

“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

“Having kids—the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings—is the biggest job anyone can embark on.” – Maria Shriver

The anger and hurt you have within will only help you become stronger and more caring and protective towards your children.

“The anger and hurt you have within will only help you become stronger and more caring and protective towards your children.” – Unknown

“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

“You don’t take a class; you’re thrown into motherhood and learn from experience.” – Jennie Finch

“What is best for us will be the best for the baby in the end, because when we are emotionally healthy and strong, we can be the best parents we can be.” – Unknown

“What is best for us will be the best for the baby in the end, because when we are emotionally healthy and strong, we can be the best parents we can be.” – KLeighC

“If you want to stand with me as a single mom – and I know so many of my friends and colleagues do – please don’t appropriate my burden as a way to validate your own. To suggest that you are single-parenting when you are simply solo for the weekend devalues what real single mothers do.” – Rachel Simmons

“You have to carry on as a mother, no matter what, and that’s what I’ve always done.” – Madonna

“I hope telling the story of how I went from being a single mom to serving in the Texas State Senate to running for governor will remind others that with the right leadership in government, where you start has nothing to do with how far you go.” – Wendy Davis

“I think it’s really important for every mother to find their own way.” – Solange Knowles

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

“I’m not really single. I mean, I am, but I have a son. Being a single mother is different from being a single woman.” – Kate Hudson

“Make a positive difference in your children’s lives. Act and speak about your co-parent with respect and integrity.” – Allison Pescosolido

“We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou

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

“I know it’s hard being a single parent, but I’d rather do it by myself than with someone who doesn’t want to.” – Anonymous

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

“Gone are the days when you would sit and wait for your knight in shining armor. Be brave, be independent, and believe that you can do it, and you can do a better job.” – Anonymous

“Mothers – especially single mothers – are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation’s children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families’ well-being.” – Evan Bayh

“Dear Fathers of the Fatherless Children: Ask yourself—did you put your best foot forward? Or did you point fingers at everyone else instead of focusing on what you need to improve? The important question is: at the end of each day are you satisfied with the decisions you’ve made?” – Charlena E. Jackson, Dear fathers of the fatherless children

“There’s a feeling sometimes in motherhood that you’re alone in what you’re going through, and none of us are alone. We’re all going through the same thing.” – Nia Vardalos

“I dealt with 9 months pregnant alone even though I had my parents by my side I can assure you I’m pretty sure it’s not the same. And I dealt with being cut open alone even though my mom was by my side. Again it’s not the same. And when I first came home, again I went home alone even though my parents were there, but it’s still not the same. Watching him grow up without having his dad around it really hurts at moments. But I know I’m strong enough to do it alone. So I can do anything.” – Danielle

“I was a single mom for a really long time raising my oldest daughter alone. There were moments of sadness and grief for the loss of that “perfect family,” but honestly, I was overall happier without her father in our lives. You and your baby are still a family regardless if there is a man there or not.” – Glenda

“I’ve been doing it for 5 years. I love being able to take advantage of the little moments that he doesn’t get to share with my son. But at the same time, it would be nice to have someone else scream on the sidelines cheering your greatest creation on.” – Jazmine

“Not being able to share that with the person who’s supposed to go through that with you is so hard. But I look at it this way; he’s the one missing out, I love my kids so much I wouldn’t trade this for anything. It’s made my son more attached to me, and I feel like he’s honestly my best friend. No mother should have to be a father too.. but the ones who are, are just that much stronger.” – Emily

“Heavy is the head forced to wear two crowns.” – R.P. Falconer, Lilif

“Single moms: You are a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a maid, a cook, a referee, a heroine, a provider, a defender, a protector, a true Superwoman. Wear your cape proudly.” – Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“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, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“If you fight with a crazy person, an onlooker cannot tell the difference.” – Emma Johnson, The Kickass Single Mom

“Just because I didn’t have a spouse to help and enjoy those activities with didn’t mean they couldn’t happen. Just because my plan A didn’t work out didn’t mean plan B couldn’t be really kickass. In fact, who was to tell me that my life as a single mother couldn’t be completely wonderful.” – Emma Johnson, The Kickass Single Mom

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

“If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think what you do matters very much.” – Jackie Kennedy

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

“It’s because we live in a beauty-obsessed society where the most important thing a woman can do is make herself attractive to men.” – Liane Moriarty, Big Little Lies

“On alimony: “Why should it be your ex’s responsibility to give you a lifestyle that you yourself cannot afford?” – emma johnson, The Kickass Single Mom

“I’m a better mom and a better human when I’m standing in love and hope.” – Candy Leigh, Finding Life In Between…A Journal For Me, To You

“I opened my eyes and exhaled twelve years of single parenting.” – Barbara Lynn-Vannoy

“Heavy is the head, forced to wear two crowns.” – R. P. Falconer

“My deep desire for motherhood was a yearning that overshadowed any accomplishment I could claim as mine.” – Ranjani Rao, Rewriting My Happily Ever After – A Memoir of Divorce and Discovery

“The women whom I love and admire for their strength and grace did not get that way because stuff worked out. They got that way because stuff went wrong, and they handled it. They handled it in a thousand different ways on a thousand different days, but they handled it. Those women are my superheroes.”- Elizabeth Gilbert

“As a single mum you’ll discover inner strengths and capabilities you never knew you had.” – Emma-Louise Smith

“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

“As a single mom, I’m juggling a lot and working long hours. Yes, it costs them a little, but what my children get in return is a mother who is energized and content.” – Edie Falco

“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

“Some days she has no idea how she’ll do it. But every single day. It still gets done.” – Anonymous

“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver

“The best gift a parent can give children is time … Single moms need to know it’s okay to have a little ‘me’ time.” – Denise Richards

“Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.” – Garrison Keillor

“I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.” – Oprah

“You know, I don’t think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didn’t wish for that, but it happened.” – Charlize Theron

“I was raised in Boston by three older brothers and a very strong and empowering single mom.” – Eliza Dushku

“As long as we are giving our kids the best life we can… I don’t see anything to be ashamed of.” – Sarah Rachel

“Being raised by a single mother, I learned to appreciate and value independent women.” – Kenny Conley

“Better a loving single-parent family than a ‘conventional’ family where the parents hate each other and the father is a demagogue.” – Moby

“Being a mom means putting away your childish ways to make room for your child’s ways.” – Author Unknown

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.

“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.” – Jesenia

You are never ‘just’ a mom. You are everything your child can need in life, and more.

“You are never ‘just’ a mom. You are everything your child can need in life, and more.” – Unknown

Pressure is the single mom who is trying to scuffle and pay her rent.

“Pressure is the single mom who is trying to scuffle and pay her rent.” – Damian Lillard

“If you are a single parent, make friends with others in similar situations and develop friendships with married couples. Counsel with your priesthood leaders. Let them know of your needs and wants. Single parenthood is understood by the Lord.” – Ezra Taft Benson

Single mom or not, remember that you are the best and you are doing the best.

“Single mom or not, remember that you are the best and you are doing the best.” – Unknown

Mothers are the necessity of invention.

“Mothers are the necessity of invention.” – Bill Watterson

“It may be tough at times, but I can honestly say, at least from my experience, it’s not nearly as hard as I thought it would be.” – Stella Aluxum

“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

“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

Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.

“Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.” – Unknown

“This is the place where anybody – like an African American kid raised by a single mom – can be president.” – Jennifer Granholm

“When dating a woman with children, understand that they are a package deal. Don’t expect her to package her child up and ship them away for the evening just because you want to chill.” – @justmike_

“The women whom I love and admire for their strength and grace did not get that way because shit worked out. They got that way because shit went wrong, and they handled it. They handled it in a thousand different ways on a thousand different days, but they handled it. Those women are my superheroes.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

“It takes a tremendous amount of strength to be a single mother. To hold down the forte of a home, a life and your child’s entire happiness.” – Nikki Rowe

“Children don’t understand when things aren’t given. The single parent struggling to provide; how they sacrifice themselves, by sweeping their dreams and goals under the table, just to bring bread and beans on the table.” – Anthony Liccione

“President Obama’s fight for rural America is personal. He was raised by a single mom and grandparents from Kansas. He hails from a farming state, Illinois.” – Tom Vilsack

“You always have to carry on. And you can, because you have to.” – Kate Winslet

Conclusion

Being a single parent is among the most difficult but rewarding jobs a woman could assume. As we’ve seen through these quotes from single mothers single mothers make enormous sacrifices and have to face numerous challenges that range from financial struggles to insufficient support. But their dedication and strength when faced with challenges is truly inspiring. Single mothers deserve the most admiration, appreciation and respect around the world for all they do to raise their children.

While we might not be able to resolve every issue single moms have to face, we can help by small gestures of kindness. Helping out with encouragement, helping with childcare, serving meals or taking the time to listen without judgement can relieve some of the burdens for single mothers.