34 Oh-So-Relatable Quotes about Being a Boy Mom

There is nothing that compares to being a boy mom. You’re guaranteed to get at least one thousand emotions every day, from joy to frustration. These boy mom quotes show exactly how it feels to “love a little boy even more than you love yourself.”

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Little boys are somehow tough and gentle, loving and gruff, sweet and sour–all at the same time. They are their mama’s tiny buddies, greatest admirers, and fiercest protectors. You understand if you’ve ever been handed a wilted dandelion from a dirty, sweaty fist just moments after getting shot in the backside with a nerf dart!

Being a #boymom is one of life’s greatest joys–but it’s certainly not without its struggles!

34 Boy Mom Quotes

Check out these 34 mom of boys quotes that will warm your heart and put a smile on your face today!

1. A boy is truth with dirt on its face, beauty with a cut on its finger, wisdom with bubble gum in its hair, and the hope of the future with a frog in its pocket. -Alan Beck

2. Boys are found everywhere… on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to. Mothers love them because they are a nice way to get exercise. -Unknown

3. A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. -Irish Proverb

4. 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, MD

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5. There’s something about a boy that’s just so compelling, so irresistible… they’re like little ticking time bombs of chaos waiting to go off. -Unknown

6. A boy will make you laugh when you don’t even want to smile. -Unknown

7. I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. -Abraham Lincoln

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8. This boy mom runs on love and lots of coffee! -Unknown

9. So there’s this boy. He kinda stole my heart. He calls me ‘mom’. -Unknown

10. And she loved a little boy very, very much, even more than she loved herself. -Shel Silverstein

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11. All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. –Abraham Lincoln

12. Moms of boys work from son up to son down. -Unknown

13. It doesn’t matter how old a son is. Even when he is big and strong, he will always be a little boy to his mother. – Unknown

14. There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one. -Jill Churchill

Related: How to Be a Good Mom (not a perfect mom)

15. God knew exactly what he was doing when he gave me a son. -Unknown

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16. When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this Earth. -Mitch Albom

17. Boys charm you with their cuteness–while destroying every item you own. -Unknown

18. My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me; and I felt I had something to live for, someone I must not disappoint. -Thomas Edison

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19. My mother said to me, ‘If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.’ Instead, I was a painter and became Picasso. -Pablo Picasso

20. A mother understands what a child does not say. -Jewish Proverb

21. My mother is my root, my foundation. -Michael Jordan

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22. A boy’s best friend is his mother.  Joseph Stefano

23. Boys; less drama than girls, but harder to keep alive. -Unknown

24. Here’s what I’ve learned about raising boys… if you keep ’em busy, they’re fine. You let ’em get bored, they’ll dismantle your house board by board. –Kenny Rogers

25. With boys you always know exactly where you stand… right in the path of a hurricane. –Erma Bombeck

26. I’m a mom of boys. You can’t scare me. -Proud Happy Mama

27. Sons are the anchors of a mother’s life. -Sophocles

28. Home is where my boys are. -Unknown

29. There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy’s life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure. -Mark Twain

30. A boy’s story is the best that is ever told. -Charles Dickens

31. All I am I owe to my mother. -George Washington

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32. For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: -1 Samuel‬ ‭1:27‬ ‭KJV‬‬

33. You’re going to miss this someday, I whisper to myself as I’m shot in the butt with a nerf gun while unclogging the toilet. -Unknown

34. Frogs and snails and puppy dog tails, that’s what little boys are made of. -19th Century Nursery Rhyme

Final Thoughts About Boy Moms

Boys will be boys, and that’s okay! As boy moms, we know all too well that they can be a little wild, a lot charming, and always full of surprises.

But despite the occasional mess or mayhem, we love them fiercely and wouldn’t have it any other way. I hope you enjoyed these 34 boy mom quotes as much as I did. What’s your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!

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