You have to be the parent; you can't be their friend. Patricia Richardson More Quotes by Patricia Richardson More Quotes From Patricia Richardson Instead of yelling and spanking, which dont work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise. Patricia Richardson yelling games believe You are the strongest argument, yet, against cloning. Patricia Richardson insult cloning argument I know it's a lot harder for women who don't have enough help, but the truth is, no matter how much money you have, if you want to stay involved with your children and don't want to lose being a primary parent to them, you're still in the game. Patricia Richardson parent games children The truth is, I've been going pretty much nuts all year. I constantly have to fight being scattered. I feel like I'm on automatic pilot from fatigue. The hardest thing is trying to be present, living for the moment, for everybody in the family. Patricia Richardson fighting nuts years It was extremely hard going from being a parent of one to a parent of three, because now all these instant decisions have to be made about how you balance out the time and attention between them. Patricia Richardson balance parent decision I still get the kids to the doctor and dentist and plan their play dates and buy their clothes. Patricia Richardson doctors play kids Good actresses can often accomplish miracles, and it is possible to be someone you've never been or will be. But in a sitcom, there's no time. Patricia Richardson accomplish actresses miracle They see me as being this Super Mom on TV who also can more than handle a difficult husband, and they assume I'm going to be just full of wisdom as a mother and wife myself. Patricia Richardson mom wisdom mother But then my mother, who's a very selfless, stoic person from a family of Marines, would tell us that what was good for our father was good for us - he would make more money; therefore, we'd be able to get better educations. Patricia Richardson marine mother father When you're a woman with a certain amount of fame and money, you are never certain what someone's motives are. Patricia Richardson motive certain fame Tim on the show does a lot of that posturing, of course, and feels sort of threatened by women. But even at that, you do see him cooking, and ultimately he's a good father because he spends a lot of time with the boys. Patricia Richardson good women time father People who meet me think of Jill and transfer her strong qualities to me. Patricia Richardson think me strong people I'd like us to deliver a little message to all the men still out there who think it's the '50s, and coming home simply means watching television with a beer. Patricia Richardson beer home men television I don't understand that, because I think that what people like most about the show is that they recognize themselves in the characters and their problems, so the more believable the family is, the more we can draw the audience in. Patricia Richardson problems understand family people Getting married and then having children just centered me and grounded my values. It was like a whole new world. It started happening in New York with a little play called Cruise Control, where I relaxed, and then I kept getting work in Hollywood till this series happened. Patricia Richardson me work children world I always hated perfect TV moms because I always thought that was unrealistic. Patricia Richardson because thought always perfect I curse too much. I really do. I have a horrible cursing mouth. Patricia Richardson mouth curse cursing too-much I kind of feel like people like to dump on 'Home Improvement,' and I don't know why. Patricia Richardson feel improvement home people Part of the whole L.A. mentality that nothing really matters unless it's a success... is such a shallow and dangerous attitude to have. Patricia Richardson nothing dangerous success attitude Television is a real woman's medium... but what's disturbing is, still even in television, women have so little to do with what's going on behind the scenes. Patricia Richardson behind woman women television
