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10 Of Cardi B's Best Motherhood Quotes

Cardi B, who will soon welcome her second child with husband Offset, has always been unapologetic and authentic about her role as a mother.

by Alexia McKay

“You won’t be reading books on how to become a parent, trust me. Once the baby’s here, it’s almost like you know. It just comes naturally.”

I respect mothers more than ever now. I see moms differently, especially the young ones that, like, are so young and barely have experience or money. I don’t even know how they can do it.

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“I could shake my a**, I could be the most ratchet-est person ever, I could get into a fight tomorrow, but I’m still a great mom.

I give my daughter so much love, and I’m setting her up for a future ... No matter what I did, knowing that I wanted to have kids made me go harder to secure a good future for my kids.

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I just know these two will love each other soo much and argue soo much since they're 3 years apart...just like me and Henny.”

You buy so many clothes for babies, the Couture stuff, the expensive name-brand stuff. You put it on her and right away she throws up, she drools or she might crap on it and she ends up being in a Target outfit.”

Any little bit of time I get, I spend it. That little, bitty time is always a bond... Even if I had a long day, at night, just chilling, laying next to your kid, playing, tickling them, smelling their feet!

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Some moms they have a 9 to 5, after work they go home. Most of the time, I don’t go home... Yes, it is hard. I just think to myself like her future is going to be so secure, like ‘oh my gosh, you’re gonna have a Lambo when she’s like 18.’”

The most underrated part is...it’s hard. People think that it’s easy but it’s hard. We deserve more Mother’s Days.