150 Blended Families Quotes to Help You Keep Things Positive

When you are in a blended family, it is important to keep things positive. You have to remember that you are not the only one who is adjusting, your children are too. They may be confused about why their parents are no longer together, and they may feel like they have to choose sides. It is important to reassure them that they are loved and supported, no matter what. Here are 150 quotes for blended families that will help you keep things positive!

Blended Families Quotes

1. “The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” – George Santayana
2. “Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.” – Sai Baba
3. “In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” – Eva Burrows
4. “A blended family is not a broken family. It is an extended and intertwined family, where people have united for the purpose of creating a loving bond.” – Terri Cheney
5. “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” – Richard Bach
6. “Family isn’t defined only by last names or by blood; it’s defined by commitment and by love. It means showing up when they need you, and acting as one unit no matter what. That is the true meaning of family.” – Dave Willis
7. “The love of a family is life’s greatest blessing.” – Unknown
8. “Family isn’t an important thing, it’s everything.” – Michael J. Fox
9. “Blended families are special because they have created something beautiful out of brokenness.” – Unknown
10. “In a blended family, you have people who are coming together and making something new, something that’s never existed before.” – Michelle Obama
11. “A blended family is like putting together a puzzle. You have to find the right pieces and fit them in the right places.” – Unknown
12. “A happy family is but an earlier heaven.” – George Bernard Shaw
13. “Family is a lifejacket in the stormy sea of life.” – J.K. Rowling
14. “Sticking with your family is what makes it a family.” – Mitch Albom
15. “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” – Michael J. Fox
16. “Praying together as a family, unites the blended family.” – Anita Dunn
17. “When trouble comes, it’s your family that supports you.” – Guy Lafleur
18. “The most important thing in the world is family and love.” – John Wooden
19. “Your children need your presence more than your presents.” – Jesse Jackson
20. “My stepchildren are my children.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
21. “Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.” – John Ruskin
22. “A family portrait is only complete with love to fill its frame.” – Wes Fesler
23. “Govern a family as you would cook a small fish—very gently.” – Chinese Proverb
24. “The memories you make with your family are everything.” – Candace Cameron Bure
25. “A step-sibling is one giant step in growing in life, together.” – Sally Painter
26. “Step-siblings are siblings by choice.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
27. “There is no such thing as a perfect parent. So just be a real one.” – Sue Atkins
28. “Family means putting your arms around each other and being there.” – Barbara Bush
29. “Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.” – Anthony Brandt
30. “Anything is possible when you have the right people to support you.” – Misty Copeland
31. “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass
32. “Every family is dysfunctional, whether you want to admit it or not.” – Shailene Woodley
33. “My stepchild has opened up my heart completely.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
34. “Why call us step-siblings, to me we’re sisters.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
35. “We started as separate, but now we’re together.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
36. “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” – Desmond Tutu
37. “Blended family or not, love will always be the greatest connection.” – Unknown
38. “The strength of a blended family is the power of people coming together.” – Unknown
39. “No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers still spring up in the middle of nowhere.” -Sheryl Crow
40. “A blended family is a work of art—each piece unique and beautiful in its own way.” – Unknown
41. “Family isn’t just about being related by blood, but rather being connected in the heart.” – Unknown
42. “The greatest gift we can give our children is to love each other as a family.” – Unknown
43. “Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.” – Michael J. Fox
44. “Families come in all shapes and sizes, but the one thing they all have in common is love.” – Unknown
45. “When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.” – Joyce Brothers
46. “My heart is filled with love for all of my children.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
47. “It didn’t matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it.” – Peter Buffett
48. “Remember you are not managing an inconvenience. You are raising a human being.” – Kittie Frantz
49. “The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other.” – Jane Blaustone
50. “Your stepchildren hold a special place in your heart.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
51. “Any man can help make a child, but it takes a special man to help raise a child.” – Tony Gaskins
52. “To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today.” – Barbara Johnson
53. “I’m very fortunate because we’re committed to co-parenting our children together.” – Elle Macpherson
54. “Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone else to love them.” – Leigh Anne Tuohy
55. “We had grown into one another somewhere along the way. We were officially a team.” – Shannon A. Thompson
56. “Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” – Robert Fulghum
57. “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is a success.” – Henry Ford
58. “My life changed for the better the minute I met my stepchildren.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
59. “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson
60. “It takes a lot of work to put together a marriage; to put together a family and a home.” – Elizabeth Edwards
61. “The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.” – Lee Iacocca
62. “Cooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there, unless everybody gets there.” – Virginia Burden
63. “I didn’t necessarily want a new family, but I’m glad this one found me.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
64. “Joining our two families together was the best decision I’ve ever made.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
65. “Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach
66. “Enjoy the little things in life, for one day, you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault
67. “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” – Richard Bach
68. “The dynamics of a traditional family don’t even come close to the complications that stepfamilies face.” – Gayla Grace
69. “It can be scary to join two families together, but the love only multiplies.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
70. “Two families have the potential to create one incredible, big, loving family.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
71. “A patchwork family needs extra effort and care, and even then there is no guarantee of happily ever after.” – Ariel Gore
72. “If the family were a boat, it would be a canoe that makes no progress, unless everyone paddles.” – Letty Cottin Pogrebin
73. “My stepchildren have proved that parental love has nothing to do with biology.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
74. “Stepparents are not around to replace a biological parent, rather to augment a child’s life experience.” – Azriel Johnson
75. “We’re so lucky that our families just click and seem to fit together perfectly.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
76. “There’s not one right way to be a family and to me ours is just as it should be.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
77. “The day I married you, I not only gained a new partner, but an incredible family.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
78. “There will always be steps you can take toward unity in your blended family. You will make—one step at a time!” – Donna Houpe
79. “Step-siblings go through ups and downs, but are there for each other through it all.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
80. “No matter the word that comes before it, every family is still a family at the core.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
81. “To me being a part of a stepfamily means more love, more support, and more laughter.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
82. “I always wanted a brother and I feel so lucky to have such an incredible stepbrother.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
83. “It takes a strong man to accept somebody else’s children and step up to the plate another man left on the table.” – Ray Johnson
84. “The relationships between step-siblings are complex, messy, and beautifully wonderful.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
85. “The blended family isn’t just an ordinary family times two. It’s a special kind of family with special needs.” – Maxine Marsolini
86. “Our union not only signifies our partnership, but our strong and resilient family unit.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
87. “At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of the parents.” – Jane D. Hull
88. “I thought I couldn’t love any child as much as I love my own, until I met my stepchild.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
89. “I not only get to marry my best friend, but I also get to be a part of an amazing family.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
90. “The informality of family life is a blessed condition that allows us all to become our best while looking our worst.” – Marge Kennedy
91. “By the grace of God, every blended family can become an opportunity to see His redeeming and restoring love at work.” – Debbie Alsdorf
92. “I never thought I’d be so lucky to marry into such an amazing family that now I’m a part of.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
93. “Families aren’t built on blood and genes; they stand on a foundation of commitment and care.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
94. “The family, that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.” – Dodie Smith
95. “Of course, there’s no formula for success except, perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings.” – Arthur Rubinstein
96. “Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” – Jane Howard
97. “A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss. That’s the trade-off, but I’ll take it all.” – Brad Pitt
98. “Though not all of my brothers and sisters are related, the love I have for them sees no bounds.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
99. “You’re the sister I always wanted, and I’m so happy that we’re forever bonded as step siblings.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
100. “Being a family means you are part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life.” – Lisa Weed
101. “Make a positive difference in your children’s lives. Act and speak about your co-parent with respect and integrity.” – Allison Pescosolido
102. “Your family has accepted me and my children for who we are, and for that I am incredibly grateful.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
103. “Lookin’ back, all I can say about all the things he did for me is I hope I’m at least half the dad that he didn’t have to be.” – Brad Paisley
104. “Stepparenting is like working at a late-night convenience store—all of the responsibility and none of the authority.” – Valerie J. Lewis Coleman
105. “I’m grateful that being a stepmom has taught me that there is no shame in admitting you don’t have it together all the time.” – Jamie Scrimgeour
106. “I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.” – George C. Lichtenberg
107. “Parenting isn’t an easy job, but one thing I know for sure is that it’s easy being your stepmom or dad.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
108. “Although we haven’t known each other since birth, I know that my stepsister will always be there for me.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
109. “If you’re struggling with a stepchild relationship that’s on a downward spiral, don’t give up. God redeems relationships every day.” – Gayla Grace
110. “Family life contributes immensely to an individual’s happiness. Only in a happy home life can complete contentment be found.” – Dorothea S. Kopplin
111. “There’s something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – Winnie The Pooh
112. “We all took one step back when life didn’t go as planned, but now we take all our steps forward together.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
113. “Live one day at a time, or one moment, if you have to. Blend little by little and celebrate even the smallest breakthrough.” – Andi Parker-Kimbrough
114. “Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.” – Brad Henry
115. “In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
116. “One of the most powerful things you can do to make your blended family victorious is to learn how to release unrealistic expectations.” – Kellye Laughery
117. “Divorce isn’t the child’s fault. Don’t say anything unkind about your ex to the child, because you’re really just hurting the child.” – Valerie Bertinelli
118. “You know you’re in a blended family when your time is no longer your own, and you’re dancing around calendar dates to make everyone happy.” – Debbie Alsdorf
119. “Think of your family today and every day thereafter. Don’t let the busy world of today keep you from showing how much you love and appreciate them.” – Josiah
120. “Children in blended families also tend to be more open to compromising and better able to negotiate in a meaningful and collaborative way.” – Matthew Massimo
121. “I never imagined myself being a part of a blended family, but now I can’t see myself being this happy any other way.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
122. “Instead of raising children who turn out okay despite their childhood, let’s raise children who turn out extraordinary because of their childhood.” – L.R. Knost
123. “I can’t wait to share in all the joys and sorrows that come our way. I know as a family, we can tackle anything together.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
124. “When it feels as if you can’t do right by the other parent, do right by your stepchild instead. You’ll never fail with their best interest at heart.” – Jessica James
125. “Let them know it is okay to love both their parents even though they are now divorced. They must not be made to feel guilty for doing so; it is their right.” – T.K. Oliver
126. “You are facing one of the most important challenges of your life. Yet being a member of a blended family can be an exciting adventure for all concerned.” – Kathie M. Thomson
127. “Divorce isn’t such a tragedy. A tragedy’s staying in an unhappy marriage, teaching your children the wrong things about love. Nobody ever died of divorce.” – Jennifer Weiner
128. “The secret to blending families is—there is no secret. It’s scary, and awesome, and ragged, perfect, and always changing. Love and laugh hard; try again tomorrow.” – Mir Kamin
129. “Pick your battles with everyone, including yourself, remind yourself every day that you have been given another chance at love and cherish that opportunity.” – Jessica Warrick
130. “Learning how to adjust to joining our two families together was intimidating at first, but now I can’t imagine my life any other way.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
131. “I’m filled with joy knowing that our marriage solidifies the union of not only our partnership, but our families coming together as one.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
132. “Even God made mistakes when he was handing out families. Ours got switched at birth and only now discovered we were meant to be together.” – Michele Meleen and Gabrielle Applebury
133. “My advice to the newly blended family would be to spend some time alone with not only your biological kids but also the stepkids. Take time to make each child feel special.” – Anita Dunn
134. “All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy, for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves. We must die to one life before we can enter into another.” – Anatole France
135. “What I’m doing isn’t about me, it’s about the two little kids that my husband brought into my life. It is about them and making sure that they feel safe, happy, and supported.” – Rose Quinn
136. “Do not easily give up or lose your patience when they do not show any enthusiasm, or when they show a negative attitude toward all your efforts to get to know them better.” – Matthew Massimo
137. “Having a close and caring family is a beautiful dream, but a dream without a plan isn’t worth a nickel. However, a dream with a workable plan may be worth a million bucks.” – Dr. Rich Melheim
138. “Establishing living arrangements is an important part of setting up a blended family, and it plays a big role in how well your stepchildren will adapt to their new home life.” – Elizabeth Bryant
139. “There is no such thing as a broken family. Family is family and is not determined by marriage certificates, divorce papers, and adoption documents. Families are made in the heart.” – C. Joybell C.
140. ”Blended families are a beautiful mix of diverse people who each serve an important role in our lives. At times, it can be challenging to appreciate everyone’s unique beauty.” – Deana Keller La Rosa
141. “One of the most important things that parents need to do while planning a blended family, is to sit down and discuss their parenting methods very openly and honestly with each other.” – Mary Johnson
142. “The first key to balancing your busy life and creating a peaceful environment for your blended family to thrive lies in defining your family values, first as a couple, then as a family.” – Kellye Laughery
143. “Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they’re driving you crazy. As much as they make you mad, these are the people who know you the best and love you.” – Jenna Morasca
144. “I don’t believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at.” – Maya Angelou
145. “Remember why you chose to come together in the first place—the love that you have for your partner. Your partner’s children are an extension of them and this makes them just as important to your happiness.” – Beth Happiness
146. “Remember, ‘This, too, shall pass.’ The good, the bad, the ugly—don’t get too attached to any one feeling. Also, use a chore chart, for the love of all that good in the world. Seriously, it changes everything.” – Raiye Rosado
147. “If you’re struggling with your role, be kind to yourself and remember that stepparenting is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do. Not because of any flaw of yours, but because that’s the nature of the role.” – Jenna Kori
148. “Sibling relationships outlast marriages, survive the death of parents, resurface after quarrels that would sink any friendship. They flourish in a thousand incarnations of closeness and distance, warmth, loyalty and distrust.” – Erica E. Goode
149. “Think of it as an important business project; you don’t always love the person that you’re working with, but you work together to get the project done. Co-parents need to adopt this same business model when co-parenting their children.” – Kela Price
150. “When you and your spouse are able to work together to come up with creative ways to encourage your blended family, it will show the children that you are a team, and it will strengthen the relationship between the two of you, as well.” – Elizabeth Bryant
151. “The truth is that the way our exes, our partner’s exes, or even our stepkids see us isn’t always about us, it’s about them and their struggles, insecurities, fears or limitations. You don’t have to allow their judgment to become your truth.” – Danielle Koepke

Wrapping Up

Blended families are complex, and navigating them can be difficult. But with patience, understanding and a lot of love, blended families can become strong, successful units that make the world a better place. After all, as Dr. Rich Melheim said: “A supportive team with a workable plan may be worth a million bucks!” We hope these quotes help you and your family on your journey.

Good luck!