20 Insanely Awesome, Insightful Quotes For The Introverted Mom

It is human nature to want to feel like we belong. I’ve struggled with that for a large part of my life. Realizing that I was an introverted mom was life-changing for me. You would think that something like that, a characteristic that reflects who you are as a person, would be evident to you and the people around you, but this isn’t always the case. Wanting to become self-aware, digging deep into the trenches of your entire being and existence is sometimes required to find answers to questions you have always asked yourself. Questions like, “Why do I LOVE sitting in the car by myself instead of hanging out with the other moms during my kid’s soccer game?” OR “Why do people hate being alone when I LOVE it so much?”

I did the work, and when it became evident to me that I did belong somewhere, that I wasn’t a weirdo, it changed the way I looked at myself, and it changed the way I treated myself. I AM an introverted mom. Self-awareness is incredible, empowering, and liberating. Now, I embrace the label I have given myself. I wear it with pride, and I use it to seek out others like me, people who get me, people who understand me, and people from whom I can gather words of wisdom.

Here is a compilation of some of the best quotes out there for the introverted mom.

1. “If you drop your child off for a lesson, and feel lucky to sit in the car alone, you might be an introverted mother.” – Jamie C. Martin

2. “You see things. You keep quiet about them, and you understand.” – The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

3. “I’m very picky with whom I give my energy to. I prefer to reserve my time, intensity, and spirit exclusively to those who reflect sincerity.” – Dau Voire

4. “I am rarely bored alone; I am often bored in groups and crowds.” – Laurie Helgoe

5. “Don’t underestimate me because I’m quiet. I know more than I say, think more than I speak, and observe more than you know.” – Michaela Chung

6. “People empty me. I have to get away to refill.” – C. Bukowski

7. “When you’re an introvert like me, and you’ve been lonely for a while, and then you find someone who understands you, you become really attached to them. It’s a real release.” – Lana Del Rey

8. “Stay true to your own nature. If you like to do things in a slow and steady way, don’t let others make you feel as if you have to race. If you enjoy depth, don’t force yourself to seek breadth.” – Susan Cain

9. “Our culture made a virtue of living only as extroverts. We discouraged the inner journey, the quest for a center. So we lost our center and have to find it again.” – Anais Nin

10. “Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge.” – Paulo Coelho

11. “Deep inside, she knew who she was, and that person was smart and kind and often even funny, but somehow her personality always got lost somewhere between her heart and her mouth, and she found herself saying the wrong thing or, more often, nothing at all.” – Julia Quinn

12. “I am lonely, yet not everybody will do. I don’t know why some people fill the gaps, but other people emphasize my loneliness.” – Anais Nin

13. “Alone had always felt like an actual place to me, as if it weren’t a state of being, but rather a room where I could retreat to be who I really was.” – Cheryl Strayed

14. “As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our own company, a quality that extroverts often envy. We find comfort in solitude and know how to soothe ourselves.” – Laurie Helgoe

15. “Introverts listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation. They tend to dislike conflict. Many have a horror for small talk, but enjoy deep discussions.” – Susan Cain

16. “Let’s clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates between people.” – Laurie Helgoe

17. “Silence is beautiful, not awkward. The human tendency to be afraid of something beautiful is awkward.” -Elliot Kay

18. “The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some, it’s a Broadway spotlight, for others, a lamplit desk.” – Susan Cain

19. ” ‘Come out of your shell’- that noxious expression which fails to appreciate that some animals naturally carry shelter everywhere they go and some humans are just the same.” – Susan Cain

20. “Don’t think of introversion as something that needs to be cured. Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you’re supposed to.” – Susan Cain

Introverted mama, you’ve got this!

If these quotes have resonated with your very soul, you might be an introvert after all! Find yourself, and you will find a world out there of people just like you, people who get it, people who get you. We ALL need a support system; we ALL need to feel like we belong, so chin up, introverted mom, you’re killing it, one quiet moment at a time!

If you’ve enjoyed this post, let me know! Which quote do you think speaks to you and about you? For me, ALL of them do!!