85 Blended Family Quotes to Share With Your Loved Ones

These blended family quotes will inspire you to create a lovely, peaceful home.

Growing up in a blended family is an experience that is becoming more and more common.

A blended family is one that includes children from different biological parents.

It may include full parents, children, and siblings as well as step-siblings, half-siblings, step-children, and step-parents.

Some people also include adoption and fostering as blended family situations, although others do not consider this a blended family.

What is it like when you are part of a blended family?

You may find the experience of growing up in or raising a blended family to be challenging at times.

It brings its own new territory to be conquered, yet it also offers its own valuable new rewards.

While it can be difficult and tense to bring together people from different family backgrounds under one roof, a blended family also means you have more people in your life to love, and who will love you.

Below is our collection of inspirational, wise and loving blended family quotes and sayings, collected from a variety of sources over the years.

Also check out these co-parenting quotes and sayings to inspire separated parents.

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Blended Family Quotes To Live By

1. “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 it most. It means having each other’s backs. It means choosing to love each other even on those days when you struggle to like each other. It means never giving up on each other!” – Dave Willis

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2. “The secret to blending families is… There is no secret. It’s scary and awesome and ragged and perfect and always changing. Love and laugh hard, try again tomorrow, but that’s life advice, right?” – Mir Kamin

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3. “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.

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4. “For those of you that say, ‘This is not what I signed up for,’ remember that life is not built for your comfort. Life is built by lessons that test you, and push you with every possibility of either demolishing your foundation or reinforcing it!” – Jessica James

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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. “A family portrait is only complete with love to fill its frame.” – Wes Fesler

7. “There is no such thing as a perfect parent. So just be a real one.” – Sue Atkins

8. “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

9. “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

10. “I didn’t give you the gift of life, but life gave me the gift of you.” – Unknown

11. “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

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12. “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

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Blended Family Quotes About Step-Family

13. “Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone else to love them.” – Leigh Anne Tuohy

14. “A step-sibling is one giant step in growing in life, together.” – Sally Painter

15. “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

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16. “When it feels as if you can’t do right by the other parent, do right by your step-child instead. You’ll never fail with their best interest at heart.” – Jessica James

17. “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

18. “The truth is that the way our ex’s, our partner’s ex’s or even our step-kids 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

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19. “Any man can help make a child, but it takes a special man to help raise a child.” – Tony Gaskins

20. “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

21. “Step-parenting and being a step-sibling presents a lot of exciting opportunities. When families break up and re-form, there may be less order, less certainty, and a bit more trauma involved, but kids can end up having half-a-dozen parent figures.” – Morris Gleitzman

22. “Step parents are not around to replace a biological parent, rather to augment a child’s life experience.” – Azriel Johnson

23. “Being a stepmom means they grew inside of my heart instead of my tummy.” – Unknown

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Blended Family Quotes About Co-Parenting

24. “Make a positive difference in your children’s lives. Act and speak about your co-parent with respect and integrity.” – Allison Pescosolido

25.) “To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today.” – Barbara Johnson

26.) “Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” – Robert Fulghum

27. “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass

28. “The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other.” – Jane Blaustone

29. “Your children need your presence more than your presents.” – Jesse Jackson

30. “Remember you are not managing an inconvenience. You are raising a human being.” – Kittie Frantz

31. “Co-parenting. It’s not a competition between two homes. It’s a collaboration of parents doing what is best for the kids.” – Heather Hetchler

32. “I’m very fortunate because we’re committed to co-parenting our children together.” – Elle Macpherson

33. “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

34. “When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.” – Joyce Brothers

35. “Stop thinking that things are going to be perfect. It’s not going to happen. The kids will not get along all the time, the house will not always be quiet, you will not always hear ‘please’ and ‘thank you.’ It isn’t realistic. What is realistic is taking stock of how incredibly lucky you are to have more children to love and to guide.” – Kellee Mulkerin-Ford

36. “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

37. “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

38. “When you tell a child you hate their other parent, you are telling them you hate half of who they are.” – Unknown

39. “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
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Blended Family Quotes About Love

40. “The most important thing in the world is family and love.” – John Wooden

41. “Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.” – Irina Shayk

42. “To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.” – Barbara Bush

43. “In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

44. “Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.” – Anthony Brandt

45. “Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. And having both is a blessing.” – Unknown

46. “Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life.” – Lisa Weed

47. “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” – Michael J. Fox

48. “The memories we make with our family is everything.” – Candace Cameron Bure

49. “Family is family.” – Linda Linney

50. “The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” – George Santayana

51. “The family – that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.” – Dodie Smith

52. “It didn’t matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it.” – Peter Buffett

53. “Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.” – Brad Henry

54. “The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.” – Lee Iacocca

55. “When trouble comes, it’s your family that supports you.” – Guy Lafleur

Encouraging blended family quotes

56. “You’re 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. Thompson

57. “The blended family isn’t just an ordinary family times two. It’s a special kind of family with special needs.” –Maxine Marsolin

58. “We had grown into one another somewhere along the way. We were officially a team.” –Shannon A. Thompson

59. “Sticking with your family is what makes it a family.” –Mitch Albom

60. “There will always be steps you can take toward unity in your blended family. You will make—one step at a time!” –Donna Houpe

61. “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.” –Deanna Keller La Rosa

62. “Becoming a blended family means mixing, mingling, scrambling, and sometimes muddling our way through delicate family issues, complicated relationships, and individual differences, hurts, and fears. But through it all, we are learning to love like a family.” –Tom Frydenger

63. “The first key to balancing your busy life and creating a peaceful environment for your blended family to thrive in, lies in defining your family values—first as a couple, then as a family.” –Kellye Laughery

64. “Don’t worry if you’re not an instant, happily-ever-after blended family. Expect to endure ‘I give up’ days and rejoice in the ‘I can do this,’ days. It will take work, dedication, an excellent sense of humor, and strong resolve. But hey, since when has any family taken the easy route? Don’t do ‘easy’—do ‘worth it!’” –Jessica James

65. “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    

Blended Family Quotes For Effort To Maintain Unity

66. “I married my wife and she brought these two amazing kids into my life, and we were realizing, God there’s nothing out there in fiction about blended families.” — Jeff Probst

67. “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

68. “Being a stepdad… has taught me, really, what love is like, what life is really like (and) how God intends us to love. One of the greatest gifts in the world is children.” — Russell Wilson

69. “Family is a lifejacket in the stormy sea of life.” — J.K. Rowling

70. “Who cares if another woman or man loves your child, plays with your child, or builds a healthy relationship with your child – either way your child is benefiting. Did you read that? YOUR CHILD IS BENEFITING. That’s whats important – nothing else.” — Jessica James

71. “It takes a lot of work to put together a marriage; to put together a family and a home.” — Elizabeth Edwards

72. “I never wanted kids. Then I became a stepmom, and there was no place I’d rather be than with them.” — Gabrielle Union

73. “Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach

74. “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

75. “The memories you make with your family are everything.” — Candace Cameron Bure

Blended  Family Quotes To Promote Unity

76. “By the grace of God, every blended family can become an opportunity to see His redeeming and restoring love at work.” ― Debbie Alsdorf

77. “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

78. “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

79. “Praying together as a family unites the blended family.” ― Anita Dunn

80. “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

81. “Where there is a family, there is sacrifices, happiness and love for others.” ― Invajy

82. “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

83. “Family is a life jacket in the stormy sea of life.” ― J.K. Rowling

84. “One of the most important things that parents need do while planning a blended family, is to sit down and discuss their parenting methods very openly and honestly with each other.” ― Mary Johnson

85. “I don’t care about whose DNA has recombined with whose. When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching, they are your family.” ― Jim Butcher

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What challenges might you face in a blended family?

Some difficulties can arise within a blended family because of leftover pain from past marriages and relationships that fell apart, whereas other conflicts can arise simply by trying to navigate new relationships in a close family setting.

In every situation, it’s important to keep the love for your family, especially your children, as the number one priority.

When you know that love is your priority, other decisions and interactions become simple.

Patience, too, is key for every member of a blended family.

You will find yourself needing to call on this patience at times as you wait for another person to remember that the priority is love, and act accordingly.

When you can keep love at the forefront of your feelings, and patience to help keep frustration at bay, you’ll reap the full rewards of living in a blended family.

What’s your biggest takeaway from these blended family quotes and sayings?

Do you have any other favorite quotes to add?

Let us know in the comment section.