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35 Heartfelt Birthday Quotes for Son from Mom and Dad

Tell your birthday boy just how much he means to you with these blessings.

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Time passes so quickly, especially when you're a parent. Each year, when his birthday approaches, the passage of time becomes even more evident. While it's easy to feel melancholy as your son gets older, it's important to focus on the joy he brings to your life every day. Take a moment to celebrate him with these birthday quotes for son.

Year after year, you’ve baked the most delicious birthday cakes and thrown the best birthday parties for boys. After all the festivities to celebrate your best boy’s birthday, it’s often the card with a heartfelt birthday wish that will be the perfect keepsake that he will come to treasure forever.

It’s not always easy to find the right words for your loved ones on their birthday, so we’ve compiled these birthday quotes for your son. From funny to happy to sappy and everything in between, these sayings will help mom and dad express their love for their son on his birthday.

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Voltaire

"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well."

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Sophocles

"Sons are the anchors of a mother's life."

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Washington Irving

"There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart."

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Unknown

"Son, you will outgrow my lap, but never my heart."

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Jewish Proverb

"A mother understands what a child does not say."

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Honore de Balzac

"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness."

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Irish Proverb

"A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest."

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Jenny McCarthy

"Heaven on Earth is looking at my little boy."

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Shel Silverstein

"...and she loved a boy very, very much—even more than she loved herself."

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Unknown

"You make parenting easy. Happy birthday!"

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Unknown

"Happy birthday to my biggest blessing."

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Hans Christian Andersen

"Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers."

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Unknown

"I'm so proud of the man you're becoming."

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Unknown

"Happy birthday to the boy who made me a mom."

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Unknown

"Happy birthday to my favorite child. (Don't tell your sister.)

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Unknown

"Happy birthday, my son! You are my pride, my love, and my everything."

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Dr. Seuss

"To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world."

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Unknown

"Happy birthday to the little boy who stole my heart."

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A. A. Milne

"Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think."

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Unknown

"Happy birthday, my precious son! You are loved today, tomorrow, and always."

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Unknown

"Every single day since you were born, you’ve added something amazing to my life. I can’t imagine my life without you in it. Happy birthday, son!"

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Sam McBratney

"I love you to the moon and back."

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Unknown

"Sometimes I can hardly believe that the man I see when I look at you used to be my little boy."

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Unknown

"If I look back at everything I’ve done in life, you’re easily the best thing I’ve ever created."

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Dr. Seuss

"Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is you-er than you."

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Unknown

"You are loved for the little boy you were, the special man you are now, and the wonderful son you will always be."

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Unknown

"No matter how old you get, know that you will always be my baby boy."

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Walt Disney

"All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them."

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Unknown

"Happy birthday, dear son! The day you were born was the most special and happiest day of my life."

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Dr Seuss

"Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one."

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