“A mother can legitimately be said to 'have a baby' - but in a civilization such as ours, she can never claim to own a teenager.” SaidMotherBabyCivilizationClaimsTeenagerAdolescence Book:American Mom: Motherhood, Politics, and Humble Pie Source: American Mom: Motherhood, Politics, and Humble Pie
“I'm the youngest, too. When you're the youngest of a big family, people are like, "You're the baby, you're spoiled!" The fact of the matter is, when you're the youngest of a big family, by the time you're a teenager, your parents are insane. You're like, "Hey, I'm going roller-skating-" "You're not going roller-skating or you'll end up pregnant like your sister. Why don't you smoke pot and become a lawyer?"” PeopleEndsMatterFactsHumorBigsFunnyParentLike YouBabyLawyerInsaneHeySmokeTeenagerPotPregnantSpoiledSkatingBig FamiliesRoller Skating Author:Jim Gaffigan
“Suddenly we have a baby who poops and cries, and we are trying to calm, clean up, and pin things together all at once. Then as fast as we learn to cope--so soon--it is hard to recall why diapers ever seemed so important. The frontiers change, and now perhaps we have a teenager we can't reach.” TryingImportantHardTogetherCryBabyCleanCalmTeenagerRecallsFrontiersPinsDiapersPoop Author:Polly Berrien Berends
“I always believed that my platform would be speaking to young women that were teenagers that had had their babies and were trying to make it as single moms and still have hope and passions and pursuit of great things in their lives.” TryingStillsWould BeYoungPassionBabyMomPursuitGreat ThingsTeenagerPlatformsYoung WomenAlways BelieveSingle MomHaving Hope Author:Shari Wiedmann
“I have wanted to have a baby since I was a teenager, but it frightens me. It is much easier to have a dog.” WantedDogBabyEasierTeenager Author:Carmen Electra
“I went to school for a short period of time to study fashion. I wanted to become a stylist or a designer. I made clothes when I was a teenager that I used to sell online. My label name was "Baby Jesus" - so incredibly stupid, but whatever, I was 17!” MadeWantedSchoolUsedJesusNamesStudyFashionStupidBabyPeriodsClothesSellsLabelsTeenagerDesignerOnlineStylistBaby Jesus Author:Bethany Cosentino
“I was more intrigued by the relationship [in Felicity]; the idea of these two teenagers who were placed together. What would that be like, and what would it be like to watch that unravel. Living together, and having babies with somebody, missing out on your whole childhood, and then spending all these years with someone. I was more intrigued by that.” YearsTwoIdeasWholeTogetherWatchesChildhoodMissingBabySpendingTeenagerIntriguedFelicityHaving A BabyLiving TogetherMissing Out Author:Keri Russell
“Youth. The fact that, in the mid-'90s, guys like Lee Fields gave me and all these young people the chance to do backup. I was in my 30s, but some of those guys were still teenagers. Others were 22 and 23 - babies, all of them.” PeopleStillsFactsYoungGuyChanceFieldsYouthBabyTeenagerBackup Author:Sharon Jones
“There is the global teenager hypothesis, that what happened in the '60s in America was that there was, the baby boom cohort grew up at the same time that television and popular music grew up, so that we had this carrier frequency that we all tuned into that gave us the feeling of a common culture, even though I was in Phoenix and someone was in Des Moines. That now we are getting the global cohort at the same time we have our first global communications. MTV is everywhere.” FirstsFeelingsAmericaCultureCommonHappenedTelevisionCommunicationBabyGrewGrew UpTeenagerHypothesisFrequencyPhoenixMtvCarrierPopular MusicCommon CultureDes MoinesBaby Boom Author:Howard Rheingold
“My heart and prayers go out to all single moms because it's tough, and I can't imagine any teenager dealing with a baby and all those hormones raging.” HeartI CanPrayerImagineBabyMomMy HeartToughRageTeenagerHormonesSingle Mom Author:Jill Scott
“Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.” NeedsNightBabyMomHonorGratefulPrivilegeSpendingMotherhoodTeenagerAwakeMealsPreparingNursingTime And MoneyMommaAwake At NightJust A MomInspiring MotherhoodServanthood Author:Charles Stanley