“She wasn't that tough on me, but I think she was often a little frightened - being a single parent. So it begets this quality of desired absoluteness that doesn't really exist. My sister could crack her up. She'd be getting into trouble and put the Steve Martin arrow through her head and mom would start to laugh. I didn't have the same sort of wiliness.” ThinkingLittlesParentQualityLaughingTroubleMomToughCracksFrightenedMy SisterArrowsBegetsSingle ParentBeing A Single Parent Author:Ashley Judd
“I knew going in that being a single parent would be one of the toughest jobs I'd ever have. I'd been a talk-show host, actor, comic, and on and on, but this gig was going to be my defining moment.” MomentsShowsWould BeJobsActorsParentComicHostDefiningGigsTalk ShowsSingle ParentDefining MomentsBeing A Single Parent Author:Arsenio Hall
“You know, unfortunately divorce it happens in Kansas as much as it does in Hollywood. And, you know, women having to start over at 40, you know, for the first time in their life having to find a career and being a single parent and having to date. You know, all of those things happen everywhere in the world. It's not just Los Angeles. So I would defend the fact that there are, you know, there are other reasons to watch than just to get a laugh.” KnowsWorldFirstsDoeReasonFactsHappensParentCareersWatchesLaughingFirst TimeHollywoodDivorceThings HappenLos AngelesStarting OverKansasSingle ParentBeing A Single Parent Author:Debra Messing
“I believe in God, I just give him more credit than being a single parent and an author.” GivingBelieveI BelieveParentI Believe InCreditBelieve In GodI Believe In GodSingle ParentBeing A Single Parent Author:Bill Maher
“For me, already being part of a single parent household and knowing it was just me and my mom, you'd would wake up times and hope that the next day you'd be able to be alongside your mother because she was out trying to make sure that I was taken care of. But all I cared about was her being home.” TryingHomeCareAbleMotherNextParentKnowingTakenMomWake UpMy MomHouseholdNext DaySingle ParentBeing A Single Parent Author:LeBron James
“I was working in, being a single parent with a grieving child of five years old. It was horrendous. I couldn't go out much, because I had my daughter to look after. So people used to come round, and Tony Harrington from The Wire came round.” PeopleYearsLooksChildrenUsedParentFiveDaughterRoundsGrievingFive YearsMy DaughterWireFive Year OldsSingle ParentBeing A Single Parent Author:David Toop
“Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families' well-being.” MenWellsChildrenMotherNationsEffortResponsibilityRaisesImpactParentingWell BeingHeroicTaking ResponsibilityBeing A MomSingle MomSingle ParentSingle MotherBeing A Single MomBeing A Single Parent Author:Evan Bayh
“Raising a family is difficult enough. But it's even more difficult for single parents struggling to make ends meet. They don't need more obstacles. They need more opportunities.” NeedsEndsEnoughOpportunityParentDifficultStruggleObstaclesBeing A MomSingle MomSingle ParentSingle MotherRaising A FamilyBeing A Single MomBeing A Single Parent Author:Bill Richardson
“I don't think I realised how stressed I was, being a single parent. It was really, really stressful. It's not easy on anybody.” ThinkingEasyParentRealisedStressedStressfulSingle ParentBeing A Single Parent Author:Reese Witherspoon
“I can't imagine being a single parent or a single parent that doesn't have a lot of money. That's a big, huge impact on your life and your dynamic and everything - I mean, that's huge. It affects how much you have a break from just concentrating on just one other person in your life. It becomes so myopic that way, and more intense, probably.” WayMeanPersonsI CanBigsParentBreakImagineHugeImpactIntenseJust OneLots Of MoneyConcentratingSingle ParentMyopicBeing A Single Parent Author:Joan Cusack
“I've been a single parent for a long time. It reminds me of being a waitress. As you walk back to the kitchen, requests come at you from all sides. You're doing the job of two - you have to be highly organised.” LongTwoJobsParentSidesWalksLong TimeKitchenRequestSingle MomWaitressOrganisedSingle ParentBeing A Single Parent Author:Cherie Lunghi
“The best situation is being a single parent. The best part about is that you get time off, too, because the kids are with their mom, so it's the best of both worlds. There's a lot to be said for it.” WorldSaidKidsMotherParentSituationMomTime OffSingle ParentBest Of Both WorldsBeing A Single Parent Author:Larry David