“You hear terrible stories because there'll be a story about some terrible kid, but most of the kids I work with are terrific kids. They're poor, maybe their families are broken, so they're not coming home to a mom and dad and a nice dinner every night. But these kids are capable.” StoriesHomeKidsNightPoorNiceBrokenMomDadTerribleCapableDinnerComing HomeEvery NightTerrificMom And Dad Author:Rafe Esquith
“When I was born, they didn't work. They're broken, the nerves in my lower left lip. When I was kid, I would talk out of the side of my face. When I was 16 and came up to Hollywood from Orange County, I was in this cattle call audition for Batman and Robin at Warner Bros., and they interviewed me out front of the studio. When I got home, I was like, "Oh, this was exciting!" But then when I watched the news, I was like, "Mom, what is wrong with my mouth?!"” HomeKidsFacesLeftSidesBornFrontsBrokenMomNewsMouthsHollywoodExcitingLipsStudiosNervesAuditionsOrangeCountyCattleRobinsBrosWarner BrosOrange County Author:Milo Ventimiglia
“I think a lot of time, I'm just writing my worst fears, of the idea of losing my mom or my best friend or doing something so terrible to somebody that's kind of deemed unforgivable, or having a really broken family.” ThinkingWritingKindIdeasWorstBrokenMomTerribleLosingMy MomMy Best FriendUnforgivableWorst FearBroken Family Author:Phoebe Waller-Bridge
“In our male-oriented God phase, it's always about conquering and control of life and death. This power leads to a kind of thinking that is no thinking; it is only sterile and what can overcome. To reach that depth in terms of female divinity is to accept nurture as godly. It's not just something that your mom does for you when something's broken and you need a bandage; it's about something deeper and it is in contradistinction from the endless displays of power.” ThinkingNeedsKindDoeTermAcceptingBrokenMomFemaleOvercomingDepthMalesDeeperEndlessConquerDivinityLife And DeathDisplayPhasesNurtureGodlyYour MomBandages Author:Andre Alexis
“I might sound crazy about this but, years ago, my mom told me: "We almost died when you were born. Both of us." I was a Caesarean baby, and the doctor who delivered me later told me, "I opened your mother up, and you were right there. It freaked me out because everything was broken and out-there." I've thought about it a lot - could this have something to do with the fact that I'm only happy when I'm at home and alone? Maybe I was just freaking out for two weeks before I was born, feeling really insecure.” FeelingsHomeMotherWeekCrazyBrokenBabyMomMy MomInsecureDoctor Who Author:Fiona Apple
“If you go from a structure where you have the support and that partner and that construction of a family and that's broken apart, I think that's probably a lot harder than always being a single mom and having the father being a support in another area.” IfsThinkingFatherSupportBrokenMomAreasHarderStructurePartnersConstructionSingle MomBeing A Single Mom Author:Bridget Moynahan