“My mom was a big 'Smurfs' fan, so she would force me to watch every Saturday morning. I had no choice in the matter. I would jump downstairs on Saturday morning, 'Hurray, cartoons!' and she would say, 'Smurfs! That's what you're watching.'” MatterBigsChoicesForceWatchesMorningFansMomMy MomSaturdayCartoonSaturday MorningSmurf Author:Jayma Mays
“As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.” ChildrenTwoFunnyChoicesParentFamilyMomEatingHumorousMy FamilyCookingParentingMy MomMotherhoodFitnessMothers DayBeing A MomYour MomBeing A MotherMotheringMenusHappy Mothers DayChildren And ParentsHealth And FitnessEating FoodFunny ParentingMother And ChildFunny FoodFood And EatingTwo ChoicesBeing IrishFunny ParentHealth FoodHealth FitnessMother ChildGood Happy Mothers DayFunny FamilyJust A MomFunny Mothers DayFunny MotherhoodBest MomParenthood FunnyFunny MotherWellness And FitnessMom And ChildFood ChoicesFunny IrishMothers Day Cards Author:Buddy Hackett
“I had really great parents who always gave me lots of opportunity for choice, but I didnt always realize how rare that was for a girl for them to say, You can be a mom or have a career or do both or do something we havent thought of yet.” ChoicesGirlOpportunityParentRealizingCareersMomReally GreatGreat Parents Author:Ally Condie
“Being a Sikh meant having to do what Mom and Dad said, and going to temple, and Mom and Dad choosing who I would marry. But going to an American school taught me that I was the one who's supposed to make those choices.” SaidSchoolChoicesTaughtMomDadTemplesMom And Dad Author:Sheena Iyengar
“We've figured out our roles: I wanted someone to take care of the male roles - the big stuff - and Laird [Hamilton] does that very well. I'm here to be the mom and make it better for him, and that's my choice.” WellsDoeBigsCareWantedChoicesStuffRolesMomMalesTake CareHamiltonBig StuffWanted Someone Author:Gabrielle Reece
“I like to call amethyst the mother/healer/teacher/lover of the mineral kingdom because it is for lack of a better term an all purpose crystal. Feeling low? It'll help. Feeling lost? It will help. Need your mom? It will help. Need reassurance that you're making a positive choice in your life? It'll help.” NeedsHelpingFeelingsMotherPurposeChoicesLostTermTeacherMomLoversLowsKingdomsCrystalsHealerYour MomMineralsReassuranceFeeling LostAmethystPositive ChoicesFeeling Low Author:David
“Wrestling with work-life balance is a luxury when working to support a family is a necessity rather than a choice. I think that focus is only partially a result of these tough economic times. I think it also reflects a bit of "having it all fatigue": women are worn out from feeling the pressure to excel at work, and be the perfect mom at home.” ThinkingFeelingsHomeChoicesBitsPerfectResultsSupportFocusEconomicMomBalanceToughPressureLuxuryWrestlingWornFatigueWork Life BalanceWorn OutLife BalanceWork And Life BalanceTough Economic Times Author:Willow Bay
“God brought me to Himself at about the age of 4. My parents were devout believers and my Dad was in Bible College at the time. I remember hearing the gospel in Sunday School and I talked to my Mom about it one night before bed. It was clear to me that I was a sinner and I was not going to heaven if I died without accepting Jesus Christ and what He did on the cross for me. I was brought to Christ out of fear of going to hell. I didn't want to go there if I died and there was only one other choice in my mind as a 4 year old. I wanted to go to heaven. It was and is that simple.” IfsWantYearsMindAgeWantedSchoolRememberNightChoicesJesusHeavenParentChristSimpleAcceptingHellClearCollegeMomDadBedJesus ChristCrossesDiedMy DadMy MomHearingBelieverSinnerSundayOne NightSunday SchoolGoing To Heaven Author:Ben Zobrist
“They teach real young kids and when I was about five my Mom took me to enroll in this thing and they said I could do it. It was definitely my choice, but I would have never thought of it. There's pictures of me playing piano when I'm real, real little, that kind of stuff.” KindLittlesSaidRealKidsYoungChoicesStuffTeachFiveMomMy MomPianoThey SaidPlaying Piano Author:Andrew W.K.
“My mom actually took me to get my first tattoo when I was 15. She highly regrets that choice now, as I have a lot more.” FirstsChoicesRegretMomMy MomTattoo Author:Nico Tortorella
“[My mom] has a few choice words to calm me down. I think it's beautiful that I sometimes, weirdly, see myself in a photo and I'm like 'Omg, that looks like my mom.' It freaks me out and all that stuff, but it's also just a part of my legacy.” ThinkingLooksSometimesBeautifulChoicesStuffMomCalmMy MomLegacyFreak Author:Jillian Hervey
“Growing up in Britain, we didn't have much, worked for everything. To leave food on the plate, Mom classed it as being rude and so we ate because we were hungry, not ate because we had a choice in the fridge.” ChoicesGrowing UpGrowingMomHungryBritainPlatesRudeFridgesBeing Rude Author:Gordon Ramsay
“I would never date or marry an actress. I will marry the girl of my mom's choice.” ChoicesGirlMomMy MomActresses Author:Suresh Raina
“I was a single mom at 20. A lot of choices came out of that. I've seen a lot of my friends be in relationships they didn't want to be in because they couldn't leave.” WantChoicesMomMy FriendsSingle Mom Author:Patricia Arquette
“I think that my experience as a single mom getting into relationships in an impoverished district with men that don't have options resonates with people. I don't get into the deadbeat dad thing. I don't think men innately decide to be irresponsible fathers. I think there's a backstory. They're given really bad choices. It's less deadbeat dads and more unemployed fathers, and some fathers decide to sedate and give up.” PeopleThinkingMenGivingChoicesFatherGivenMomDadGiving UpIrresponsibleUnemployedSingle MomBad Choices Author:Cheri Honkala
“If you expect to be successful and you expect to raise a family while having a career then you will strive for that; if you strive for it then hopefully you will achieve it. So I think for my own daughter, she's going to grow up with a working mom. One that has had to make some painful choices and face some painful realities.” ThinkingRealityChoicesGrowing UpSuccessfulAchieveMomDaughterStrivePainfulHopefullyBeing SuccessfulWorking Mom Author:Sarah Treem
“When you go into mama-bear mode and have no choice but to just go with the flow, that's kind of when I realized...it put life into perspective. Just seeing my little girls and knowing I was going to experience life all over again - I'd be able to take them to the same things that my mom did - it was beautiful. When you become a mom, you gain this vulnerability that is so beautiful. Just the fact that I'm vulnerable but I'm never ashamed is so cool.” KindBeautifulChoicesGirlPerspectiveMomMy MomI RealizedVulnerableVulnerabilityAshamed Author:Ayesha Curry
“I can look at myself in the mirror every night knowing I've never ever pretended to be someone I know I'm not for the sake of showbiz industry. I believe that it's important to live by your truth in order to be able to sleep peacefully when you rest your head at night. I've gone off and taken breaks, not necessarily by choice, but life has a way of giving you breaks, even when you don't want them, especially in this industry. So, I've had a chance to raise my children and to be a mom, and to come back to do more in film and television. I really cannot complain.” GivingBelieveChildrenImportantFilmNightChoicesI BelieveChanceSleepBreakTakenMomComplainingMy ChildrenLive ByShowbiz Author:Nia Long
“I feel so blessed that I have a job where I can spend long periods of time with my family. Most moms don't have that choice. But wearing so many hats - mother, wife, actress - does take hard work; you always have to be thinking about your family's best interests.” ThinkingLongMotherChoicesInterestWifeHard WorkMomMy FamilyBlessedOur FamilyThinking About You Author:Liv Tyler
“I lived in the house with my mother so she had no choice but to hear what I was doing. I would ask her for her opinion. I used to like doing that because I would let my friends hear what I did, but they listened to it on another level. My mom listened to it with a different ear, because she's older.” DifferentMotherChoicesHouseOpinionMomMy Mom Author:D'Angelo