“Intensive mothering is the ultimate female Olympics: We are all in powerful competition with each other, in constant danger of being trumped by the mom down the street, or in the magazine we're reading. The competition isn't just over who's a good mother--it's over who's the best. We compete with each other; we compete with ourselves. The best mothers always put their kids' needs before their own, period.” NeedsKidsMotherReadingPowerfulStreetsDangerMomPeriodsFemaleUltimateConstantCompetitionMotherhoodMagazinesOlympicsMotheringGood MotherBest Mother Author:Susan J. Douglas
“I grew up in a mixed religious household. And it was volatile. My dad's atheist, my mom's agnostic. Just constant fighting. There's no God! There might be!” MightReligionFightingReligiousGrewMomDadGrew UpConstantMy DadAtheistMy MomHouseholdAgnostic Author:Bonnie McFarlane
“I call my mom and talk to her about random stuff I saw on the Internet. That's kind of the only constant in my day-to-day.” KindStuffSawsMomInternetConstantMy MomDay To DayRandom Stuff Author:Vanya Asher