“My mom was a housewife, and wasn't somebody that people would think of as a feminist, and when Ms. Magazine came out we were incredibly inspired by it. I used to cut pictures out of it and make posters that said, "Girls can do anything", and stuff like that, and my mom was inspired to work at a basement of a church doing anti-domestic violence work. Then she took me to the Soidarity Day thing, and it was the first time I had ever been in a big crowd of women yelling, and it really made me want to do it forever.” PeopleThinkingWantFirstsMadeSaidBigsUsedGirlStuffCan DoChurchForeverCuttingViolenceMomFirst TimeInspiredFeministCrowdsMy MomMagazinesDomestic ViolencePostersYellingHousewifeBasementsInspired To Work Author:Kathleen Hanna
“I felt so proud to be having a baby and so excited. And I felt closer to other women - to my sisters, to my mom. I felt empowered, like, 'I've given birth. I did it! There's nothing I can't handle.' I've really enjoyed this time that I have taken to be with Suri, as well as the challenges of the first couple of months: feeding and pumping, learning to decipher what each cry means - is she hungry? Is she tired? Does she need a fresh diaper? - and figuring out how to really help her.” NeedsFirstsWellsMeanDoeI CanHelpingGivenFeltChallengesTakenCryBabyMomMonthsProudBirthCoupleTiredExcitedMy MomHungryHandleEnjoyedMy SisterFeedingEmpoweredDiapersHaving A BabyDecipher Author:Katie Holmes
“I started acting in second grade - my first role was in the Thanksgiving play. I was the Indian chasing the turkey. All the other mom's encouraged my mom to get me into acting after that.” FirstsPlayActingRolesMomMy MomIndianGradesChasingTurkeys Author:Brie Larson
“I listened to my first comedy album in 6th grade. It was Bill Cosby. My brother and I would play it over and over on a Fisher Price record player. A friend in high school also introduced me to Richard Pryor. I wasn't writing material back then, but I would say funny stuff. I was good at making fun of people's moms. If I knew something personal about you, it would be used against you.” PeopleIfsWritingFirstsPlayWould BeSchoolUsedFunStuffRecordsComedyPlayerBrotherMaterialsMomHigh SchoolBillsAlbumsMy BrotherGradesFunny StuffRecord Players Author:Felipe Esparza
“I am just here to support the President of the United States. President of the United States is our boss, but he is also... you know, the President and the First Lady are kinda like the Mom and the Dad of the country. And when your Dad says something you listen, and when you don't it will usually bite you on the ass later on. So, I'm here to support the President.” KnowsFirstsCountryStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSupportMomDadAssBossBitesFirst LadyYour Dad Author:Chris Rock
“Everything is starting to make a little more sense to me now. I love the idea that, first of all when I made the record I don't look at the music by classifying it. People have a problem classifying me as pop, or rock, or folk, or alt. The beauty for me is that a thirteen year old girl can fall in love with the record and so can her mom. I tend to gravitate towards artists that are timeless and don't sound dated.” PeopleYearsFirstsLooksLittlesMadeIdeasProblemArtistFallGirlSoundRecordsRocksMomFalling In LoveStartingFolksPopsTimelessThirteenThirteen Year OldsClassifying Author:Courtney Jaye
“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
“Celine Dion is one of my heroes. The first song I learned was "My Heart Will Go On." And we sang "Because You Loved Me" for my mom which was a huge deal for me.” FirstsHeartSongDealsHugeMomGoes OnHeroMy HeartMy MomMy HeroCeline Author:Charice Pempengco
“I first heard music while in the womb. My mom tells me she played Tubular Bells with the headphones against her stomach all the time. A bit disturbing as I believe that is the theme to The Exorcist. Maybe she thought she was having Satan's baby.” FirstsBelieveI BelieveBitsHeardBabyMomMy MomSatanThemeStomachBellsWombDisturbingHeadphonesExorcist Author:Venetian Snares
“Tomorrow, America's most famous hockey mom, Sarah Palin, will drop the ceremonial first puck at the Philadelphia Flyers game. Right afterwards, she'll get out on the ice and skate around reporters' questions, so it should be interesting.” ShouldFirstsAmericaGamesInterestingMomTomorrowIceHockeyReportersPhiladelphiaPalinSkatesPuckFlyersHockey Mom Author:Jay Leno
“When I first came out, I was a film student and my mom sewed clothes. I was already doing a million things then, whatever it took to survive. If I had to braid someone's hair to get one pound for my lunch money, that's what I did. But I did it in the most creative way possible.” IfsWayFirstsFilmMillionsCreativeStudentsHairMomClothesMy MomPoundsLunchBraidsFilm Students Author:M.I.A.
“I named my first album after my dad because I wanted to find him. My second album was named after my mom because I felt like I learned all my creative talents I learned from her.” FirstsWantedFeltCreativeTalentMomDadMy DadAlbumsMy Mom Author:M.I.A.
“My grandpa could go days, weeks, even months without a drink but if he took that first drink, he couldn't stop. Once, when I was twelve, my mom and I were driving and we saw my grandpa staggering drunk down the street. I asked if we should stop and help him. My mom sadly shook her head and kept driving.” IfsShouldFirstsHelpingSawsWeekStreetsMomMonthsDrinkMy MomDrivingDrunkTwelveGrandpaStaggering Author:Brian Lindstrom
“I wrote my first song when I was nine, and it was called 'Notice Me'. My Mom still has the piece of paper around somewhere, but I can't even imagine how terrible it is.” FirstsStillsI CanSongPiecesImagineMomTerriblePaperMy MomNineNotice Me Author:Kacey Musgraves
“The first concert I ever went to was the Bee Gees. I don't know if you remember the Bee Gees. My mom took me. I was little. But my mom was a big disco fan, and - my mom took me to the Bee Gees. Looking back now, it's pretty embarrassing if your first concert was with your mom.” IfsKnowsFirstsLittlesBigsRememberFansMomMy MomConcertsBeesLooking BackEmbarrassingYour MomDiscoBee Gees Author:Rob Huebel
“My mother photographed Donald Judd in Marfa, Texas, right before he passed away. He was actually the first artist whose work I collected. I just loved the photographs that my mom had done of Donald Judd and the installations in Marfa.” FirstsDoneMotherArtistMomPhotographMy MomTexasPassed AwayInstallation Author:Owen Wilson
“I just love Wisconsin. I'm a fourth-generation Wisconsinite,and my great grandparents were farmers. My grandfather delivered the mail. My mom was the first in her family to go to college. My dad started this business that becomes an international success. And I just believe very strongly in Wisconsin and who we are and the potential that this state has. And I'm really concerned about the direction that we're headed.” FirstsBelieveStatesGenerationsCollegeMomDadConcernedMy DadInternationalMy MomWho We AreFarmersVery StrongMailFourthGrandfatherGrandparentMy GrandfatherWisconsinJust BelieveGreat Grandparents Author:Mary Burke
“I know when we were really little, my mom would say to me, "If you can, the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning, just get quiet and ask God, 'Who is Patricia?' You can feel your own nature and know who you are."” IfsKnowsFeelsFirstsLittlesAsksMorningMomQuietWake UpWho You AreMy Mom Author:Patricia Arquette
“The first scene I ever appeared in, it was the first scene I ever shot [during my] first day on set. I walk up to my mom with a plastic bag over my head and she says that her clothes better not be on the floor, not that a plastic bag is not a safety hazard or anything. I think it's a really cute scene and also just a very vivid memory.” ThinkingFirstsMemoriesWalksMomSceneClothesShotsSafetyMy MomCuteBagsPlasticVividHazardsPlastic BagsReally CuteVivid Memories Author:Kiernan Shipka
“I grew up in the theater with my mom and that's how I knew I wanted to be an actor in the first place.” FirstsWantedActorsGrewMomGrew UpTheaterMy Mom Author:Condola Rashad
“Suddenly you're the mom, or you go from ... You're not an ingénue, you don't want to play an ingénue, but it's like that line in The First Wives Club [1996]: "There are only three ages for women in Hollywood: babe, district attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy."” WantFirstsPlayAgeThreeLinesActingWifeMissingMomHollywoodClubsActressesDrivingCinemaAttorneyBabeDaisies Author:Winona Ryder
“When I was young, I was really, really obsessed with Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes. Because my mom was a projectionist in college, she was somehow able to get a real projector. And she had some connections, so she would get real prints, and we'd put up a sheet. The first movies I saw were To Kill a Mockingbird [1962], Gigi [1958], A Woman Under the Influence [1974]. Then when I was old enough to be able to rent movies, I went through a very big Cassavetes phase.” FirstsRealEnoughBigsAbleYoungSawsInfluenceCollegeMomConnectionsMy MomObsessedPrintPhasesSheetsGet RealMockingbirdProjectorsKill A Mockingbird Author:Winona Ryder
“One of the first cassette tapes I ever purchased was the Rambo III score. I was not allowed to see Rambo, but my mom would allow me to buy the music, so I would listen to that score over and over and imagine the movie. But those limitations and not being able to access those things made me so much more excited about them.” FirstsMadeAbleImagineMomExcitedMy MomAccessLimitationScoreTapeCassettesRamboCassette Tapes Author:Dan Trachtenberg
“One thing is funny because my grandparents are going to come see the show and my mom was concerned that they wouldn't understand, because so much of it is Internet-based. Our generation specifically really relates to it, because we were the first people to discover the Internet and most of us can maybe navigate the Internet better than our parents can. All this information you could ever possibly know is right at our fingertips, not to mention the fact you can meet anyone!” PeopleKnowsFirstsFactsShowsParentGenerationsOne ThingInformationMomInternetConcernedMy MomRelateGrandparentNavigateOur GenerationFingertips Author:Sarah Steele
“I had to come out on stage with my little staff and robe and I had this sun on top of my head that my mom made - that was the first time I was ever on stage singing in front of anybody. I realized that I was one of the best acts of the night but I didn't give singing much thought after that. I was really into playing baseball.” GivingFirstsLittlesMadeNightSunStageFrontsMomSingingFirst TimeBaseballMy MomI RealizedStaffRobesPlaying Baseball Author:Gonjasufi
“My mom used to sell Avon when my mom was a kid for about three years, and so it was like the first make up I saw. And when I first found out about makeup it was Avon makeup and I remember putting my mom's red lipstick on my cheeks and thinking that is where it went, and that was Avon. So it's weird how your life turns out and how things come round, and it is brilliant.” ThinkingYearsFirstsKidsRememberUsedTurnsThreeFoundSawsMomRedSellsRoundsMy MomBrilliantMakeupThree YearsCheeksLipstickRed LipsRed LipstickAvon Author:Gemma Arterton
“Today, most models don't know the first thing about makeup. My mom taught me that makeup is supposed to enhance my natural beauty, not create a mask.” KnowsFirstsTodayNaturalTaughtMomModelsMy MomMaskMakeup Author:Christina Zilber
“The first show that my dad and my mom did together was for, was a comedy series, a short form that went in the middle of late-night news, and then through all of their career, it was always the "Ed Sullivan Show," it was a variety act, my dad was on the "Jimmy Dean Show" for a few years.” YearsFirstsShowsTogetherFormNightCareersComedyMiddleMomDadLateNewsSeriesMy DadMy MomVarietyJimmyDeanLate NightEd Sullivan Author:Brian Henson
“But, once again, when I said I'm so grateful for my mom just being adamant about me staying in public school - that is what allowed me to be exposed to so many different types of people. I went to a high school that was by the beach. I elected to do bussing my junior high school years. And my first year of high school, I would take the bus from my neighborhood to the beach schools. And at those schools, you had such a mix of so many types of kids.” PeopleYearsFirstsSaidDifferentKidsSchoolMomTypeHigh SchoolGratefulMy MomBeachStayingNeighborhoodBusExposedJust BeingPublic SchoolJuniorsJunior HighSo GratefulAdamantSchool YearsHigh School Junior Author:Regina King
“I began filmmaking in high school, at the Chicago Academy for the Arts. My first documentary was about a dysfunctional obese middle-aged carpet cleaner named Bill, who lived with his Mom, and his love affair with Anna, a drug-addicted prostitute. I made that when I was 16.” FirstsArtMadeSchoolMiddleMomDrugHigh SchoolBillsAffairChicagoFilmmakingDocumentariesHis LoveCarpetAcademyLove AffairCleanersMiddle AgedAnnaObese Author:Yony Leyser
“I've endured quite a bit of physical pain. My mom says that I got my first set of stitches when I was one-and-a-half. A cat got my eye.” FirstsEyePainBitsHalfMomCatMy MomStitchesPhysical Pain Author:Bobby Williams
“Mothers might say they'd go to the doctor. In poor countries, moms are usually responsible for their kids' health. But breastfeeding and traveling to the clinic take time, and research shows that health care is one of the first tradeoffs women make when they're too busy.” FirstsCountryShowsMightCareKidsMotherPoorMomResearchDoctorsResponsibleBusyHealth CareTake TimeToo BusyClinicPoor CountriesBreastfeeding Author:Melinda Gates
“I had amazing midwives when I first became a teen-aged mom, and each of the five times I gave birth.” FirstsFiveMomBirthMidwife Author:Robin Lim
“My mom lived on an ashram on the early eighties. She turned me on to kundalini yoga and chanting and Transcendental Meditation. That was the first time I ever knew real peace.” FirstsRealMeditationMomYogaFirst TimeMy MomEightyTranscendentalChantingTranscendental Meditation Author:Taylor Dane
“I have two kids, and when my oldest was first born, it was the most vulnerable feeling in the world. I remember taking him to his first doctor's appointment, and on the sheet, it said "mother," and I put my mom's name. I was like, "Oh, right, I ... I'm the mother!" You just feel so vulnerable.” WorldFeelsFirstsSaidTwoFeelingsKidsRememberMotherNamesBornMomDoctorsMy MomVulnerableSheetsAppointments Author:Kathryn Hahn
“Like the guy I was dating. White, liberal, educated. I went to meet his family and I think that they probably didn't know they had a problem with it until he walked in with me. And they definitely had issues. Mom had issues with it. Could not, didn't want to see her son. And I don't think she had anything against me. But it was about her son bringing me home. And I felt that for the first time. I was like, 'Wow, that's deep.' It's really simple: I don't fit their picture.” ThinkingKnowsWantFirstsProblemHomeGuyFeltSimpleWhiteIssuesSonMomFitFirst TimeDatingEducatedWow Author:Sanaa Lathan
“My mom always says, "Pack your smile," but [the sound guy] articulated it beautifully, because he saw me go from Joe Schmo who had been on food stamps to Adam Richman from Man V. Food. He said, "For you, it may be your 50th or 100th selfie, autograph, or whatever of the day. But for that person, it may be the first or the only time in their life that they've seen someone they enjoy on television. Never lose sight of that."” MenFirstsMayPersonsSaidGuyEnjoySoundLosesSawsTelevisionMomSightMy MomAdamPacksStampsOnly TimeAutographsYour SmileFood Stamps Author:Adam Richman
“My mom and grandfather are my first teachers of music. Those experiences and the process of exploring music as a discipline through them and with them is one of the main foundations of my life as musician.” FirstsProcessTeacherMomDisciplineMusicianFoundationMy MomGrandfatherExploring Author:Guillermo E. Brown
“My mom has kind of been more of the emotional support system. One time I was really feeling all out of it, just dealing with a lot of cooks in the kitchen and adjusting to what it means to be in the music industry, and I called her. One of the first things she said to me was 'You have to be thankful that these people even like you, no one liked me, at all, I was not really accepted for a very long time.'” PeopleFirstsKindMeanLongSaidFeelingsSupportEmotionalLike YouMomIndustryLong TimeMy MomAcceptedCooksKitchenOne TimeBeing ThankfulMusic IndustryAdjustingSupport SystemsEmotional SupportCooks In The Kitchen Author:Jillian Hervey
“I watched the video [ with my first commercial] when I was 20, and in the video, there are two families. The first family is this smiling blond Partridge family, a Californian/Aryan kind of thing, all playing guitars, all singing together and harmonizing. And then, there's my family - and in my family, it starts with my mom saying that she feels like a drill sergeant sometimes, and she's yelling at one of my brothers to stop hitting another one of my brothers. It's just like, "Great, we're that family." It felt a little Simpsons versus Flanders.” FeelsFirstsKindLittlesTwoSometimesTogetherFeltBrotherMomSingingMy FamilyGuitarMy MomVideoMy BrotherHittingVersusYellingDrillsPlaying GuitarSergeantsCaliforniansFlandersSinging TogetherDrill Sergeant Author:Mara Wilson
“It's so funny - my mom when I am dating someone new, all she will get is the name, first and last, and within an hour, I will get an entire life report of the person.” FirstsPersonsLastsNamesHoursMomDatingMy MomReportsFirsts And LastsDating Someone Author:Nico Tortorella
“The biggest surprise was a picture my mom sent me, just about the time that we were about to wrap up the book, of me as a 5-year-old dressed in my first Halloween costume that she made for me. I said, "What's this? I never saw this photo." And she said, "We made you this black-and-orange Halloween costume out of crepe paper" - we were too poor to have fabric back then - "and you wanted to go as the Queen Of Halloween." And I was like, "What?" And she said, "Yeah, the Princess Of Halloween, the Queen Of Halloween, something like that.” YearsFirstsMadeSaidBookWantedBlackPoorSawsMomPaperYeahSurpriseMy MomQueensPrincessFabricHalloweenCostumesOrangeWrapsCrepesHalloween Costume Author:Cassandra Peterson
“We're our kids' first and best role models. So the first question is, what are you as a mom or a dad doing every day, or every week, to start getting into the good habits?” FirstsKidsRolesWeekMomHabitDadModelsRole ModelsGood Habits Author:Michelle Obama
“Books have always been important to me - my mom was a first grade teacher, so I grew up reading all the time.” FirstsImportantBookReadingTeacherGrewMomGrew UpMy MomGrades Author:Kelly Clarkson
“When Andrew [Ridgeley] first met my family, he heard my mom calling me "Yorgos." He just abbreviated it to Yog, and unfortunately it stuck. I hated it is a teenager. It was not the most glamorous-sounding name in the world.” WorldFirstsNamesHeardMomCallingMetsMy FamilyMy MomStuckTeenagerHatedGlamorousAndrew Author:George Michael
“I was two years old when I told my mom I was going to be in a band when I grew up, and I was four years old when I started my first band with my neighbors. Before I knew how to do anything, I was figuring out how to be in a band.” YearsFirstsTwoFourGrewMomBandGrew UpMy MomNeighborTwo YearsFour YearsTwo Year Olds Author:Tim Kinsella
“I've always had amazing women in my life help me with my kids. First it was my mom, and then a series of nannies and day care providers who were incredibly patient, kind, and loving. There is no blueprint - I think we all feel our way through it and just do the best we can, and it turns out that children are open to love from many different places and are pretty resilient, too.” ThinkingWayFeelsFirstsKindChildrenDifferentHelpingCareKidsTurnsMomSeriesPatientMy MomHelp MeDo The BestDifferent PlaceResilientBlueprintsProvidersNanniesAmazing WomanDay Care Author:Jane Park
“What I remember thinking at that point, having gone through both the ups and downs of my first four years, and seeing the sea of people was, "What a remarkable country this is and how lucky am I that we live in a place where the son of a single mom, not born into any kind of fame or fortune, in a pretty remote state somehow can end up be in a position to - to make a difference."” PeopleThinkingYearsFirstsKindEndsCountryStatesRememberBornDifferencesGoneFourSeeingSeaPositionSonMomFameLuckyFortuneMaking A DifferenceRemarkableFour YearsUps & DownsSingle Mom Author:Barack Obama
“A guy is a lump like a doughnut. So, first you gotta get rid of all the stuff his mom did to him. And then you gotta get rid of all that macho crap that they pick up from beer commercials. And then there's my personal favorite, the male ego.” FirstsMotherGuyStuffMomEgoPicksMalesBeerCrapLumpsMachoDoughnutMale Ego Author:Roseanne Barr
“TV family sitcoms have always been about fathers who know best and mothers who are so enchanted with everything they do. I wanted to be the first mom to be a mom on TV. I wanted to sent out a message about how us women really feel.” KnowsFeelsFirstsWantedMotherFatherTvsMomMessagesSitcomBeing A MomEnchanted Author:Roseanne Barr