“I was a big fan of 'The Smurfs' growing up, even though by default - my mom used to force me to watch because she was a 'Smurfs' fan.” BigsUsedForceWatchesGrowing UpGrowingFansMomMy MomDefaultSmurf Author:Jayma Mays
“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
“There appears to be a disturbing trend in this nation to try to force single moms to choose between their children and their careers. If they take their careers seriously, they are labeled as bad mothers. If they spend time with their children, they are labeled as people who can't be serious about careers outside the home. This is a sexist double standard. No such guilt trip is imposed on men, who are generally not forced to choose between their children and their jobs.” PeopleIfsMenTryingChildrenHomeJobsMotherForceNationsCareersSeriousMomStandardsGuiltSexismTrendsEnd TimesDisturbingSpend TimeSingle MomSexistDouble StandardBad MotherGuilt Trip Author:Gloria Allred
“[Michael] Brown's mom, Lesley McSpadden, is the latest African American mother whose tear-streaked face forces the nation to remember the name of yet another unarmed black teenager gunned down under questionable circumstances.” RealityRememberFacesMotherPoliticsNamesForceNationsBlackCommunityJusticeFamilyHistoryViolenceGenerationsTearsMomCircumstancesEqualEthicsHuman RightsIdeologyAfrican AmericanTeenagerBrownFree SpeechEqual RightsQuestionableUnarmed Author:Jonathan Capehart
“She [my mother] said, "You are fiercely protective of your inventions because you are your fans." She helped me understand my own feelings. When someone has pulled the wool over my eyes, I feel that they have pulled the wool over the eyes of millions of fans around the world. She helped me to forgive. You can't force people to have the same world consciousness and awareness as you do.” PeopleWorldFeelsSaidFeelingsEyeForceMy OwnConsciousnessMillionsFansAwarenessMomForgivingMy MomInventionAround The WorldProtectiveWool Author:Lady Gaga
“Being the free woman who is sexy and out there is a performance in a way, and being the stay-at-home mom and wife is a performance in itself. All of those performances are living and force you to make decisions about who you really are. Women have to put those performances ahead of things sometimes. Men aren't perceived in the same way.” MenWaySometimesHomeForceDecisionWifeMomPerformancesSexyStay At HomeStay At Home Mom Author:Robert Greene
“My mom is one, but there have been performers in my family since as long as we can trace them back, so I think it was kind of inevitable to be artistic and to have a force. We're leaders; we're a family of leaders, so I think it's just part of my genes.” ThinkingKindLongHas BeensForceLeaderMomMy FamilyMy MomArtisticInevitablePerformersGenes Author:Jillian Hervey
“Dad was in the British Army and my mom was in the Royal Air Force, so both of my parents believed in discipline.” ForceParentAirMomDadDisciplineArmyMy MomBritishRoyalAir ForceBritish Army Author:Mike Myers