“My mom had an audition for a commercial when I was about two and a half, and I ran in crying and interrupted her. They thought I was cute so they offered me a commercial role. My mom was skeptical and a bit nervous about the child actor thing, but I was extremely bossy and convinced them I wanted to try it.” TryingChildrenTwoWantedActorsBitsHalfRolesCryMomMy MomConvincedNervousRanCuteAuditionsSkepticalInterruptedBossyChild Actors Author:Mae Whitman
“My dad's half-Lebanese, my mom is full Lebanese. I'm three-quarters Lebanese. Irish-Lebanese.” ThreeHalfMomDadMy DadMy MomQuartersLebanese Author:Tom Shadyac
“If I made a list of the people I admire, Mom would probably fill up half of it. She could do anything and everything.” PeopleIfsMadeHalfMomListsAdmireAnything And Everything Author:Patsy Cline
“Feminists of my mother's generation argued that both mom and dad should work a little less and each do some of the household chores. My parents, for example, split everything 50/50. Even though my father is a terrible cook, he still made dinner exactly half the time.” ShouldLittlesMadeStillsMotherFatherParentHalfGenerationsExampleMomDadTerribleFeministDinnerCooksSplitsHouseholdChoresMom And DadHousehold Chores Author:Emily Oster
“I drew when I was very, very young. My mom kept stuff I drew when I was 2 and a half years old, because it looked like, you know, like a jaguar as opposed to a cheetah.” KnowsYearsYoungStuffHalfLike YouMomMy MomHalf A YearJaguarsCheetahs Author:Dan Povenmire
“When I was growing up, Forest Park was full of integrated families. It was amazing. One my best friends was Vietnamese. Another one was half-Mexican, half-black. Another one was from Colombia. Another one was born in the U.S., but his mom was from Germany and spoke with a German accent. So we all had multiple identities.” BlackBornHalfGrowing UpGrowingIdentityMomForestsGermanyParksSpokesMultipleAccentsMy Best FriendMexicanIntegratedColombiaVietnameseMultiple Identities Author:Dinaw Mengestu
“I’m very much half-American - my mom is American. I grew up in Australia until I was 16 then I finished high school over here because I got into this performing arts high school.” ArtSchoolHalfGrewMomGrew UpHigh SchoolMy MomFinishedPerformingAustraliaPerforming Arts Author:Betty Who
“If you cut yourself, if you hate yourself, if you eat, if you don’t eat. If your parents split up, if your parents hit you, if your mom tells you you’re a piece of trash. If you got in a car crash and half your face is gone - wake up in the morning and give yourself a shot. Do it. Not for music, not for any reason other than the fact that you are alive and you were given the grace to wake up another day. So do it, man. Just freaking get out there and try.” IfsMenGivingTryingReasonFactsFacesHateGivenParentHalfMorningGoneGracePiecesCuttingAliveCarMomShotsWake UpYour FaceSplitsCrashHate YouTrashYour MomAnother DayCar Crash Author:Aaron Gillespie
“My mom was an enthusiastic, positive, glass-is-half-full type of person and that is how I live my life and I owe that to her. She was an amazing woman.” PersonsHalfMomTypeGlassesMy MomLiving My LifeEnthusiasticI Live My LifeHalf FullAmazing Woman Author:Kliff Kingsbury
“My dad's all I've ever had. When I was 3 and 4, my mom used to take me to bars. I understand why now - babysitters cost beer, beer and-a-half an hour.” UsedHoursHalfMomDadCostMy DadMy MomBarsBeerTake MeBabysitterWhy Now Author:Christopher Titus
“My mom had this inate ability. Whatever town my mother moved to, the second she walked into town, she would instantly attract the alpha loser of that town. This guy was not a good guy. This guy was half O.J. Simpson and half O.J. Simpson. Scott Peterson sprinkles on the top, a side of Robert Blake. You know, not a good guy.” KnowsMotherGuySidesAbilityHalfMomTownsMovedMy MomLoserThis GuyGood GuyBlakeAlphasSprinkles Author:Christopher Titus
“I didn't have a stage mom at all. I was the one who planned out my auditions and drove myself an hour and a half into the city.” HoursCitiesHalfStageMomAuditions Author:Nina Dobrev
“Jason Rezaian is coming home. A courageous journalist for The Washington Post who wrote about the daily lives and hopes of the Iranian people, he's been held for a year and a half. He embodies the brave spirit that gives life to the freedom of the press. Jason has already been reunited with his wife and mom.” PeopleGivingYearsHomeSpiritHalfWifeMomPressesBravePostsJournalistDaily LifeCourageousComing HomeJasonIranianFreedom Of The PressReunited Author:Barack Obama
“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
“I was inspired a little while before The Voice to dye my hair half black half blonde by Cruella De Vil of 101 Dalmatians. One day I was watching it and I told my mom I was going to dye my hair like Cruella's, and she thought I was joking. I came home from the salon, and she didn't talk to me for a few days!” LittlesHomeBlackVoiceHalfHairMomOne DayInspiredMy MomBlondeTalk To MeSalonsDalmatians Author:Melanie Martinez
“My mom would spend a week in jail. She would spend a day in jail here - a week again, a week and a half, two weeks. My grandmother tells me stories of how because I would be at the house, I wouldn't notice that my mom was gone because she would be at work sometimes. So it was just like time when my mom would be gone and my grandma would tell me she'll be back. And nobody knew where anybody was.” TwoSometimesStoriesWould BeHouseHalfGoneWeekMomMy MomGrandmotherJailMy GrandmotherTwo WeeksGrandmaMy Grandma Author:Trevor Noah
“I remember I used to go to The Laugh Factory and just goof off onstage, and then I'd see Dane Cook. He did a bit about his Mom making the bed in the summertime when he was a kid. He just said "Vroom!" and threw the sheet up in the air and the sheet would just stay over the bed for like a minute and a half. All he had were his arms out, but I could see the sheet. And he didn't do anything. He just kept it there. And I went, "I have to write more."” WritingSaidKidsRememberUsedBitsHalfLaughingAirMinutesArmsMomBedCooksFactoriesSheetsSummertimeUp In The AirGoofs Author:Jay Mohr
“The real estate agent had to go door-to-door in the apartment building we wanted to rent, asking if it was OK for this interracial family - my mom is white and I was a 1-year-old half-African kid - to live in the apartment building.” IfsYearsRealKidsWantedWhiteHalfDoorsBuildingMomAskingMy MomAgentsApartmentEstatesEstate Agents Author:Tom Morello
“My mom used to make everything. She had a great garden and composted and made everything from scratch - peanut butter, bread, jelly, everything. I don't know how she did it because all those things take time and love and labour. I only do half the stuff she does - but there's still time.” KnowsDoeMadeStillsUsedStuffHalfKnow HowMomGardenAnd LoveMy MomBreadLabourTake TimeScratchesPeanutsJellyPeanut ButterTime And LoveGreat Garden Author:Julia Roberts