“My grandmother, grandfather, my mom - we've always been driven by laughter. It's what held us together. Thanksgivings, any kind of family get-together, we usually end up in tears.” KindEndsTogetherTearsMomLaughterMy MomDrivenGrandmotherGrandfatherMy GrandmotherGet TogetherFamily Get Together Author:Yelawolf
“Being a mom, I love to play with my kids and have fun with them, but I also love fashion. My mom and both of my grandmothers have always been into fashion, so it's been around us our whole lives.” PlayWholeKidsFunFashionMomMy MomWhole LifeHaving FunGrandmotherMy GrandmotherBeing A MomLove Fashion Author:Kourtney Kardashian
“I remember an old Singer sewing machine at home that belonged to my grandmother. It had a pedal. My mom taught me how to use it when I was 12 years old. I used to find it so intriguing, how a flat piece of material could be made into an object that had so many uses.” YearsMadeUseHomeRememberUsedPiecesObjectsTaughtMaterialsMomMachinesMy MomSingersGrandmotherFlatsMy GrandmotherIntriguingSewingPedals Author:Bibhu Mohapatra
“In Ethiopia, where I was born, all the cooks are women. When I grew up in Sweden, my mom and my grandmother did predominantly all the cooking. Then I changed to restaurant kitchens, where all of a sudden there were just more men than women, and I always thought that was weird.” MenBornFoodChangedGrewMomGrew UpCookingMy MomCooksKitchenRestaurantsGrandmotherMy GrandmotherSwedenEthiopia Author:Marcus Samuelsson
“I was always a person on my mother's hip in the kitchen. My mom really wanted her kids at her side as much as possible, and she worked in restaurants for over fifty years. And my grandfather had ten children, and he grew and prepared most of the food. My grandmother, on my mother's side, was the family seamstress and the baker. So my mom, the eldest child, was always in the kitchen with my grandpa and I was always in the production and restaurant kitchens and our own kitchen with my mom. And it's just something that has always spoken to me.” YearsChildrenPersonsKidsWantedMotherSidesGrewMomTenPreparedProductionsMy MomHipsKitchenRestaurantsFiftyGrandmotherGrandfatherMy GrandmotherMy GrandfatherGrandpaBakersEldestEldest Child Author:Rachael Ray
“It's funny because the most sane women I've ever met are my mom and my grandmothers. I think you have to be incredibly sane and self-aware to function in relatively insane environments.” ThinkingSelfEnvironmentMomMetsFunctionMy MomInsaneGrandmotherSaneMy Grandmother Author:Jenny Lawson
“My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez, was by far my biggest influence and inspiration - and toughest critic.” CountryInspirationMotherInfluenceGrewMomGrew UpCriticsMy MomKitchenGrandmotherMy GrandmotherMexicanPioneersCuisine Author:Aaron Sanchez
“My grandfather was a teacher, my grandmother on my mom's side, four of my aunts, my sister-in-law, my best friend. So I've always, my entire life, been surrounded by teachers, and because of that I've had a tremendous respect for what teachers can do, the power that they can have.” LawSidesCan DoTeacherFourMomMy MomGrandmotherMy SisterGrandfatherMy GrandmotherMy Best FriendAuntMy GrandfatherIn-lawsSister In Law Author:Michelle Rhee
“I'm the only person in my family who can't sing. My grandmother was an opera singer and all of her kids were in church five days a week - or between church and vocal lessons at Carnegie Hall. But my mom had her first studio experience recording on my album. She's used to having to fill the room, so she had to adjust to the microphone and not sing opera.” FirstsPersonsKidsUsedChurchRoomsFiveWeekMomLessonsMy FamilyAlbumsStudiosMy MomSingersGrandmotherHallsOperaMy GrandmotherVocalMicrophonesCarnegieOpera SingersCarnegie Hall Author:Le1f
“The only struggle came from me wanting more for my family and feeling like if they had one less individual to take care of - if my mom only had her and my sister and my grandmother and my aunt to take care of, couldn't she do the things she was doing for me for herself? That's the reason I took myself away from my family. I left home when I was 13 years old to assume the responsibilities of being a man.” IfsMenYearsReasonFeelingsHomeCareIndividualLeftResponsibilityStruggleMomMy FamilyAssumingMy MomTake CareGrandmotherMy SisterMy GrandmotherAuntWanting More Author:Petey Pablo
“I was raised by all women. I had no men in my life; it was my mom, my sister, and my grandmother. I've never identified as a man. I've always either felt like a boy or something else. I feel really uncomfortable thinking that, technically, I'm supposed to be a man, because I don't feel like one.” ThinkingMenFeelsFeltBoysMomRaisedMy MomSupposed To BeUncomfortableGrandmotherMy SisterMy GrandmotherBe A ManLike A Boy Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“My mom and my grandmother definitely were (Democrat supporters). It wasn't a sense that, "Well, we vote for Democrats no matter what," but it was sort of the sense that, "Democrats are typically the ones that are looking out for working people like us."” PeopleWellsMatterMomVoteNo Matter WhatDemocratMy MomGrandmotherSupporterMy Grandmother Author:Josh Earnest
“My mom's younger sister was born with Down syndrome. I was close to my grandmother when I was growing up. I remember talking to my grandmother about politics, and she told me that she regularly voted for the Democrats because she knew that they were going to look out for people like her daughter. That made an impression on me, too.” PeopleLooksMadeRememberBornTalkingGrowing UpGrowingMomDaughterDemocratMy MomImpressionGrandmotherMy GrandmotherLike HerSyndromesYounger SisterDown Syndrome Author:Josh Earnest
“My mom told me I could have sheets, towels, and a few pillows, but I wanted leopard drapes, carpeting, and a comforter, too. I think maybe my obsession had something to do with my grandmother - she told me the best print to buy is leopard because it always stays in style.” ThinkingWantedStyleMomMy MomObsessionGrandmotherPrintSheetsMy GrandmotherPillowTowelsLeopardsComforterDrapes Author:Kim Kardashian
“I grew up in church. My mom's a minister, and my grandmother was an ordained minister. I was always very mindful of the presence of a greater being I call God.” ChurchGreaterGrewMomGrew UpMy MomMinistersGrandmotherMy Grandmother Author:Mahershala Ali
“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
“One thing I did have under my belt was, my mother lost her mother when she was 11. She mourned her mother her whole life and made my grandmother seem present even though I never met her. I couldn't imagine how my mom could go on but she did, she took care of us, she worked two jobs and had four children. She was such a good example of how to conduct oneself in a time of grief. When I lost my husband, I tried to model myself as much as I could on her.” ChildrenMadeTwoWholeSeemsCareJobsMotherLostGriefFourImagineOne ThingExampleMomGoes OnMetsHusbandModelsOur ChildrenOneselfMy MomWhole LifeGrandmotherMy HusbandMy GrandmotherBeltsGood ExamplesTwo Jobs Author:Patti Smith
“I was raised by a single mom who had to put herself through school while looking after two kids. And she worked hard every day and made a lot of sacrifices to make sure we got everything we needed. My grandmother, she started off as a secretary in a bank. She never got a college education, even though she was smart as a whip. And she worked her way up to become a vice president of a local bank, but she hit the glass ceiling. She trained people who would end up becoming her bosses during the course of her career.” PeopleWayMadeTwoEndsHardKidsSchoolCoursesPresidentCareersSacrificeCollegeMomBecomingNeededSmartRaisedGlassesVicesLocalsGrandmotherBossSecretaryMy GrandmotherCeilingsWhipsVice PresidentSingle MomCollege EducationGlass Ceiling Author:Barack Obama