“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 take the kids skiing every year, and my husband doesn't always go. The way I grew up, that's very normal. My mom would take us skiing, but my dad hates cold weather.” WayYearsKidsHateGrewMomColdDadHusbandNormalGrew UpMy DadMy MomWeatherMy HusbandSkiingCold Weather Author:Julie Bowen
“I would have to say the best was when my mom formed a company for me. I write out all of the checks for my performance business. I get to see the money I make and how much it takes to do what I do.” WritingCompanyMomPerformancesMy MomChecks Author:Coco Jones
“My parents are the people that led me here. My mom helped me learn to sing and she travels with me.” PeopleParentMomMy Mom Author:Coco Jones
“Try to go organic with not too many chemicals and stuff in it. That's what my mom always told me. She was like, "If you wanna wear makeup or do anything, try to keep it organic."” IfsTryingStuffMomMy MomMakeupChemicalsMy Mom Always Told Me Author:Nina Agdal
“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
“My mom was always someone who if, even now, I say I met a certain famous person, she always says, "She's married to so and so!"” IfsPersonsCertainMomMetsMarriedMy Mom Author:Sarah Silverman
“My parents are both from Vermont, very old-fashioned New England. We heated our house with wood my father chopped. My mom grew all of our food. We were very underexposed to everything.” FatherHouseParentGrewMomEnglandMy MomWoodsOld FashionedNew EnglandVermont Author:Geena Davis
“My mom raised me to be successful and not be a knucklehead and do the wrong things. She still talks to me to this day about those things.” StillsSuccessfulMomRaisedMy MomBeing SuccessfulThis DayWrong ThingsTalk To MeKnuckleheads Author:Deshaun Watson
“My mom's never liked the fact that there's an option for people to punch me in the face, but she likes that I'm doing what I love, and she enjoys a lot of the different perks that go along with it. She just thinks they should change the rules and make it so no one can hit me in the face.” PeopleThinkingShouldDifferentFactsFacesEnjoyMomMy MomLikesPerks Author:Urijah Faber
“My mom devotes so much of her time toward me. She's an artist, and my father is a doctor. I've been brought up in what you might call a pretty conventional family.” MightArtistFatherMomDoctorsMy MomConventional Author:Natalie Portman
“I've been involved with Berlei for almost my whole career. I actually discovered them well over 10 years ago, probably 2002 at least. My mom introduced me. She said, "Listen, you should try these bras." And I was like, "Really?" So I tried it and since then I've never worn another bra.” ShouldTryingYearsWellsSaidWholeCareersMomInvolvedYears AgoMy MomWornBras Author:Serena Williams
“My mom just recently reminded me that I used to build these little miniature worlds outside at our country house and populate it with little figures.That whole thing [shooting is] about trying to create a world - there's something very connected to childhood and reverie and daydreaming and fantasy.” WorldTryingLittlesCountryWholeUsedHouseFantasyChildhoodFiguresMomMy MomConnectedOur CountryShootingDaydreamingReverieMiniaturesCountry Houses Author:Gregory Crewdson
“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, who gave me my confidence growing up. She's the one that always told me that I could be great and to never stop. And myself. Because I came such a long way.” WayLongGrowing UpGrowingMomMy MomLong Way Author:Amber Rose
“I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and all of those sounds and souls of Motown filled the house.” SoulHouseSoundWonderRecordsGrewMomProjectsGrew UpFilledMy MomPopsCollectionsBrooklynMotown Author:Jay-Z
“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 Dad played the trombone and I think my Mom played the piano for about two years. It is very self-driven. They pushed me to do piano lessons, but they were never forceful about anything. They never pushed me to sing or anything, it was something that I did myself.” ThinkingYearsTwoSelfMomDadLessonsMy DadMy MomDrivenPianoTwo YearsPiano LessonTrombone Author:Thomston
“My mom's a chemist, so she's pretty smart. I love technology and I can handle myself around a computer.” I CanTechnologyMomComputerSmartMy MomHandleChemist Author:Lucas Till
“Both of my mom's parents were music teachers, so I was hearing the fundamentals of playing the piano, what notes are, and all those things very early on.” ParentTeacherMomFundamentalsNotesMy MomHearingPianoMusic Teacher Author:Jillian Hervey
“Between my mom and dad, I would hear a lot of Earth, Wind, and Fire. My mom loved Chaka Khan, so that was on in the car a lot.” EarthFireCarWindMomDadMy MomMom And Dad Author:Jillian Hervey
“Of course the Disney movies, you know all the soundtracks, and anything Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire were doing - Singing in the Rain was one of my favorite musicals I used to watch a lot because my mom came from a theatre background.” KnowsUsedCoursesWatchesMomSingingRainMy FavoriteMy MomTheatreBackgroundsGenesSoundtracksSinging In The Rain Author:Jillian Hervey
“[My mom] put me in dance class when I was really young just as a thing to do and I loved it. I remember being excited every time I went, no matter how tired I was - it was the one thing that I always liked doing.” MatterRememberYoungClassOne ThingMomTiredExcitedMy MomThings To DoDance Class Author:Jillian Hervey
“My main goal was to not tell my mom anything or anyone anything. Even within our family, we like to do it ourselves, we like to be our own boss, and we don't like asking for help.” HelpingGoalMomAskingMy MomOur FamilyBossAsking For Help Author:Jillian Hervey
“It was like I couldn't even begin to tell my mom I was singing. I didn't want anyone to think that she was trying to get me to sing. I wanted to prove to myself I could do it on my own. I really wanted to do a completely different thing.” ThinkingWantTryingDifferentWantedMy OwnMomProveSingingMy MomDifferent Things Author:Jillian Hervey
“You know, you always want to just do your own thing - I mean some people want to be exactly like their parents - Ibut I wanted to do my own thing and I ended up doing a kind of mix of my mom and dad.” PeopleKnowsWantKindMeanWantedParentMy OwnMomDadMy MomMom And Dad Author:Jillian Hervey
“I feel like my dad was the more artistic one, creating his own thing, loving to be around people, and all this stuff, doing exciting things, and my mom was more of the performer.” PeopleFeelsStuffMomDadCreatingExcitingMy DadMy MomArtisticPerformersExciting Things Author:Jillian Hervey
“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
“[My mom] has a few choice words to calm me down. I think it's beautiful that I sometimes, weirdly, see myself in a photo and I'm like 'Omg, that looks like my mom.' It freaks me out and all that stuff, but it's also just a part of my legacy.” ThinkingLooksSometimesBeautifulChoicesStuffMomCalmMy MomLegacyFreak Author:Jillian Hervey
“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
“My mom always has this amazing ability to always see the best in a situation.” AbilitySituationMomMy Mom Author:Allyson Felix
“I had worked so hard; that was my opportunity. And my mom was just able to turn it around for me. She helped me to be able to see the other side of things and that this is not the end for me.” EndsHardAbleTurnsOpportunitySidesMomMy Mom Author:Allyson Felix
“My mom always has this amazing ability to always see the best in a situation. In that moment [when finished 2nd in the 200 meter race in the 2008 Olympic games] I was just completely devastated. I mean, I had worked so hard; that was my opportunity. And she was just able to turn it around for me. She helped me to be able to see the other side of things and that this is not the end for me. She's just an amazing supporter and an encouraging person and she has a unique ability to do that. And so those are the kind of things she said to me in that moment and over the next four years. When things get tough, she's always been my strength.” YearsKindPersonsSaidMomentsNextAbilityFourMomUniqueToughMy MomThat MomentFour YearsSupporterWhen Things Get Tough Author:Allyson Felix
“My mom didn't adhere to any of those typical rules. She woke us up for school every morning, and was there at dinner or would call at bedtime. She never left for longer than a week. She recorded while we were sleeping.” SchoolLeftSleepMorningWeekMomMy MomDinnerEvery MorningTypicalBedtime Author:Tracee Ellis Ross
“I never heard my mom say, "Not now, I'm busy." But I did have extraordinary experiences that I'm very aware were extraordinary. I mean, I traveled Europe before I was 12 years old, had been to the White House numerous times. Andy Warhol photographed me; Michael Jackson called our house.” YearsMeanHouseWhiteHeardMomEuropeExtraordinaryBusyMy MomWhite HouseTraveledWarhol Author:Tracee Ellis Ross
“My mom would leave her job, and there would be throngs of people screaming and banging on our car. I come from a very private family, but I was born into a public family.” PeopleWould BeJobsBornCarMomMy MomBanging Author:Tracee Ellis Ross
“My mom helped me. I was very shy growing up, but my shyness sort of manifested in a big personality.” BigsGrowing UpGrowingMomPersonalityMy MomShyShyness Author:Tracee Ellis Ross
“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
“I never fit in with my peer group. I never hung out with kids my age - I always wanted to hang out with my mom and her girlfriends.” KidsAgeWantedGroupsMomFitMy MomGirlfriendHanging OutHungPeersPeer Group Author:Jessica Alba
“I think people couldn't really put me in [one race]. I wasn't Mexican, I wasn't white, I wasn't black, I wasn't Asian... I wasn't anything, and I didn't really fit into anybody's group. My dad is Mexican, and my mom is French and Danish.” PeopleThinkingBlackWhiteRaceGroupsMomDadFitMy DadMy MomAsianMexicanDanish Author:Jessica Alba
“My relationship with my mom is really the single most profound relationship that I've ever had in my life.” MomProfoundMy Mom Author:Mindy Kaling
“My mom is American, so I was raised in her household in my formative years.” YearsMomRaisedMy MomHouseholdFormative Years Author:Nipsey Hussle
“My mom started understanding how many people take advantage of a child, so she hired smart people to protect me in that way. I'm happy that when I was younger, people protected me and put me in a position where I can now control my music.” PeopleWayChildrenI CanUnderstandingPositionMomProtectSmartAdvantageMy MomProtectedSmart People Author:Miley Cyrus
“Being a kid, by the time I was three years old, my mom was married, divorced and had three kids; she was 19 - so, my brother's just older than my mom.” YearsKidsThreeBrotherMomMarriedMy MomMy BrotherThree YearsDivorcedThree Year OldsBeing A Kid Author:Diamond Dallas Page
“My mom moved up north to make more money to support the family, and I was left with my dad and I was just bounced around from one family to another.” LeftSupportMomDadMovedMy DadMy MomMore MoneyUp North Author:Diamond Dallas Page
“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
“I'm a small town boy from a place not too different from Farmville. I grew up with a corn field in my backyard. My grandfather had emigrated to this country when he was about my son's age. My mom and dad built everything that matters in a small town in southern Indiana. They built a family and a good name and a business, and they raised a family.” DifferentCountryMatterAgeNamesBoysFieldsSonGrewMomDadGrew UpBuiltTownsRaisedMy MomMy SonSouthernGrandfatherSmall TownCornMy GrandfatherBackyardsIndianaMom And Dad Author:Mike Pence
“We played in an era where you were taught to hate your opponent. But life changes. I raise my kids differently than my mom and dad raised their kids.” KidsHateTaughtMomDadRaisesRaisedMy MomErasLife ChangingOpponentsHate YouMom And Dad Author:Wayne Gretzky
“My grandparents on my mom's side played in a mandolin orchestra. So when I hear mandolins, I automatically think of them.” ThinkingSidesMomMy MomGrandparentOrchestra Author:Petra Haden