“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
“One of the [Million Mom] marchers said 'the hands that rock the cradle rule this nation.' I thought, 'no Madame, the hands that rock the cradle rule our families and governments and corporations. The hands that wrote the Constitution rule this nation'.” SaidHandsGovernmentNationsMillionsRocksMomConstitutionCorporationsOur FamilyCradleSecond Ammendment Author:Charlton Heston
“We're living in a time period where if a kid is on a plastic scooter that's one inch off the ground, mom and dad think he should have a helmet on. I don't think they should have a helmet on. They should break their leg and have an imagination. Otherwise, we're going to have a nation of accountants.” IfsThinkingShouldKidsNationsImaginationBreakMomDadPeriodsShould HaveLegsInchesPlasticAccountantsHelmetMom And DadTime PeriodsScooters Author:Ramin Bahrani
“One thing that Americans do at this time also, though, is let's commit ourselves, just everyday American people Joe Six-Pack, hockey moms across the nation I think we need to band together and say, never again. Never will we exploited and taken advantage of again by those who are managing our money and loaning us these dollars.” PeopleThinkingNeedsTogetherNationsTakenOne ThingMomBandSixAdvantageDollarsEverydayCommitHockeyPacksTaken AdvantageSix PacksHockey Mom Author:Sarah Palin
“It's the moms of this nation - single, married, widowed - who really hold this country together. We're the mothers, we're the wives, we're the grandmothers, we're the big sisters, we're the little sisters, we're the daughters. You know it's true, don't you? You're the ones who always have to do a little more.” KnowsLittlesCountryBigsTogetherMotherNationsInspiringWifeMomMarriedDaughterGrandmotherMothers DayLittle SisterBig SisterWidowed Author:Ann Romney
“When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice, 'Why should women have any less say than men, about the great decisions facing our nation?'” MenWayShouldStillsI CanBeautifulFatherNationsVoiceDecisionStepsMomDadMy DadMy MomRanSenateEvery StepBeautiful Voice Author:Mitt Romney