“When you have lost people like I lost my birth mom at a young age and you remember the whole process of losing her, you want to grab on to something that makes you whole.” PeopleWantWholeAgeRememberYoungLostProcessMomBirthLosingYoung AgeLosing Her Author:Reese Hoffa
“My dad served 21 years and my mom did 13, so through that process, they taught me that I always have to give back.” GivingYearsProcessTaughtMomDadMy DadMy MomGiving Back Author:Robert Griffin III
“I'm Jewish, but my mom's Catholic, so the guilt area is covered. I have the highest expectations, along with the lowest. I tried to put as much of myself as possible in Reality Bites, but in terms of my humor, I'm still trying to figure out what my sensibility is. It's a process, really. I don't feel like I have a very clear idea of what I'm supposed to be, or even of how people perceive me, except that I got put into this Generation X file.” PeopleFeelsTryingStillsIdeasRealityProcessTermClearGenerationsFiguresMomHighestExpectationsAreasCatholicGuiltMy MomSupposed To BePerceiveCoveredBitesSensibilityLowestFilesThis GenerationX FilesGeneration XReality Bites Author:Ben Stiller
“I had a tremendous upbringing and foundation but as others like me have experienced, when you go to college, mom and dad are no longer there to help guide. There were some moments in college that really cemented my own convictions and beliefs. It was a real period of growth and maturity in my sanctifying process. I got married in college. That was a tremendous blessing. Four years later, we started having children and that gives you a deeper understanding of the Father's love.” GivingYearsChildrenRealMomentsHelpingFatherBeliefProcessUnderstandingGrowthMy OwnFourCollegeMomDadPeriodsBlessingMarriedFoundationConvictionDeeperGuidesLike MeMaturityFour YearsUpbringingHaving ChildrenMom And DadDeeper Understanding Author:Aaron Kampman
“Mom's a writer, so I grew up reading scripts and I have a real respect for them and I know how much thought goes into creating a role, so I'm always interested to find out what was the thought process of the writer and how best can I convey it rather than trying to change it to suit myself.” KnowsTryingRealReadingProcessRolesKnow HowGrewMomCreatingGrew UpScriptsSuitsTrying To ChangeThought Process Author:Naomie Harris
“It was hard for me, as a father, to imagine going through what my birth mom went through, to raise a child inside of her for nine months, and then have to say goodbye. And so it's hard for me to understand that pain and that process.” ChildrenHardPainFatherProcessImagineMomMonthsBirthRaisesNineGoodbyeSaying GoodbyeNine Months Author:Michael Franti
“Through the process of specifically writing this memoir, there was so much reckoning that I had to do. It was very difficult. It doesn't erase anything that happened, but I think that it was healthy for me to do it. The teenage self-loathing that I suffered from all of a sudden found itself turned into rapids with my grief after my brother died. I turned it inwards. In the same way that my mom processes her grief and her problems. This project, as a memoir, has helped me funnel it outwards.” ThinkingWayWritingSelfProblemFoundProcessDifficultGriefHappenedBrotherMomHealthyProjectsDiedMy MomMemoirMy BrotherTeenageRapidsEraseLoathingSelf LoathingReckoningBrother DiedMy Brother Died Author:Jesmyn Ward
“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 mom was always making me clothes. We'd go to the fabric store, pick out patterns, and it was a creative process. I heard that word a lot growing up: creative.” ProcessCreativeGrowing UpGrowingHeardMomClothesPicksPatternsMy MomStoresCreative ProcessFabric Author:Gwen Stefani
“Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process.” WantPoliticalMotherPoliticsGrowsProcessPresidentGrowing UpSonMomPoliticianParentingBeing A MomPolitical HumorMother CarePolitics FunnySentimental Mother Book:The Wicked Wit of John F. Kennedy Source: The Wicked Wit of John F. Kennedy