“My mom was an opera singer, and she gave up her career to raise a family. But she also taught my sisters how to sing.” CareersTaughtMomRaisesMy MomSingersMy SisterOperaGave UpOpera Singers Author:Tika Sumpter
“It's 2013 ... The Time's obituary for Yvonne Brill, renowned rocket scientist, winner of the National Medal of Technology and Innovations, leads with, 'She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job and took eight years off from work to raise three children. "The world's best mom," her son Matthew said.” WorldYearsMeanChildrenMadeSaidJobsThreeTechnologySonMomHusbandScientistInnovationRaisesEightWinnerSexismMedalRocketsBeefMatthewObituaryRenownedBest MomTechnology And Innovation Author:Deborah Copaken
“Honestly, I have s much respect for single moms or anybody who finds themselves a single mother, but to even choose to be single mother is just so courageous to me. It is such a hard job to raise a child and be everything to that child without a partner. It's just admirable and courageous and brave and every other valiant word I can think of. I don't know if I could do it on my own.” IfsThinkingKnowsChildrenI CanHardJobsMotherMy OwnMomRaisesBravePartnersHonestlyIf I CouldCourageousAdmirableSingle MomValiantSingle Mother Author:Jennifer Lopez
“It's not my business to raise anybody else's kids. Mom and Dad got to do all that.” KidsMomDadRaisesMom And Dad Author:Juicy J
“At the premiere of Hairspray on Broadway, Harvey Fierstein's mom said to my mom, "Didn't we raise great sons?" and my mother just started sobbing, because I'm sure they'd both been through other nights when people didn't say that.” PeopleSaidMotherNightSonMomRaisesMy MomBroadwayHarveySobbingPremieresHairspray Author:John Waters
“The person earning the federal minimum wage of $7.25 isn't going out to eat at restaurants. They're not taking piano lessons. They're not going to the gym or the yoga studio. They're not sending mom flowers on Mother's day. What good is this person in the economy? If you raise it to $15 an hour, they're doing all of those things. And all of a sudden, not just business thrives, but small business thrives.” IfsPersonsMotherHoursEconomyFlowerMomLessonsYogaRaisesStudiosPianoRestaurantsThriveGymGoing OutMinimumEarningSmall BusinessMothers DayMinimum WagePiano Lesson Author:Nick Hanauer
“I came from nothing out in the woods near Tallahassee, Florida. My mom was a single mom raising five of us. It wasn't easy but she found a way to raise us to adulthood. We made it somehow.” WayMadeFoundEasyFiveMomRaisesMy MomWoodsMade ItAdulthoodFloridaSingle Mom Author:Tavoris Cloud
“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
“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 mom and I have always been very close since she did raise me as like a single mom. My friends and everyone I know are like, 'Wow, you guys really have a really good relationship.' She's with me a lot of the time, so people find that kind of shocking.” PeopleKnowsKindGuyMomMy FriendsRaisesMy MomWowShockingSingle MomGood Relationship Author:Tiffany Trump
“My mother had said me, "All right, you've been raised, so don't let anybody else raise you. You know the difference between right and wrong. Do right. And remember - you can always come home." And she continued to liberate me until she died. On the night she died, I went to the hospital. I told my mom, "Let me tell you about yourself. You deserved a great daughter, and you got one. And you liberated me to be one. So if it's time for you to go, you may have done everything God brought you here to do."” IfsKnowsMaySaidDoneHomeRememberMotherNightDifferencesMomDaughterLet MeDiedRaisesRaisedMy MomComing HomeHospitalsAbout YourselfLiberatedRemember YouRemembers You Author:Maya Angelou
“As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to ask ourselves, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts undermined by an avalanche of advertisements aimed at our kids.” KnowsMeanDoeKidsMotherAsksParentEffortResponsibilityMomFindingsRaisesAdvertisementsBest EffortAdvertising AgenciesAvalanches Author:Michelle Obama