“When you're sick, nobody takes care of you like your mom.” CareLike YouMomSickTake CareYour Mom Author:Trisha Yearwood
“Oh, for that remarkable and complex economy of motherhood. Those back and forth generosities-where one day a mom ferries the kids to the swim meet, or a mom takes your kid off to the movies while you're sick with the flu. And the next week after baseball you have all the kids sleep over. Not to mention the friend with whom you freely have the throw-your-hands-in-the-air-I-surrender discussions of how to manage any of it.” KidsSleepEconomyWeekMomOne DayBaseballSickMotherhoodManageDiscussionRemarkableSwim Author:Victoria Redel
“I feel very vulnerable when it has to do with family. Having lost my mom, who I was so extremely close to, now I feel so vulnerable when somebody gets sick or hurt. I become a complete wreck until they're well. Even if it's a cold! I compare myself to Marlin in Finding Nemo.” IfsFeelsWellsLostHurtMomColdFindingsSickMy MomVulnerableCompareWrecksNemo Author:Nancy O'Dell
“I was 12 or 13, and I had seen a demo about origami at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. My dad, my step-mom, and I were at the Japan pavilion of Epcot, and my dad was going to get me an origami book. They had these really sick origami books with an overleaf, but those packs can sometimes blow, because they give you, like, eight sheets.” GivingBookSometimesStepsMomDadGardenSickMy DadBlowEightJapanPacksSheetsBrooklynDemosOrigamiEpcot Author:Adam Richman
“Honestly, the challenge about being a mom is when something goes wrong - someone's sick, getting someone to doctor's appointments.” ChallengesMomSickHonestlyBeing A Mom Author:Soledad O'Brien
“I was about 20 when my mom got sick with cancer and it was bad. It was very scary and at the time I was doing my first screenplay and I was on deadline and was alone with my father in Massachusetts. I said, "Pop, you know, I don't how I'm going to work. I don't know how I can get this done. You know, I got to hand this script in and I can't think about anything but Mom." He said, "Well, you know, now is the time when you're going to learn what it means to compartmentalize." And those words really had an impact on me.” ThinkingMeanDoneFatherMomSickCancerScaryMy MomGoing To WorkDeadline Author:John Buffalo Mailer
“Even in high school, I'd tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn't too happy. She'd say, 'Think about this.' And I'd always end up getting back in the pool.” ThinkingTryingEndsPlayWantedSchoolMomHigh SchoolSickGolfMy MomSwimmingPool Author:Michael Phelps
“What does good in bed mean to me? When I'm sick and I stay home from school propped up with lots of pillows watching TV and my mom brings me soup - that's good in bed.” MeanDoeHomeSchoolTvsMomBedSickMy MomSoupShieldsPillowMean GirlsWatching Tv Author:Brooke Shields