“On my mom's side I'm Mexican, and my dad is a white dude.” SidesWhiteMomDadMy DadMy MomMexican Author:Tyler Posey
“My mom would put me in these preppy little suits and slick my hair to the side. I have these baby pictures of me where I'm this little preppy kid with a sweater tied around my neck.” LittlesKidsSidesHairBabyMomMy MomSuitsNecksTiedSweatersSlickPreppyBaby Pictures Author:Alexander Wang
“My deceased grandmother on my mom's side was a real fairy godmother, who lived to be 102 and who I always feel is looking after me.” FeelsRealSidesMomMy MomFairyGrandmotherDeceasedGodmotherFairy Godmother Author:Victoria Clark
“The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.” ChildrenHelpingMotherGrowsSidesMomIndependentParentingMotherhoodIntenseTragicBeing A MomBeing A MotherParadoxicalMotheringMother LoveMother's LoveMother And ChildMother ProverbsMother ChildLove For My MotherIntense LoveMother CareMom And ChildLove MomMother Son RelationshipMotherhood And LoveLove Being A Mom Author:Erich Fromm
“I am compelled to continuously see the bright side. It is in my DNA. My kids look at me and say: 'Mom, you're so happy!' And I do feel happy. I feel joyful inside. I can't explain it.” FeelsLooksI CanKidsSidesMomJoyfulLook At MeDnaCompelledBright Side Author:Goldie
“My mom is such a big supporter of mine. She still is, and always was. So I got the sort of encouragement from that side of the family.” StillsBigsSidesMinesMomEncouragementMy MomSupporter Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“My mom is American, so I was raised in her household in my formative years. But as I got older, my pops tried to keep me involved with the culture by telling me the stories of the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, how he came to America, and about our family back home, because all that side of my family, my aunties, grandparents, is in Africa.” YearsStoriesHomeAmericaCultureSidesMomInvolvedConflictMy FamilyRaisedMy MomPopsOur FamilyHouseholdGrandparentBack HomeEthiopiaFormative YearsEritrea Author:Nipsey Hussle
“I have a ton of cousins on my moms side of the family, and we would put on shows together all the time and put on costumes, and we even charged our parents money.” ShowsTogetherParentSidesMomMy MomCostumesCousin Author:Maulik Pancholy
“I was a good student. My mom is a teacher, and her side of the family is all teachers. She put a big emphasis on getting good grades.” BigsSidesTeacherStudentsMomMy MomGradesEmphasisGood StudentsGood Grades Author:Tyler Hilton
“I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom's side for not being black enough. And then I'd spend the summer with my dad and be sent to all white summer camps where I was 'that black girl.'” EnoughRememberGirlSidesBlackWhiteMomDadSummerMy DadMy MomCampsCousinMy CousinSummer CampBlack Girl Author:Lauren London
“One thing my mom used to tell me was to look to the other side, and know that my present is not going to be everything. So if I'm having a bad day, she goes, 'Just imagine tomorrow. This is going to be over. This is going to be done with.'” IfsKnowsLooksDoneUsedSidesImagineOne ThingMomTomorrowMy MomBad DayHaving A Bad Day Author:Tyra Banks
“Strictly speaking, one cannot legislate love, but what one can do is legislate fairness and justice. If legislation does not prohibit our living side by side, sooner or later your child will fall on the pavement and I'll be the one to pick her up. Or one of my children will not be able to get into the house and you'll have to say, "Stop here until your mom comes here." Legislation affords us the chance to see if we might love each other.” IfsLoveChildrenDoeMightAbleLawFallHouseSidesCan DoJusticeChanceMomPicksRelationOur ChildrenMy ChildrenYour ChildrenFairnessSooner Or LaterLegislationRace RelationsLove Each OtherYour MomPavement Author:Maya Angelou
“I was always a person on my mother's hip in the kitchen. My mom really wanted her kids at her side as much as possible, and she worked in restaurants for over fifty years. And my grandfather had ten children, and he grew and prepared most of the food. My grandmother, on my mother's side, was the family seamstress and the baker. So my mom, the eldest child, was always in the kitchen with my grandpa and I was always in the production and restaurant kitchens and our own kitchen with my mom. And it's just something that has always spoken to me.” YearsChildrenPersonsKidsWantedMotherSidesGrewMomTenPreparedProductionsMy MomHipsKitchenRestaurantsFiftyGrandmotherGrandfatherMy GrandmotherMy GrandfatherGrandpaBakersEldestEldest Child Author:Rachael Ray
“I had massive anxiety as a child. I was in therapy. From 8 to 10, I was borderline agora-phobic. I could not leave my mom's side. There was a lot of fear, but it was also very exciting.” ChildrenSidesMomAnxietyExcitingMy MomTherapyMassiveBorderline Author:Emma Stone
“When I got home from school, I never knew which mood of my mom was gonna be on the other side of the door. I didn't know what I was gonna get when I turned the doorknob. That's very good preparation if you want to be a producer.” IfsKnowsWantHomeSchoolSidesDoorsMomVery GoodMy MomMoodProducersPreparation Author:Gary Dell'Abate
“When I have children that go home and mom and dad are not home because they're working, they're trying to get food on the table, and they come home to an empty house and they go to sleep in an empty house, there is no way that child can compete against a child from the west side of Los Angeles who both parents went to Stanford. Well, good for them, God love them. That's not an equal playing field.” WayTryingWellsChildrenHomeHouseParentSidesSleepFieldsMomDadEqualEmptyTablesWestGod LoveLos AngelesComing HomeGoing To SleepMom And DadPlaying FieldsStanfordWest SideEmpty Houses Author:Rafe Esquith
“My grandfather was a teacher, my grandmother on my mom's side, four of my aunts, my sister-in-law, my best friend. So I've always, my entire life, been surrounded by teachers, and because of that I've had a tremendous respect for what teachers can do, the power that they can have.” LawSidesCan DoTeacherFourMomMy MomGrandmotherMy SisterGrandfatherMy GrandmotherMy Best FriendAuntMy GrandfatherIn-lawsSister In Law Author:Michelle Rhee
“I hate getting yelled at, that'll get you on my bad side. My mom never yelled at me. She just told us what needed to be done and we did it.” DoneHateSidesMomNeededI HateMy Mom Author:Edgerrin James
“What broke Mom's heart was realizing that her children knew nothing and cared nothing about the better side of life.” HeartChildrenSidesRealizingMomBroke Author:Ethel Waters
“I built a leprechaun trap that was made to look like a tiny hotel. There was a ramp where the leprechaun could walk into the hotel, see a Lego pot of gold on the other side, try to reach it, fall through a trap door, go through a tube, wind up in a biscuit tin, and be trapped. My mom, encouraging my madness, told me that the leprechaun might escape and that I needed a shot glass of whiskey down there to keep him occupied while he was in there.” TryingLooksMadeMightFallSidesWalksDoorsWindMomNeededShotsBuiltGoldMadnessGlassesMy MomTinyHotelPotTrappedTrapsWhiskeyTubesTinBiscuitsRampLeprechaunLegosPot Of GoldShot Glass Author:Alex Hirsch
“On the one hand I have very traditional values: I'm looking for love and want a baby one day. On the other hand, I have a secret and rebel side, that I maybe took from an Australian mom who handed down to me the love for adventure and freedom. And sometimes I feel a bit offbeat.” WantFeelsSometimesHandsValuesBitsSidesSecretAdventureBabyMomOne DayTraditionalRebelAustralianLooking For LoveTraditional ValuesOffbeat Author:Kristen Stewart
“My mom had this inate ability. Whatever town my mother moved to, the second she walked into town, she would instantly attract the alpha loser of that town. This guy was not a good guy. This guy was half O.J. Simpson and half O.J. Simpson. Scott Peterson sprinkles on the top, a side of Robert Blake. You know, not a good guy.” KnowsMotherGuySidesAbilityHalfMomTownsMovedMy MomLoserThis GuyGood GuyBlakeAlphasSprinkles Author:Christopher Titus
“I never stopped being a mother, and I never stopped being an artist. Which is probably why my kids are so creative. When I'm with my kids I'm creating but I'm still a mom. I don't wear two different hats. My kids have always been on the set with me. I was breastfeeding on set. None of my kids would take a bottle so they could not leave my side for a very long time.” LongStillsTwoDifferentKidsMotherArtistSidesCreativeMomCreatingLong TimeHatsBottlesBeing A MotherBeing An ArtistBreastfeeding Author:Jada Pinkett Smith
“My whole family is in the arts some way or the other. My father was a cellist in a symphony outside Chicago that was a side-job, he was a scientist. My mother was a dancer in New York. She was next-door neighbors with Dorothy Loudon and they moved to New York together. Mom was a dancer in New York for several years before she got married. My sister was a classical pianist. And my brother was a partier. So it all just seemed to work.” WayYearsArtWholeTogetherJobsMotherNextFatherSidesDoorsNew YorkBrotherMomMarriedScientistMovedNeighborMy BrotherDancerChicagoMy SisterSymphonyPianistWhole FamilyNext Door NeighborsCellists Author:Jason Graae
“So you're getting squeezed at both sides. You're taking care of your mom and dad and you're still doing caregiving with your kids, which is not easy. But I think overall, there's a level of satisfaction that might be unparalleled.” ThinkingStillsMightCareKidsEasySidesLevelsMomDadSatisfactionBoth SidesYour MomMom And DadCaregiving Author:Anna Quindlen
“It's nice to be able to explore both sides of my personality. I definitely relate more to Debbie, my character on The Grinder. But it's really nice because I get to play a character who's down on her luck and kinda slipping off the edge in It's Always Sunny, while at the same time getting to play this character who's a mom and holding it together on The Grinder.” PlayCharacterAbleTogetherSidesNiceMomPersonalityLuckEdgesRelateBoth SidesSunnyReally NiceSlippingGrinderAlways Sunny Author:Mary Elizabeth Ellis
“I think I was born an artist. But the key is that I have a mom that encouraged and supported my artistic side. She still has the stick-figure drawings framed.” ThinkingStillsArtistSidesBornFiguresKeysMomSticksDrawingArtisticFramed Author:Julia Stiles
“I did a film [about a con-artist mom and son] called Bringing Up Bobby that Famke Janssen wrote and directed. No one's gonna hire me for their [big-budget] romantic comedy, so it's up to me to look out for great indie comedies and show people a different side of myself - even if it's for three people outside of my family.” PeopleIfsLooksDifferentShowsBigsFilmArtistThreeSidesComedySonMomMy FamilyBudgetsDifferent SidesCon Artist Author:Milla Jovovich
“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
“When I was born, they didn't work. They're broken, the nerves in my lower left lip. When I was kid, I would talk out of the side of my face. When I was 16 and came up to Hollywood from Orange County, I was in this cattle call audition for Batman and Robin at Warner Bros., and they interviewed me out front of the studio. When I got home, I was like, "Oh, this was exciting!" But then when I watched the news, I was like, "Mom, what is wrong with my mouth?!"” HomeKidsFacesLeftSidesBornFrontsBrokenMomNewsMouthsHollywoodExcitingLipsStudiosNervesAuditionsOrangeCountyCattleRobinsBrosWarner BrosOrange County Author:Milo Ventimiglia
“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
“I don't know anyone on my mom's or dad's side that was a musician.” KnowsSidesMomDadMusicianMy Mom Author:Tim Kinsella
“My mom's whole side of the family, they're all Packers fans. My mom's a Bears fan. My stepdad is a Vikings guy. So that gets ugly. My mom sits upstairs watching the Bears game; he sits in the basement. They can't watch it together. Football's a violent anger in our family dynamic.” WholeTogetherGuyGamesSidesWatchesFansFootballMomBearsUglyMy MomViolentOur FamilyBasementsVikingsUpstairsPackersStepdadsPacker Fans Author:Ashton Kutcher
“I sing seriously to my mom on the phone. To put her to sleep, I have to sing 'Maria' from West Side Story. When I hear her snoring, I hang up.” StoriesMotherSidesSleepMomWestPhonesMy MomMotherhoodHang UpsSnoringWest SideWest Side StoryWestside Author:Adam Sandler