“I know end might be near as this is only day of my adulthood I’ve seen my mother and she hasn’t asked, ‘Why that shirt?’” KnowsEndsMightMotherShirtsAdulthoodT Shirt Book:Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime Source: Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime
“At the opening of the Odyssey, Telemachus, inspired by the male-born Athena, searches for his father by turning against his mother. Jesus too publicly spurns his mother to be about his father's business. Male adulthood begins with the breaking of female chains.” MotherFatherJesusBornFemaleInspiredMalesOpeningChainsAdulthoodBeing A MotherAthenaOdyssey Book:Sexual Personae Source: Sexual Personae
“How deep is our desire to do better than our mothers--to bring daughters into adulthood strong and fierce yet loving and gentle, adventurous and competitive but still nurturing and friendly, sweet yet sharp. We know as working women that we can't quite have it all, but that hasn't stopped us from wanting it all for them.” KnowsStillsMotherDesireStrongWorkSweetDaughterGentleFriendlyFierceAdulthoodAdventurousNurturingWorking Women Author:Anne Roiphe