“All of my decisions I made when I was a kid were decisions, would my mother and father be proud of.” MadeKidsMotherFatherDecisionProudBe ProudMother And Father Author:Ken Venturi
“As the mother of a son, I do not accept that alienation from me is necessary for his discovery of himself. As a woman, I will not cooperate in demeaning womanly things so that he can be proud to be a man. I like to think the women in my son's future are counting on me.” ThinkingMenMotherAcceptingSonProudDiscoveryMy SonBe ProudAlienationBe A ManCountingMother And SonDemeaningWomanly Book:Family politics: love and power on an intimate frontier Source: Family politics: love and power on an intimate frontier
“I try to do everything to say, 'OK, will my mother like this? Will she be pleased? Will she be proud of that? How do I know she's happy and she's smiling down at me from heaven?' And that's what I try to go by and walk by.” KnowsTryingMotherHeavenWalksProudBe Proud Author:Jennifer Hudson