“For a man to be a man, did he have to be a soldier, or at least prepare himself for war? For a woman to be a woman, did she have to be a mother, or at least prepare herself to raise children? Soldiers and mothers were the sacrificial couple, honored by statues in the park, lauded for their willingness to give their lives to others.” MenGivingChildrenWarMotherCoupleRaisesSoldierParksWillingnessHonoredStatuesBe A ManChild Soldier Author:Carol Gilligan
“I was homeless. I lived in a car for a couple of years. That was the worst. But nothing was worse than when I was 40 and my mom passed away. My mother was the best person I ever knew. Those were the two lowest points.” YearsPersonsTwoMotherWorstCarMomCoupleMy MomHomelessLowestPassed AwayBest PersonLowest PointMy Mom Passed AwayMom Passed Away Author:Steve Harvey
“I think being raised by a single mother put me on the outside, and I would watch my mothers married friends and think, Why does she put him down in public? or, Why is he so rude to her? It seemed to me that there were very few marriages where the couple were genuinely in a supportive, loving partnership.” ThinkingDoeMotherWatchesCoupleMarriedRaisedPartnershipRudeSupportiveSingle Mother Author:Cherie Lunghi
“So my father grew up in an orphanage in Boston. He was then adopted by an elderly childless couple from Maine, who gave him the name of Mitchell. He moved to Maine, and there he met my mother and was married.” MotherFatherNamesGrewCoupleMetsMarriedGrew UpMovedAdoptedBostonElderlyMaineOrphanage Author:George J. Mitchell
“My father has passed away. He was African-American. My mother is white. So I was adopted by a couple that was of a similar dynamic as my biological parents.” MotherFatherParentWhiteCoupleAfrican AmericanAdoptedPassed Away Author:Keegan-Michael Key