“I was so well loved by my mother that if people have any expectations of me I really don't notice because I'm hardest on myself.” PeopleIfsWellsMotherExpectationsHardest Author:Hilton Als
“The most unacknowledged spending expectation among women is the amount of time spent by single mothers caring for children, not only physically, but psychologically. It is my feeling that only a small percentage of a mother's time is normally compensated for by child support, given what a woman could make adding these hours to workforce hours. It is why women who have never been married and never had children earn so much more in the workplace than women who have had children.” ChildrenFeelingsMotherGivenHoursSupportAmountMarriedExpectationsCaringSpendingWorkplacePercentagesWorkforceTime SpentSingle MotherChild Care Author:Warren Farrell
“Although the needs of babies have changed very little over the millennia, over the past decades, female equality in education and occupational opportunities has altered maternal expectations. This renders baby-care requirements discordant with ambition for many mothers, and produces heartfelt dilemmas for others.” NeedsLittlesCarePastMotherOpportunityChangedProduceBabyAmbitionExpectationsFemaleDecadesRequirementsDilemmaAlteredOver The PastHeartfelt Author:Joan Raphael-Leff
“Being a mother is complicated because its not just a paternal culture making demands on you; its those internal demands and expectations that women have and are self-generated.” SelfMotherCultureDemandExpectationsComplicatedInternalsBeing A Mother Author:Siri Hustvedt
“I don't think you play for other people's expectations, you know. You don't go and become a lawyer because your mother or father want you to, you don't become a coach because somebody wants you to.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantPlayMotherFatherExpectationsLawyerCoaches Author:Mike Krzyzewski