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“Generation after generation of women have pledged to raise their daughters differently, only to find that their daughters grow up and fervently pledge the same thing.”

Mother Grows Growing Up Generations Daughter Raises Pledge Glowing Mother And Daughter

Book:Mother daughter revolution: from betrayal to power

Source: Mother daughter revolution: from betrayal to power

“As a mother trying to raise kids with some kind of a code, an honorable way to solve problems without using violence, I find it interesting to live in a country where your government is allowed to kill, whether it's war or execution. What interests me is not who deserves to die but who deserves to kill.”

Way Trying Kind War Country Problem Government Kids Mother Dies Interest Interesting Violence Deserve Raises Solve Code Execution Honorable Death Penalty

Author:Susan Sarandon

“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.”

Men Giving Children War Mother Couple Raises Soldier Parks Willingness Honored Statues Be A Man Child Soldier

Author:Carol Gilligan

“My mother didn't raise me to be a critic, but I seem to have become one anyway.”

Seems Mother Raises Critics

Author:John Updike

“the mother's first job is to raise a daughter strong enough to outlast her.”

Firsts Enough Jobs Mother Strong Daughter Raises Strong Enough

Author:Gail Caldwell

“My mother told me to raise my kids with calculated neglect. They get their self-worth from doing what they can do and not having everything done for them.”

Self Done Kids Mother Can Do Raises Self Worth Neglect

Author:Lea Thompson

“I'm real ambivalent about [working mothers]. Those of use who have been in the women's movement for a long time know that we've talked a good game of "go out and fulfill your dreams" and "be everything you were meant to be." But by the same token, we want daughters-in-law who are going to stay home and raise our grandchildren.”

“The attempt to be an ideal parent, that is, to behave correctly toward the child, to raise her correctly, not to give to little ortoo much, is in essence an attempt to be the ideal child--well behaved and dutiful--of one's own parents. But as a result of these efforts the needs of the child go unnoticed. I cannot listen to my child with empathy if I am inwardly preoccupied with being a good mother; I cannot be open to what she is telling me.”

Ifs Needs Giving Wells Children Littles Mother Parent Results Effort Empathy Ideals Essence Raises My Children Behave Unnoticed Good Mother Being A Good Mother

Author:Alice Miller