“I don't think you necessarily have to be part of a traditional nuclear family to be a good mother.” ThinkingMotherNuclearTraditionalGood MotherNuclear Families Author:Mary-Louise Parker
“My mother came from St. Thomas. I heard that melody and all I did was actually adapt it. I made my adaptation of sort of an island traditional melody. It did become sort of my trademark tune.” MadeMotherHeardTraditionalIslandsTunesMelodyAdaptationTrademarksSt Thomas Author:Sonny Rollins
“Yes, I was slightly outside everything when I was growing up. My mother jokes that I was exchanged at birth. She brought us up to have traditional values. She was absolutely not part of the '60s generation.” MotherValuesGrowing UpGrowingGenerationsBirthJokesTraditionalTraditional Values Author:Janet McTeer
“Irish folk is probably the biggest influence musically that I've ever had. My mother's Irish. And when I was very young, both my brothers were very into traditional music, English and Irish. They were always playing music, so I was always brought up with it.” YoungMotherInfluenceBrotherFolksTraditionalMy BrotherPlaying MusicTraditional Music Author:Kate Bush
“claims about what's 'natural' have long been used to reinforce traditional gender roles and values. ... Even the notion that women should have children at all is based on the idea that a woman's inherent and most important role is that of mother. Shockingly, men's 'innate' roles are a lot more fun than the ones bestowed on women.” MenShouldChildrenLongImportantIdeasUsedMotherValuesFunNaturalRolesShould HaveClaimsNotionGenderTraditionalSexismInherentInnateGender Roles Author:Jessica Valenti
“I think it can be hard for any man to sometimes be upstaged by his wife. So when I'm home, I work very hard to be Todd's wife and Jade's mother. I have no problem going back to those traditional roles. I try to be Giada, the young girl that he met 20 years ago and fell in love with.” ThinkingMenTryingYearsSometimesHardProblemHomeYoungMotherGirlRolesWifeMetsYears AgoTraditionalNo ProblemJade Author:Giada De Laurentiis
“Feminism has nothing at all to do with being 'feminine.' Feminine means accentuating the womanly attributes that make women deliciously different from men. The feminine woman enjoys her right to be a woman. She has a positive outlook on life. She knows she is a person with her own identity and that she can seek fulfillment in the career of her choice, including that of traditional wife and mother.” KnowsMenMeanPersonsDifferentMotherChoicesEnjoyCareersWifeFeminismIdentityIncludingTraditionalFulfillmentFeminineAttributesOutlookPositive OutlookWomanlyOutlook On LifeWives And MothersPositive Outlook On Life Author:Phyllis Schlafly
“My dad never decided what he wanted to do; at times he fought in the army, was a teacher, a boxer, a light engineer, and a then a publican. My mum was a traditional housewife and mother. They showed my brother and I unconditional love.” LightWantedMotherTeacherBrotherDadDecidedArmyMy DadTraditionalMy BrotherUnconditional LoveEngineersMumUnconditionalHousewifeBoxers Author:Anthony Browne