“Every year, my family and I would go visit my moms family in Texas. We would drive from Chicago to Texas, and once we started to get towards San Antonio, everyone looked like me! It was such a great feeling. Everyone had the same brown skin that I did.” YearsFeelingsMomMy FamilySkinsMy MomLike MeBrownTexasChicagoGreat FeelingsAntonioSan AntonioBrown Skin Author:Marisol Nichols
“I lead by example. My kids know what sweat is. They've seen me come home from so many runs and asked, 'What's on your skin? How did you get it?' And I tell them, 'It's from exercise!' So now my son will come home from a bike ride, take off his helmet and say, 'Look, Mom. I'm sweating! I just worked out!'” KnowsLooksHomeRunningKidsExampleSonMomExerciseSkinsMy SonComing HomeSweatBikeHelmetSweating Author:Summer Sanders
“Being a mom changes your life. It actually has made me become more comfortable in my own skin and my own body because it's such a growth and a learning lesson.” MadeBodyGrowthMy OwnMomLessonsComfortableSkinsChanging Your LifeBeing A MomLearning Lessons Author:Christina Aguilera
“I was gonna open a gym and was in negotiation to buy the gym I was working out at. It was a small mom-and-pop and (the owner) wanted to move back to the west coast. My wife at (that) time came down with skin cancer.” WantedMovingWifeMomSkinsWestCancerWork OutPopsMy WifeOwnersGymCoastNegotiationWest CoastSkin Cancer Author:Drew Waters
“My mom always said to us, "You cannot judge anybody because of the color of skin." There were a lot of African immigrants in Italy at the time, and people would not even say hi in the street. And my mom, she would invite these people to the house. This is what I got from my mom: to not judge people because of their sexuality, their skin color, their religion, nothing.” PeopleSaidHouseStreetsColorJudgingMomSkinsMy MomSexualityImmigrantsInvitesSkin Color Author:Riccardo Tisci
“The fabric of my life is under my skin; [but] it's definitely not something that comes up in a conscious way when I read material. I have an incredible relationship with my mom, so I'm fascinated by mothers who do not have that. But I've never done anything that resembled my life. People always jump to that conclusion, and I wish life were that simple, but it's not.” PeopleWayDoneLife IsMotherWishSimpleMaterialsMomConsciousSkinsIncrediblesCome UpMy MomConclusionFascinatedFabric Author:Charlize Theron
“My mom grew up in the Philippines, and she would use coconut oil. I put that in my hair always - literally, natural coconut oil that you use for cooking. I use that for my cuticles and dry spots on my skin too.” UseNaturalHairGrewMomGrew UpSkinsCookingMy MomOilSpotsDryPhilippinesCoconuts Author:Shay Mitchell
“My mom always told me drinking water was the most important skin care tip. I also think the less you do to your skin the better. I'm a fan of simple and natural products.” ThinkingImportantCareWaterNaturalSimpleFansProductsMomSkinsDrinkingMy MomDrinking WaterSkin CareMy Mom Always Told Me Author:Hailey Rhode Baldwin
“A lot of people say I am using all the procedures for my face. I didn't do anything. I live a healthy life, I take care of my skin and my body. I'm against Botox, I'm against injections; I think it's damaging your face, damaging your nerves. It's all me. I will age gracefully, as my mom does.” PeopleThinkingDoeBodyCareAgeFacesMomHealthySkinsMy MomTake CareNervesYour FaceProceduresHealthy LifeBotoxInjection Author:Melania Trump
“My skin prickled and I looked back at the ocean. None of us ask for the things we inherit; they are thrust upon us, willy-nilly. Like The Marine, I suddenly understood. Mom and I weren't trespassing. This house was ours. This view was ours. And that seemed as absurd and unreal as the stories Sailor Hat had spun for me on the ferry.” StoriesAsksHouseViewsMomOceanUnderstoodSkinsAbsurdHatsMarineThrustSailorUnrealSpunFerryTrespassing Author:Aimee Friedman
“I felt angry, frustrated. I felt I didn't belong, not in my church, not in my home, not in my skin. Amidst the chaos, i felt alone, in need of a friend instead of a sister, someone detached from my world. The "woman's role" theory disgusted me. I would soon be a woman, and I knew I could never perform as expected. I was tired of my mom's submission to her religion, to her husband's sick quest for an heir, to his abuse. I was sick of my dad, of reaching for him as he fell farther away from us and into the arms of Johnnie WB.” WorldNeedsHomeFeltChurchRolesTheoryArmsMomDadHusbandSkinsSickAbuseAngryTiredChaosMy DadMy MomExpectedReachingQuestsFrustratedSubmissionDetachedHeirsDisgustedWomen's Roles Book:Burned Source: Burned