“Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She's taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do.” WayYearsMadeI CanGirlThreeStrongCan DoGrowing UpGrowingTaughtBrotherMomToughIndependentMy MomMy BrotherIndependent WomenOlder BrotherStrong Independent WomenBeing Independent WomanStrong Independent Author:Diana Lopez
“My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough.” MenWantCharacterStrongMomToughMy MomStrong Character Author:Lance Armstrong
“She wasn't that tough on me, but I think she was often a little frightened - being a single parent. So it begets this quality of desired absoluteness that doesn't really exist. My sister could crack her up. She'd be getting into trouble and put the Steve Martin arrow through her head and mom would start to laugh. I didn't have the same sort of wiliness.” ThinkingLittlesParentQualityLaughingTroubleMomToughCracksFrightenedMy SisterArrowsBegetsSingle ParentBeing A Single Parent Author:Ashley Judd
“Its tough growing up where I grew up. My family is very small and really tight. Just being around the neighborhood, my brothers were always around. I didnt want to be in any trouble because I knew my mom or brothers would find out. I didnt want to hurt their feelings. I just tried to do everything right.” WantFeelingsHurtGrowing UpGrowingTroubleBrotherGrewMomGrew UpToughMy FamilyMy MomMy BrotherNeighborhoodJust Being Author:Derrick Rose
“Motherhood - no matter if you're a working mom or stay at home mom - is really tough sometimes. It can really leave us each day with a sense of wondering if we're doing it right. You know, it's a long term investment. You don't see big returns in the short term. Raising a child can easily pull you into being hyper-focused on the tough everyday moments of life.” IfsKnowsChildrenLongSometimesMatterMomentsHomeBigsTermWonderMomReturnToughInvestmentEverydayFocusedMotherhoodLong TermEach DayShort TermRaising ChildrenHyperStay At HomeSense Of WonderMoments Of LifeWorking MomStay At Home MomEveryday Moments Author:Lysa TerKeurst
“Wrestling with work-life balance is a luxury when working to support a family is a necessity rather than a choice. I think that focus is only partially a result of these tough economic times. I think it also reflects a bit of "having it all fatigue": women are worn out from feeling the pressure to excel at work, and be the perfect mom at home.” ThinkingFeelingsHomeChoicesBitsPerfectResultsSupportFocusEconomicMomBalanceToughPressureLuxuryWrestlingWornFatigueWork Life BalanceWorn OutLife BalanceWork And Life BalanceTough Economic Times Author:Willow Bay
“Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason. Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected. And those wouldn't have happened had I not accepted my injury as a way to try something new.” WayGivingTryingLittlesReasonHappensOpportunityHappenedTaughtMomGiving UpToughScaryMy MomExpectedAcceptedThings HappenInjurySomething NewRetiringGymnasticsGreat OpportunityEverything Happens For A ReasonHappens For A Reason Author:Shawn Johnson
“My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.” InspirationMomBasketballToughMy MomTough TimesAlways There For Me Author:LeBron James
“I said [to my mom], "I want to go to the parachute regiment." She said, "Whew, that's tough. But okay, I understand."” WantSaidMomToughOkayMy MomParachutes Author:Scott Raab
“I just kept thinking about what my mom [Hillary Clinton] has said repeatedly when people have asked her similar questions, she's tough and she can take whatever people say about her.” PeopleThinkingSaidMomToughClintonMy Mom Author:Chelsea Clinton
“You don't get to be the bad mom and still succeed at your job and be tough. It's such a good job because it's so rare. It's a really rare job.” StillsJobsMomSucceedToughGood JobBad Mom Author:Keri Russell
“My mom always has this amazing ability to always see the best in a situation. In that moment [when finished 2nd in the 200 meter race in the 2008 Olympic games] I was just completely devastated. I mean, I had worked so hard; that was my opportunity. And she was just able to turn it around for me. She helped me to be able to see the other side of things and that this is not the end for me. She's just an amazing supporter and an encouraging person and she has a unique ability to do that. And so those are the kind of things she said to me in that moment and over the next four years. When things get tough, she's always been my strength.” YearsKindPersonsSaidMomentsNextAbilityFourMomUniqueToughMy MomThat MomentFour YearsSupporterWhen Things Get Tough Author:Allyson Felix
“My father wanted to be an actor, dreamed about being an actor, but he gave it up because my mom and his family told him, "You're never going to make it; it's too tough out there."” WantedActorsFatherMomToughMy Mom Author:David Copperfield
“Later on, towards the end of their lives, I thanked her. I said, "Mom, you were really tough." She said, "I wasn't tough! I always believed in you."” SaidEndsMomToughAlways Believe Author:David Copperfield
“I had several moms who knew and didn't bring gifts for the baby and instead brought me food, candles, journals - the women who were like, "Actually, I know this is a tough time for you, and it's much more important that I show up here instead of to the baby shower."” KnowsImportantShowsBabyMomToughCandleShowersJournalTough Times Author:June Diane Raphael
“As a kid, I was a big reader. Books and theater were the way I understood the world, and also the way I organized my sense of morality, of how to live a good life. I would read all night. My mom would come into my room and tell me I had to go to sleep, so I would hide books under my bed. At first I had a tough time getting through novels, so I read plays, because a play is generally shorter and has all those tools for getting people hooked early on.” PeopleWorldBookKidsNightSleepNovelMomMoralityToughMy MomGood LifeTough TimesGoing To Sleep Author:Greta Gerwig
“One of the tough things about being an actor, probably the hardest thing, is getting your foot in the door, and my father handled that for me at a very early age. It's funny, I get an image of the thing with eggs and chickens where, when the egg is getting ready to hatch, the little chicken will start to peck at the shell a little bit, and the mom will hear that and start to peck at the shell from the outside, and they're both kind of working together.” KindAgeTogetherFatherMomToughWorking Together Author:Jeff Bridges
“I'm going to let people know that it's cool to have a child and be young and still be a good mom. It's really tough, but I'm doing it.” PeopleKnowsChildrenStillsYoungMotherMomToughBe YoungGood Mom Author:Brandy Norwood
“My heart and prayers go out to all single moms because it's tough, and I can't imagine any teenager dealing with a baby and all those hormones raging.” HeartI CanPrayerImagineBabyMomMy HeartToughRageTeenagerHormonesSingle Mom Author:Jill Scott
“My dad is like a cactus - introverted and tough. I'm a people person, like my mom, but I got my competitiveness from my dad. He came to this country from Belarus with nothing and built a real business. He's my hero for giving me that need to run a business and for having enormous confidence in me.” PeopleNeedsGivingPersonsRealCountryRunningMomHeroDadToughBuiltMy DadMy MomEnormousMy HeroCompetitivenessIntrovertedCactusBelarus Author:Gary Vaynerchuk
“But mostly, I remembered what I’ve always believed. What my mom taught me. That while some things are just plain awful, most things in life can be seen either tragic or comic. And it’s your choice. Is life a big, long, tiresome slog from sadness to regret to guilt to resentment to self-pity? Or is life weird, outrageous, bizarre, ironic, and just stupid? Gotta go with stupid. It’s not the easy way out. Self pity is the easiest thing in the world. Finding the humor, the irony, the slight justification for a skewed, skeptical optimism. That’s tough. - Marco, Animorphs #35: The Proposal” WorldWayLongSelfBigsChoicesEasySadnessStupidTaughtRegretMomFindingsToughOptimismGuiltMy MomPityAwfulComicIronyRememberedTragicIronicResentmentThings In LifeJustificationBizarreProposalSkepticalOutrageousSelf PityEasy WayMarcosTiresome Author:Katherine Applegate
“I have an amazing mother who's a real tough cookie. She taught me not to get emotional about [sexism in Hollywood], just be really practical and objective. Later, in the privacy of my own home, maybe I'll bawl or break some dishes, but you just have to keep going. It's not about fighting, it's about educating.” RealHomeMotherFightingMy OwnBreakEmotionalTaughtMomToughHollywoodMotherhoodPracticalsObjectivesPrivacyKeep GoingSexismBeing RealDishesCookies Author:Zoe Saldana
“Mom spent the time that she was supposed to be a kid actully raising children, her younger brother and younger sister. She was tough as nails and did not suffer fools at all. And the truth was she could not afford to. She spoke the truth, bluntly, directly, and without much varnish. I am her son.” ChildrenKidsSufferingSonBrotherMomFoolToughSupposed To BeSpokesNailsRaising ChildrenYounger BrotherYounger SisterYoung Brother Author:Chris Christie