#moth

I cannot admit this out loud. In the first place, we are expected to be supermoms these days, instead of admitting that we have flaws. It is tempting to believe that all mothers wake up feeling fresh every morning, never raise their voices, only cook with organic food, and are equally at ease with the CEO and the PTA. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#equality

I suppose you could say my father's world was Thomas Hardy and my mother's D.H. Lawrence. ↗

— Seamus Heaney

#father #hardy #i #lawrence #mother

I am a better mother for having something in my life and not just my children. ↗

— Katherine Heigl

#better #better mother #children #having #i

I just ultimately wanted to be a mother. I love children. ↗

— Katherine Heigl

#i #i love #just #love #mother

If I spread myself too thin, I'm not a good actor, I'm not a good mother, and I'm just really high-strung - and everybody hates me. ↗

— Katherine Heigl

#everybody #good #good actor #good mother #hates

My mother is a realist, and she's had biological and adoptive children, and she said it's no different: No matter what, they're putting a stranger into your arms. You don't know them yet. ↗

— Katherine Heigl

#biological #children #different #had #into

If I tried to shout over my older brother, my mother told me keep quiet. If I tried to shout over my little sister, my father told me to shut up. I found the best way to be heard was to lower my voice and actually speak when I had something to say. ↗

— Peter Welch

#best #best way #brother #father #found

My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she chose baseball for me. I guess moms do know best. ↗

— Rickey Henderson

#best #chose #dream #football #get

I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community theatre plays. ↗

— Beth Henley

#grew #i #jackson #mississippi #mother

My grandmother had great influence on me. She was secretary of state in the 1970's, and that's when I was born. She showed me the importance of public service, and she was admired by people regardless of their political party. ↗

— Stephanie Herseth

#born #grandmother #great #had #i