When my dad divorced my mom it was kind of like him leaving me also. Nicole Richie on mom
After my mom died, there was so much written about her fashion and her style and all that, and I felt that one of the most important parts of her was missing, her real intellectual curiosity. Caroline Kennedy on mom
No matter how good you are, at some point your kids are gonna have to create their own independence and think that Mom and Dad aren't cool, just to establish themselves. That's what adolescence is about. They're gonna go through that no matter what. Eddie Vedder on mom
I was always okay with the fact that I was taller and bigger than everybody else growing up. My mom, my dad, and my friends always told me I was beautiful. Jordin Sparks on mom
When I turned 18, my mom, my nana and I all went and had tattoos of our favorite Bible verses put on the inside of our wrists. Mine is 1st Timothy, 4:12. Jordin Sparks on mom
When I was 7, I came up with the idea of 'charm socks.' My mom would take me to buy bags of plastic charms, we would sew them on frilly white socks, and I sold them at school. Sara Blakely on mom
My Mom always cooked healthy. Greek food lends itself to cooking healthy. Cat Cora on mom
From the moment this baby came into our home, those two dogs have never been more in love. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever witnessed. People keep saying, 'Oh, you're a single mom.' I'm like, 'Actually, I'm not. I've got two boys helping.' Charlize Theron on mom
So far I'm not surprised by anything about being a mom. It's all pretty great - but that's what I expected. Charlize Theron on mom
I was worried about my mom more than I was worried about the president. And then I was worried about the president, and then I was worried about myself. Monica Lewinsky on mom
Aretha Franklin was a teenage mom, a musician who came from an incredibly Christian background, but there was a lot of love, which is really inspiring in a feminist way. Beth Ditto on mom
When I moved out of my mom's house at 18 I was almost as sad to leave her sewing machine behind as anything else. Beth Ditto on mom
I was given baby doll toys myself, and they proved a stark reminder that my life was expected to revolve around childbearing - just as my mom's had before me, and her mom's had before her. Beth Ditto on mom
We all seek approval, and our mother's seal is usually the most important. The nitty gritty is that we have to accept ourselves, even if it is just to be ready for the next cut-down. Mom's blessing or not. Beth Ditto on mom
I was brought up by a single mom in a poor town in Arkansas and while some aspects of small-town life were really positive - like the fact that everyone there is really sweet and hospitable - there is also this close-minded mentality, and that naturally made me want to rebel. Beth Ditto on mom
My mother told me Homer Ditto was not my father. Nope. Mom had had a fling with some other guy who was my dad. Some dude who didn't stick around too long who Mom was happy to get rid of. She chose Homer, and Homer chose me, so he lent me his name even though I didn't have his blood. Beth Ditto on mom
If my Dad doesn't like you, you will know. My Mom is just too innocent to ever lie. She doesn't even cuss. Channing Tatum on mom
I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom. Shawn Johnson on mom
Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason. Shawn Johnson on mom
There is nothing I love more than my role as a mom. Jennifer Hudson on mom