#ReachHigher: One of the Greatest Lessons I Learned From My Mom
May 9, 2014
One of the greatest lessons I learned from my mom was about the importance of education.
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A little lipstick and independence
May 9, 2014
My mother taught me so many things, it’s hard to choose which to write about. What always stands out for me was her fierce independence as a young woman. She told me she could do anything as well as the boys when she was a kid and she proved it to them often. She ran away from an abusive father to...
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My Mother
May 9, 2014
My mother has been my role model throughout my life. Strong, capable and compassionate, Nancy D’Alesandro was a woman of incredible energy and endless devotion to my brothers and me.
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Lessons from my mom
May 9, 2014
Always make time to play with the kids. (Or grandkids.) When the family is gathered, my dad often complains that my mom is wasting time "piddling around with the kids" rather than doing something he wants her to do. She usually ignores him, because she figured out long ago that kids grow up way too...
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My mom helped me understand that I should appreciate what I have, while I have it.
May 9, 2014
My mom helped me understand that I should appreciate what I have, while I have it. Some of that's really small stuff. My earliest memory is being washed in the kitchen sink, and then, my disappointment when we had to move that to the bath. Later, well, I loved having pajamas with the feet in them,...
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The Gift of Being a Mom
May 9, 2014
I’ve always known there was something special about my mom. Maybe it’s because of her infectiously positive outlook on life, or the way she gives of herself no matter how full her plate, or how her laughter comes from the inside in a way I’ve never seen before.
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Mother's Day Milestone: Breastfeeding and Fibromas
May 9, 2014
This Mother’s Day marks a milestone for me and my baby—my first (and so far only) child just turned one year old, and I have continued exclusively breastfeeding him for one whole year, in spite of the two fibromas in my right breast.
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My mom always loved and accepted me as I was
May 9, 2014
My mom always loved and accepted me as I was, and in doing so, she taught me to love and accept others as they are.
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My mom taught me these life lessons
May 9, 2014
My mom taught me these life lessons…
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How Does a Mother/Daughter Relationship Heal from Toxic Chemical Exposure?
May 9, 2014
Almost twenty five years ago, as a young woman at the beginning of my social change filmmaking career, I had an experience that pushed me to turn the camera on myself. In 1963, my mother was prescribed the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES), meant to prevent miscarriage and ensure a healthy baby. In...
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