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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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To-wen Tseng

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May 9, 2014

My mom taught me these life lessons…

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Christy Turlington Burns

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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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Judith Helfand

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May 9, 2014

My mom is my best friend. She gave me the confidence to believe I could do anything.

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Fran Drescher

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May 9, 2014

My mother taught me that looking after our financial capital is not enough. We need to do everything we can to protect and nurture our human capital.

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Arianna Huffington

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May 9, 2014

My mom has taught me that in life you’ve always got to give of yourself first. She pushed through as a single mom to give me the best bilingual education there was. My mom always somehow managed to be there for us, even though she had to make it work. Once she remarried things were a bit different...

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Ana Flores

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May 9, 2014

My mother taught me to be frugal in all areas except the following:

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Mayim Bialik

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May 9, 2014

My mother Kay Smith, who is now 92, taught me so much….I learned from my mom to never accept a lousy seat in a restaurant. Usually women are seated by the kitchen and I always speak up—and am moved. She taught me to immediately call or send a message when someone is in trouble or has lost a loved...

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