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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 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.
Emily Saliers's picture

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 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...
Judith Helfand's picture

My mom is my best friend

May 9, 2014
My mom is my best friend. She gave me the confidence to believe I could do anything.
Fran Drescher's picture

Protect and Nurture Our Human Capital

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.
Arianna Huffington's picture

My mom has taught me that in life you’ve always got to give of yourself first

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...
Ana Flores's picture

My mother taught me to be frugal in all areas except

May 9, 2014
My mother taught me to be frugal in all areas except the following:
Mayim Bialik's picture

I learned from my mom to never accept a lousy seat in a restaurant

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...
Molly Smith's picture

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