I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and the spirit to succeed. That is something that my brothers and I will always be thankful for.
My mom couldn't afford dance shoes, so she put me in these old cowboy boots with a hard bottom so I could get some sound out. I used them for seven months. When I finally got real tap shoes, I was nervous. I kept moving my feet, thinking, 'Oh, so this is how it's supposed to sound.'
I wanted to marry a girl just like my mom.
My mom is from Europe, so we always grew up eating organic foods and working out and keeping in good shape, sleeping eight hours a night and drinking lots of water.
My father wasn't really involved and my mom is the light in my life.
After school, my sister and I helped our mom in the garden. We grew potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes - not for fun, but to eat.
Dad was the pitching coach, while Mom was the emotional supporter. Her unconditional love was great, and she wanted what was best for me.
In third grade, I was taking tap-dance lessons, and about six weeks before the recital I wanted to quit. My mom said, 'No, you're going to stay with it.' Well, I did it, and I was bad, too! But my parents never let their kids walk away from something because it was too hard.
I guess if you are making more money than your mom and dad, you can set your own boundaries.
I know I'm talented, but I wasn't put here to sing. I was put here to be a wife and a mom and look after my family. I love what I do, but it's not where it begins and ends.
I always wanted what Mom and Dad had.
It's superfun being a mom, but it's hard too.
The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom, because she taught me commitment. She sacrificed.
My mom worked as a pharmacist, but she is one of the best storytellers I know. My sister is a gospel and opera singer and my brother, who passed away, was a writer.
I want to be a loving mom.
I've got three sisters, five aunties, and my mom. It must have had an influence on me growing up.
I could never have pictured myself writing a book when I was 25 years old. My mom was an English teacher but I wasn't that way growing up.
I was born in Bangkok in 1968 and grew up in Southeast Asia with my Thai mom and my American father, who first came to the region to fight in Vietnam and stayed to work assisting refugees.
Isn't it so weird the day you wake up and you're just going with the flow? And you just suddenly are a mom.
Then you've got Georgetown, and I really just like everything about them. When I went down there with my mom, it really opened my eyes to what they were all about. I have to factor in what a school like that can do for me, even away from being a basketball player.
My mom and dad always taught acting, so instead of getting me babysitters, they would just bring me to class.
I crave my mom's Sloppy Joes.
I'm a just a mom when I walk down the street.
I thought I would draw or paint or be an architect. I was always drawing portraits. My mom put me in art classes in the summer.
Postpartum depression is a very real and very serious problem for many mothers. It can happen to a first time mom or a veteran mother. It can occur a few days... or a few months after childbirth.
I want to be a fun mom. Not a gasping for air 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.
Moms can be fresh, fly and young, and that's the kind of mom I want to be.
My mom loved the old black-and-white films.
My mom drives me crazy sometimes, but I have a good relationship with her.
Looking back, I think I was always musical. My dad was very musical, and I think my mom was musical.
My mom taught me how to make grilled chicken, and I bake, too.
I had a lot of energy, and my mom decided to look for a place where I can spend the energy, because I was jumping on the couch and furniture, and I was jumping on the top of the things in the house.
My mom taught me to live by the three p's: to always be passionate, persistent, and prepared.
For dance recitals, my mom would do my makeup all extravagant because obviously I was really little and where else would I be wearing makeup? We would always be in her bathroom before the dance recital, and she'd do our hair and makeup.
I love being a mom. I love singing. Why can't you have both? A lot of people would say you can't, but I think you can balance it; if you work hard, and you plan everything out properly, it works.
