"I'm a just a mom when I walk down the street."
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"I remember playing in a tournament when at home we didn't have light, because my mom spent her last money on my sneakers."
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"Dinner 'conversation' at the Cohens' meant my sister, mom, and I relaying in brutal detail the day's events in a state of amplified hysteria, while my father listened to his own smooth jazz station in his head."
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"My mom was a diabetic. Her sister was a diabetic, so I was already a candidate."
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"My mom had Julia Child and 'The Fannie Farmer Cookbook' on top of the refrigerator, and she had a small repertoire of French dishes."
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"My dream was to fall in love and be a mom. I never thought too much past those two things."
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"Each time my mother went psychotic, I hoped it would be the last time. Afterward she would tell me, 'I think that was the final episode. I think I had a breakthrough.' And I would believe-for a few months-that it was true. That she was back to stay. Maybe it was like having a rock star mother who was always on the road. Were there Benatar children? Did they sit around and wonder if their mom's Hell is for Children tour was going to be her last tour?"
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"Trying to be Supermom is as futile as trying to be Perfect Mom. Not going to happen."
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"Most single moms are very poor, uneducated, can't get a job. And if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death and never have health care. And that's the story that we're not seeing. And it's unfortunate that we glorify and glamorize the idea of out of children wedlock."
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"My mom was always a fan of just really elegant, sophisticated pieces. I mean we grew up in Maine, so we didn't have a lot of call for black tie or anything, but I think I definitely got that sensibility from her."
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"That just sounds so funny, A-list. Really, I'm a mom, and that's how I'm going to be all my life."
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"What's going to be funny is when they think Mom and Dad are a little bit cool, because right now, we're not cool Mom and Dad."
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"I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn’t. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues."
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"My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young. I only realized about five years ago that I actually didn’t want to be an actor."
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"This is the hardest job I've ever had, being a mom, but it's the most rewarding job I've ever had."
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"It's important for everyone - working moms especially - to find moments to ground themselves and connect with their own breath."
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"Now, I love playing moms who can't hide their paranoia."
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"I hope telling the story of how I went from being a single mom to serving in the Texas State Senate to running for governor will remind others that with the right leadership in government, where you start has nothing to do with how far you go."
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"When I first got into the entertainment industry, I would always watch Rihanna and all those people, so I was like, 'Ooh, I have to be this.' So my mom was like, 'Just be yourself.'"
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"When I got into junior high school, that's when my mom let me dress how I wanted to dress. Up to that point I wore suits to school all the time."
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