And the greatest lesson that mom ever taught me though was this one. She told me there would be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. Now she said to always pick being respected.

The best situation is being a single parent. The best part about is that you get time off too because the kids are with their mom so it's the best of both worlds. There's a lot to be said for it.

Being the only man in the household with my mom definitely helped me grow up fast.

When you are getting ready to become a mom being in love with someone just isn't enough. You need to think about whether he would be a good parent and raise your children with similar beliefs.

Having a child makes you realize the importance of life - narcissism goes out the window. Heaven on earth is looking at my little boy. The minute he was born I knew if I never did anything other than being a mom I'd be fine.

Motherhood is the strangest thing it can be like being one's own Trojan horse.

I basically became a cheerleader because I had a very strict mom. That was my way of being a bad girl.

Of all the roles I've played none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.

Being a mother is hard and it wasn't a subject I ever studied.

Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can't get what they want by being smart they can get it by being dumb.