I don't have to have a child come from my womb to have a connection. Children that are already born are beautiful to me. I can definitely be a mother to them.
Interpretation
A strong emotional bond can exist with children without biological ties.
In this quote, Tyra Banks emphasizes the idea that motherhood and connection do not solely stem from biological relationships. She highlights the capacity to care for and nurture children who are not one's own, recognizing that love and parenting can manifest in various forms and that every child deserves attention and affection.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of family diversity.
It was really hurtful to me. I get so much mail from young girls who say, 'I look up to you, you're not as skinny as everyone else, I think you're beautiful.' So when they say that my body is 'ugly' and 'disgusting,' what does that make those girls feel like?
Who would have thought that the girl who was forced to go to the hospital because she's so skinny would one day be called too fat?
I don't like the label 'plus-size' -- I call it 'fiercely real.' On 'Top Model,' we call it fiercely real. I don't want to use the term 'plus-size,' because, to me, what the hell is that? It just doesn't have a positive connotation to it. I tend to not use it.
Girls of all kinds can be beautiful - from the thin, plus-sized, short, very tall, ebony to porcelain-skinned; the quirky, clumsy, shy, outgoing and all in between. It's not easy though because many people still put beauty into a confining, narrow box...Think outside of the box...Pledge that you will look in the mirror and find the unique beauty in you.
If you want to see mankind fully, look at a family. Within the family minds become organically one, and for this reason the family is total poetry.
The Lord only knows how many times I let my children go hungry rather than take secretly the bread I liked not to ask for.
My parents told me I'd point to a bed of flowers and say 'Pink. Pretty,' before I knew any other words.
Mothers are the rocks of our families and a foundation in our communities. In gratitude for their generous love, patient counsel, and lifelong support, let us pay respect to the women who carry out the hard work of motherhood with skill and grace, and let us remember those mothers who, though no longer with us, inspire us still.
I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny.
I want to be around to see my son grow up and to enjoy my grandkids, which means I need to make my health a priority.
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