I create my own backstory regardless of if I'm told something about the background or not. There's always more that you can develop in your head that makes a character more layered, more honest.
Regina KingRead
A Modern Mom to me is not always someone that juggles a career and family. A Modern Mom is a woman who takes care of herself on the inside and the outside.
Interpretation
A Modern Mom prioritizes her own well-being in addition to her family responsibilities.
Regina King's quote emphasizes that being a Modern Mom transcends conventional roles of multitasking between work and family. It highlights the importance of self-care, suggesting that a woman's internal and external health is crucial for her and her family's well-being.
In practice
During a parenting workshop, I shared a quote by Regina King to encourage mothers to prioritize their own health.
I create my own backstory regardless of if I'm told something about the background or not. There's always more that you can develop in your head that makes a character more layered, more honest.
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.
If you have the opportunity for your art to meet activism, you shouldn't pass that up when it comes your way.
A lot of black women still carry a lot of pain when they see black men with women who aren't black, and that's really unfortunate that that could make us so upset. It has to do with self esteem.
It's kind of crazy to think that I've now been divorced longer than I was married, but I appreciate the journey, because it brought my ex and I back to a friendship that helped us become great co-parents.
It's up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
Your children make it impossible to regret your past. They're its finest fruits. Sometimes the only ones.
For this my mother wrapped me warm,_x000D_ _x000D_ And called me home against the storm,_x000D_ _x000D_ And coaxed my infant nights to quiet,_x000D_ _x000D_ And gave me roughage in my diet,_x000D_ _x000D_ And tucked me in my bed at eight,_x000D_ _x000D_ And clipped my hair, and marked my weight,_x000D_ _x000D_ And watched me as I sat and stood:_x000D_ _x000D_ That I might grow to womanhood_x000D_ _x000D_ To hear a whistle and drop my wits_x000D_ _x000D_ And break my heart to clattering bits.
My family was always present when I needed them and sometimes felt even stronger emotions than me.
Mom sobbed something into Dad's chest that I wish I hadn't heard, and that I hope she never finds out that I did hear. She said, "I won't be a mom anymore." It gutted me pretty badly.
One of the hard things coming from an immigrant family - or any family that doesn't believe in the arts - is that you have to disappoint your parents. That's hard for people to do if you're a good kid.
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