Imagine a world where mothers take as good care of themselves as they do their children and a world where mothers are so supported they're able to do that. That's the world we all need to create because our children, families, and communities are depending on us.
Interpretation
Mothers should prioritize their own well-being to better support their families and communities.
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-care for mothers, suggesting that when mothers take care of themselves, they can better nurture and support their children and families. It calls for a societal shift where mothers receive the support they need to maintain their own health and happiness, which in turn benefits the entire community.
In practice
During a parenting seminar, to highlight the importance of maternal self-care.
Our favorite teams bring people together, keep family members close, bond people from different generations. Some of the happiest moments of my life involve something that happened with one of my teams. Some of the best relationships I ever had were with Boston athletes that I never even met.
Whole communities are growing up without fathers or male role models. Bringing up a family in the best of circumstances is not easy. To try to do it by placing the entire burden on women - 91% of single-parent families in Britain are headed by the mother, according to census data - is practically absurd and morally indefensible.
Sometimes, when I see my granddaughters make small discoveries of their own, I wish I were a child.
Please raise your children with love and non-judgement. Tell them everyone has the right to love who they want to love. It shouldn’t threaten you or who you are.
During the sole argument we had when [Chelsea] was in high school, the subject of which I don't even remember, I looked at her and said, 'As long as you're in this house, being president is my second most important job'.
The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them.
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