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| Michael J. Fox "Always be available to your kids. Because if you say, 'Give me 5 minutes, give me 10 minutes', it'll be 15, it'll be 20. And then when you get there, the shine will have worn off whatever it is they wanted to share with you. I've never gotten up to see something one of my kids wanted to show me and not been rewarded." |
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| Chris Pratt
“I’ve done all kinds of cool things as an actor – I’ve
jumped out of helicopters and done some daring stunts and played baseball in a
professional stadium, but none of it means anything compared to being
somebody’s daddy.”
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President Obama
“As fathers, we
need to be involved in our children’s lives not just when it’s convenient or
easy, and not just when they’re doing well – but when it’s difficult and
thankless, and they’re struggling. That is when they need us most.”
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Denzel Washington
"I try to teach my children there are going to be obstacles. Someone may not like you just because they don't like themselves. But, don't you get bogged down." |
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| Mario Lopez
“No matter what drama I deal with at work, when I get
home and hear them scream, “Daddy!” I forget whatever it was I was stressed
about.”
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| Bruce Willis
"Your kids need your love and attention, and
being able to devote myself to them is very fulfilling. As I get older,
spending time with my daughters makes things much easier. You learn to put your
ego aside."
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| Ewan McGregor
"Pay attention: I recognize
it can be boring to play with young children – to tell a story over and over
again, let’s say – but the secret is being there. If
you’ve made a decision to play with your children, then play with them. Don’t
be looking through papers on your desk or sneaking off to the computer. Turn
off your BlackBerry. Lose yourself in their world. Even if you do it for a
short time, it will mean a lot to you and to them."
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| Will Smith
“With our kids, Jada and I believe that it’s their lives
and we are helping them with their lives. And they’re not our property. They
are people that are deservant of our respect and consideration in the same way
that any other human being should be.”
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| David Beckham
“I was selfish before, everyone is. But when you have
kids they become your main priority…making sure they are OK, making sure they
are healthy, happy.”
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| Jamie Foxx
“I think the best thing to try to do is allow your
daughter or your son to know that they can come to you for anything. If you can
break down that wall so they don’t feel embarrassed by telling you things,
that’s half the battle.”
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| Tom Cruise
“I love it. I love being a father. I always wanted to. As
a kid, I couldn’t wait to grow up. I remember being four years old – I always
wanted to work and grow up. I always wanted to be a father.”
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| Ashton Kutcher “It’s the greatest thing on Earth. As soon as this child was born, I immediately wanted to call my parents and just apologize because I never knew how much they loved me.” |
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| Channing Tatum
"I've never protected the president [in real
life], but I have been a new dad, and I can tell you that being a new dad is
pretty terrifying. I'm pretty sure that something about the president makes the
stakes a little higher, but to me as a new father, nothing is more important or scary than protecting a daughter."
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| Mark Wahlberg
“I want to give my kids the world, but I also want them to
appreciate everything, to succeed, to be good people, to enjoy life. This is my
most important role. If I fail at this, I fail at everything.”
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| Patrick Dempsey
"There's something comforting in a house full of kids.
It surprises me, because I usually like being alone, but I'm really loving it.
Kids take you outside your comfort level because you ask yourself, How do I
answer that question for them? You think back to your childhood, and it's like:
I don't want to give them that, I want to give them this. My life is my children."
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| Brad Pitt
"Fatherhood is the best thing I ever did. It changes
your perspective. You can write a book, you can make a movie, you can paint a
painting, but having kids is really the most extraordinary thing I have taken
on."
'Till next time, Happy Daddying!
Lotsa Luv
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Reese Witherspoon
"No one feels 100 percent confident as a
parent. We are all just trying our best. As long as you are always trying to be
better at it - reading parenting blogs in the bath, swapping stories with other
moms during a yoga class, googling how to talk about puberty with your
preteen - you are doing a good job."
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| Jennifer Garner “If you look at the pictures taken every day of my life, you’ll see that I do not make it work most of the time. I am in jeans that are on the floor from last night and one of the five T-shirts that I rotate. I do know moms who pull it together every day – I am not one of them. But when I do, I try to really pull it together so it makes some kind of impact. Sometimes, for yourself, you just need to take a shower, put on something clean, put on a little blush and go out the door.” |
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| Julia Roberts
"I try to call my mother, Betty, with more
regularity because I think, 'What if Hazel didn’t call me for two weeks?' I’m
able to see her mothering now from a different vantage point.”
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| Heidi Klum
“Roll with the flow. Our house is full of life,
laughter, and mayhem. Every dinnertime, something spills. Or they are wearing
uniforms for school, and when we have breakfast in the morning, food gets all
over their hands. You can tell them a thousand times, ‘Do not wipe it on your
pants,’ and sure enough, they wipe it on their pants. But that’s when you roll
with it. My house is not like a museum - you can't sit here and you can't touch this and everything
has to be put in its place. You can see that
children live there. It’s their house as much as mine. You come into our house and a giant elephant and lion are
welcoming you. We have toys and things everywhere."
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| Nicole Richie
"My
kids operate best when I let them have a voice and I really explain things to
them. Because, really, kids want to be told the truth. They just want you to be
truthful. They know you more than you know yourself."
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| Kate Winslet
“To me, parenting is about consistency, among
other things, and routine. Children love routine. They like to know when
they’re going to have lunch, and in what order things will happen during their
day.”
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| Victoria Beckham
"I really enjoy being a mom, I love my children and I’d do anything
for them. But I also love what I do. I think anyone who says it’s easy is
lying."
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| Tina Fey
“I think
every working mom probably feels the same thing: You go through big chunks of
time where you’re just thinking, ‘This is impossible – oh, this is impossible.’
And then
you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.”
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| Nicole Kidman
"My instinct is to protect my children
from pain. But adversity is often the thing that gives us character and
backbone. It's always been a struggle for me to back off and let my children go
through difficult experiences."
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| Uma Thurman
"You know how parents rattle on to
you about, 'Oh, you won't believe your life will never be the same,' and you
think, Why can't these people just get over it? All they're doing is yakking
about their kids. It's such a bore. And
then you have kids and you just want to do the same thing."
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| Madonna "Humor is essential for teaching children. Children have to understand that being a good person doesn't mean you can't have fun." |
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| Elizabeth Banks
"Be
open to any help. Many moms today feel they have to be super moms, while
historically we’ve always had a village to pitch in. I think it’s really
important to know when to ask for help."
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| Faith Hill
"Before, my career came first. All I
had to think about was myself. Now my children prevail. It doesn't mean my
career is less important; I just have to position things differently."
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| Christina Aguilera
"I'm definitely an
understanding mom ... but discipline is a big thing for me too. I'm not raising
no brat!"
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| Britney Spears
"Parenting is all
about history. What we as mothers are doing is creating history with our kids
that we can look back on."
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| Cate Blanchett
"I don’t know what a normal childhood is. I
think childhood is a deeply abnormal thing. I think all children have a fantasy
life, and we live a kind of circus existence, but like all working parents you
try and work that out by keeping things stable."
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| Angelina Jolie
"I would never be the kind of parent to force
somebody to be something they are not – I think that is just bad parenting.
Children should be allowed to express themselves in whatever way they wish
without anybody judging them because it is an important part of their growth."
'Till next time, Happy Mommying! Lotsa Luv |
