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.
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Related When my grandma passed away, the one person I prayed for was my mom. I just hope that she finds peac... KENDRA WILKINSON My mom was a single mom, and she had enough on her plate. I knew when I was doing something I wasn... JASON ALDEAN I hope that, somewhere, Mom and Dad are proud that little Walter is performing with the Mormon Taber... WALTER CRONKITE My mom has always said that if I get a big head, she'll take me out of this business as quickly ... CHLOE GRACE MORETZ I wish I knew, Mom, ... I wish I knew where she is. SCOTT PETERSON I believe Lee Harvey Oswald did not kill John Kennedy. I believe that. JESSE VENTURA My daughter is the most normal towards me. For her, I am just her mom. I am just a regular mom, and ... KARISMA KAPOOR This mom snapped on me. She said, 'You get out there, and you score!' And I was just like, 'Whoa!' W... SHAUN WHITE Hazel has to realize that her mom was wrong when she said, “I won’t be a mother anymore.” The ... JOHN GREEN I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory. STUDS TERKEL She looked at me for a second and said, "Oh, never mind. I guess it's true what Mom said? That you'v... SUSAN HUBBARD I hope that I can maintain my skating as long as possible. KATARINA WITT Who am I? I am that. Nothing can change that. Words, intellect and concepts can never reach that. It... AMIT RAY Nobody knows me, and I hope that it stays like this. HANSJORG WYSS One little girl asked her mom if she could take $20 out of her piggy bank, ... I asked her if she di... TROY MILLER Shortly after, she said, 'I can't do this anymore,' and she said 'I did it,' GEORGE TAYLOR I hope that one of my legacies, and I worked to pass it on, is moderation in politics. SAM REED That's something that at the end of the day, I know even if I make everyone angry and say things tha... JOHNNY WEIR I asked Mom if I was a gifted child...she said they certainly wouldn't have paid for me. UNKNOWN I hope that my children will someday be as proud of me as I am of my mom. I am so grateful to be her... CHELSEA CLINTON I believe that I have such a vanilla life. JEN LANCASTER I believe that I have always told the truth. ADOLFO AGUILAR ZINSER I can only hope to be 10 percent of the mom mine was to me. She encouraged me to be confident and en... CHARLIZE THERON We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm. WINSTON CHURCHILL When I can 10 or 11, my mom was the one out there catching passes for me. She was my prime receiver. JOE THEISMANN Maybe I'm wrong," Mom said. "Maybe the world really is coming to an end." "Should I try Fox New... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER When she said she found a butterfly and her mom just passed away, I had tears. KRYSTIE SCHIELE She said she was in the clinic and heard a voice, ... I said, 'Yo, that was me.' NICK CANNON One day I took a visit and my mom asked me how I liked it. I said it wasn't too bad. She said good, ... AARON STOCKSTEL I hate Erma," I told Mom... "You have to show compassion for her..." She added that you should ... JEANNETTE WALLS I'm a journalist; I love doing interviews, and I hope that will continue. DAVID GREGORY Dad was the pitching coach, while Mom was the emotional supporter. Her unconditional love was great,... JENNIE FINCH And my mom comes upstairs and she says, 'Something is wrong with you.' I wouldn't even talk. She say... FANTASIA BARRINO I would forgive my mom, but she's going to have to admit she did some things that were wrong. AARON CARTER One day I went up to my mom and I said, 'Mom, can I have permission to build a 2.3-million elect... MICHIO KAKU I believe in blues, and I believe that it's been misrepresented. JOHN MAYER I had a gorgeous mom. She was beautiful, so I lucked out there. CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Mom asked me if I was okay. I shrugged and nodded. “Well, there you go”, she said. She said that... JEANNETTE WALLS There are a lot of parents who've come to me and said about their daughters, 'Oh my God, she... SOPHIA AMORUSO I hope that anyone I worked with wouldn't exploit our relationship. LAURA LINNEY I believe that a politician needs to be with people. RAHUL GANDHI I believe that fate is choices - it's not chance. WAYNE NEWTON I believe that dogma is often evil. PAT BUCKLEY I believe that sex is good and so is the body. PAT BUCKLEY You are the ultimate freedom, peace and bliss - free from the trace of desire, fear and doubts. AMIT RAY As a theist I believe that God exists and that God creates. PHILLIP E. JOHNSON I believe that Obamacare is bad for America. DAN WEBSTER I always feel sad for the girl that I was, because it never occurred to me that my mother might comf... GILLIAN FLYNN I believe that there may well be a personal God out there - not a monotheistic God - that has got it... CLIVE SINCLAIR I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It w... ZHANG ZIYI My mom and I have always been very close since she did raise me as, like, a single mom. My friends a... TIFFANY TRUMP You wont hear anything from me that says I didn't kill David. I did kill him. RUTH ELLIS I've always wanted to be a mom because I want to give a kid all of the magical gifts my mom gave... JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT With Scarlett Johansson, I always thought she was pretty, but then when I heard her sing, there was ... CAMERON MONAGHAN She told me that she would support me regardless of what I decided, but I'm so glad that I actua... KAIA GERBER Every day, my mom and I would watch a different Judy Garland VHS. I love how she tells a story when ... ARIANA GRANDE I spent your Wish on that doucheface,” I said into his chest. “Hazel Grace. No. I will gran... JOHN GREEN I believe that when Crazy Horse was killed, something more than a man's life was snuffed out. IAN FRAZIER I hope that people learn from my mistake and I hope that the fans forgive me. RAFAEL PALMEIRO That night, she told me how much she was tired of hurting her mom and her dad. I still remember her ... CINDY GARCIA #moment of truth
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And that how i ruined it" KHALIQ SHAIKH I owe everything to my mom. She definitely got me to where I'm at today. Without her I wouldn... DAVID LAMBERT She was talking a lot of stuff about my mom. She pushed me, I hit her and it was done. CHRISTI NARDOZZI I believe that we all have something to share with someone else that can better someone else's l... J. R. MARTINEZ I knew that she couldn’t hear me if she was there. But the sound was enough to grab me, to hold me... SHAWN KIRSTEN MARAVEL Can I ask you something?" you said. "How did you ever survive that scandal?" She said, "I... GABRIELLE ZEVIN She had a lot of personality, and she really wanted to skate. I just remember her mom always telling... BONNI RETZKIN My mom was really cool. She's the one that gave me the mentality about believing in myself and t... PETE CARROLL My girls are great at making fun of Dad. They're never impressed with anything I do. I love that... ALEX RODRIGUEZ My step-mom would tell me that she would get complaints from adults that I stared too much at them. BILLY CORGAN I believe that when you put a smile out there, you get a smile back. HEIDI KLUM I believe that I often bring out the best in somebody's talents. DAVID BOWIE Despite everything my mom and doctor and dad have said to me about blame, I can't stop thinking... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I shot mom as she was sitting in the chair, ... It was an intentional murder, I intended to shoot th... DAVID LUDWIG You wont hear anything from me that says I didn't kill David. I did kill him. RUTH ELLIS My brother cleared his throat. "I wish she knew that I think she is the most hilarious person on Ear... MICHELLE HODKIN I believe that you can always learn from observation. TAMARA TUNIE I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. ROBERT KENNEDY I believe that vinyl will outlast CDs. CONOR OBERST I believe that, too, it's hard to believe that anybody could not believe that. FAY VINCENT I believe that companies are, above all, agents of transformation. GUILHERME LEAL I believe that in this world it is impossible to understand God. PAT BUCKLEY I believe that when things are easy, people stay dormant. OLGA KURYLENKO I believe life is precious; I believe that to the marrow of my bones. RICHARD MOURDOCK I believe that sovereignty is the twin sister of democracy. If there's no sovereignty, there'... MARINE LE PEN I believe that each of us comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. MAYA ANGELOU I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master. DAVID ROCKEFELLER I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation. MINORU YAMASAKI If I would make a song dedicated to any woman, it would have to be my mom because, you know, she'... ACTION BRONSON I hope that my family will continue in another thousand years. FREDERIK, CROWN PRINCE OF DENMARK On the technical side, I hope that my writing is evolving and maturing, ripening, deepening. JHUMPA LAHIRI I hope that in my books there's an undertone of politics, basic tenets of how we should live. JASPER FFORDE I told my mom and she told everybody she ever sees. She just runs around and ... spits it out, so I ... FRANK BENNETT I was a hyper kid in school and the teacher suggested to my mom she needed to do something with me. DEVON SAWA My mom has always been very open, very liberal. So I grew up with that, and I can appreciate everyth... IONE SKYE I feel I had to grow up fast. When I was younger, my mom would go out and leave me by myself. When I... DANIELLE JONES I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the t... OCTAVIA SPENCER I love my mom. And this time, I told her I loved her. And she told me she loved me, too. And things ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I believe that my parents did wonderful things for us. MADELEINE ALBRIGHT My mom's hot. I mean she's old, but my mom's out of control. PAUL WALKER
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