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What Is Your Proudest Mom Moment?

LilSugar — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0700

It's hard to hear the amazing story of Debbie and Michael Phelps without getting teary eyed. The single mother sacrificed so much for her son and he in turn made Olympic history. It's fitting that the talented athlete headed straight to the stands to hug her after medaling because before the world rooted for him, she did.
Now decorated with gold medallions and inundated with endorsement deals, one would never guess that Michael used to be a boy distracted by ADHD and Debbie was simply a mom trying to help her son navigate his way. As moms that is our job and while some children achieve their success in the public eye, all kids do amazing things. Whether it was when your daughter said her first word or your son won a relay race, what was your proudest mama moment thus far?

Gold Medal Mama Debbie Phelps

LilSugar — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:00:03 -0700

Golden boy Michael Phelps made Olympic history and his mama proud. Now, Debbie Phelps who has rooted her son on his entire life is being honored. People said:

Johnson's Baby has dubbed Debbie their "Mom of the Olympic Games" - and the company will donate money in her name to children's causes. (She'll also film a commercial for Johnson's on Wednesday.) The award came as a nice surprise for the middle school principal, who tells People, "I am so honored."

While the swimmer's achievements awe people all over the world, the wins are particularly inspiring for children with ADHD. The winningest Olympian was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder at nine years old and got help. When teachers told his mother that Michael couldn't focus, she took them to task explaining that he spent hours in the swimming pool. Obviously, his passion paid off with 16 medals.
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Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me: Cry Baby

LilSugar — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:00:59 -0700

Funny man Jack Black recently said he's gone sentimental since becoming a dad. The comedian and father of two admitted to even crying at commercials. Ads do a number on lots of new parents, perhaps it's the adorable, chubby cheeked bald babies they have in them, or the angelic infants sleeping that make the tear ducts of moms and dads loosen. Additionally, there are those amazing moments we see flashing across our television screens like when Michael Phelps ran to his proud mother, Debbie, after he won yet another Olympic gold. Or the devastating ones, like the segment of Stand Up To Cancer that told the story of the mom who lost her four-year-old son to the disease. She was there for his first breath and his last. To see why parents relate, read more.

We watch moms struggling with their toddlers in the supermarket or picking wildflowers with their wee ones and see them as mirrors of ourselves. Becoming a parent heightens all the emotions that people have as children breathe new life into our own existence and with that comes a whole lot of belly laughs, frustration, sleepless nights and tears.
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