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10 Of Ellen Pompeo’s Best Quotes On Motherhood
Your favorite TV doctor is also a practiced mom of three.
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Ellen Pompeo is an acclaimed actor and mother whose Twitter bio says it all: “Professional Assistant to Stella Luna, Sienna May and Eli Ivery.” As a mom of three, Pompeo has shared many memorable quotes on parenting over the years. Here are our favorites.
Being a mother is the most fun job I’ve ever had.
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My daughters are Black so it’s very important to me that they see a lot of images of beautiful, powerful, strong Black women.
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This is an incredible thing to do with your life, to give the gift of carrying someone's child.
On Surrogacy
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As moms and dads, we have the responsibility to expose our children to all different types of people; to just show them the differences in the world.
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Being a mother is magical...I live a very blessed life, and I could go on for days on how amazing my daughter is.
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I have a lot of help, and I do the best I can.
On maintaining balance
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My favorite way to spend a Friday night is of course cuddling with my babies. And then maybe some other things after that that I won’t mention.
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It’s a delicate balance... making sure I’m doing everything right as a white parent to my Black child.
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It's important that children see that we have to participate in life — it's important to protest, it's important to vote, it's important to show up and use your voice.
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Everybody has a lot on their plate. Just because my job entails me being on television does not mean I juggle any more than any mother everywhere, in any country.
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