Everything was a competition, these were not my people. I left in tears. Moms are so competitive! Why is that? Is it because we’re just catty and combative by nature? Is it because we’re bored and we have nothing better to do? Mayim Bialik More Quotes by Mayim Bialik More Quotes From Mayim Bialik Let’s reserve judgment for people who beat their children, sell their daughters into prostitution, or deny women the right to make decisions about their bodies and their lives. Mayim Bialik daughterchildrenpeople I came to parenting the way most of us do - knowing nothing and trying to learn everything. Mayim Bialik knowing-nothingknowingtrying I don’t want to say everything happens for a reason, but every day is lined up right next to the other one for a reason. The best you can do is do each day well with kindness and as a good person. Mayim Bialik everything-happens-for-a-reasoneach-daykindness When you're used to being prepared to reject conventional wisdom, it leaves you open to learn more. Mayim Bialik rejectsconventional-wisdomused Don't listen to anyone's advice. Listen to your baby ... There are so many books, doctors, and well-meaning friends and family. We like to say, 'You don't need a book. Your baby is a book. Just pick it up and read it.' Mayim Bialik mommotherbaby I don't care much about conforming. Mayim Bialik dont-carei-dont-carecare I've become sort of an accidental advocate for attachment parenting, which is a style of parenting that... basically, the way mammals parent and the way people have parented for pretty much all of human history except the last 200 years or so. Mayim Bialik attachmentpeopleyears Relationships are complicated no matter what style of parenting you choose. Mayim Bialik parentingstylematter I don't wear pants, or like them; I'm a Jewish woman who's made the decision to wear skirts, so I wear mostly skirts past the knee. Mayim Bialik kneesdecisionpast I think neuroscience is obviously very esoteric, but I think there are aspects of it that can absolutely be brought down to the level of an interested 11-, 12-, 13-year-old easily. Mayim Bialik levelsyearsthinking The level of communication you can achieve with an infant is really profound. Mayim Bialik levelscommunicationprofound I wish I had read Sacred Pregnancy when I was pregnant instead of the dozen books I had to piece together to try to make sense of it all. Anni Daulter has created what should be the new standard for today's mom: birth journals, labor workbooks, pregnancy memoirs, and holistic wisdom. It is gentle and enlightening, and lays the foundation for what we know helps women have the labor and birth they want and deserve: support, self-knowledge, and empowerment. Mayim Bialik mompregnancybook Attachment parenting is not a passive parenting style. Mayim Bialik passivestyleattachment I'm definitely on the spectrum of socially awkward. Mayim Bialik socially-awkwardspectrumawkward I don't look like most women in the industry. Mayim Bialik industrylooks I'm generally intimidated by adults. Mayim Bialik intimidatedadults A lot of stuff I wear I've had since high school. Mayim Bialik high-schoolstuffschool Drama is what I did before 'Blossom.' Mayim Bialik drama I'm concerned about the ocean and the environment. And I love whales. Mayim Bialik whalesenvironmentocean Auditions are hard. You should see what most of the women look like when I audition for things - they look like they should be on the catwalk. Mayim Bialik auditionsshouldlooks
