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" Of course I watch 'Life with La Toya' on OWN. "
Kym Whitley
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" I didn't know that my son had allergies until he spit up eggs one day, and one day he had a little peanut butter and his face swelled up. I took him to get tested and found out that he is allergic to everything. "
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" Back in the day, we ate fresh; our parents cooked. Now, we're starting to think things are fresh because they're in a can, they're in a box, or they're frozen. That's not fresh. It's difficult to get real fresh. "
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" It is a challenge trying not to give in to pleasing other people. "
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" I encourage people to get a village so that there will always be someone who's like family looking out for your child. "
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" Sometimes, moms have to be creative to get their babies to eat healthy. "
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" A woman is a woman. A woman has male problems, has job problems, and I think funny is funny. "
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" It feels like I'm in a swimming pool, and I am constantly trying to stay above water. Sometimes I feel like I'm slipping, and you try to come up for air, and that's how it is when looking for the next role. "
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" It doesn't matter if a child comes to you or through you. That love is still the same. You are still a mother. "
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" Voice work is the best - no need to dress up, no audience, no pressure, nobody's judging you. "
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" You can talk about reality TV if you want to, but guess what - it was a big commercial for Kym Whitley. "
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" Sometimes you have to change the mold. If people keep following the same Hollywood mold, you're going to get the same thing. And as a Black actress, there's not a whole lot out there for us, unless we're creating it. "
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" I want adopted people to know they were chosen. "
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" My parenting style is probably like that of my parents, because you do how you learn. My mother was very nurturing and loving, but very stern. She was a disciplinary. My dad was also very loving. "
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Mother
" I've always wanted to be a man for a day. "
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" So many people are busy working now, but we need to go back to the old days when grandma and the neighbors helped raise the children, and we were all the better for it. "
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" My cousin was Ron O'Neal, who was 'Superfly.' Films like 'Shaft' and 'Superfly' were the biggest things out there in the early '70s. It's hard to remember just how big they were - how much impact they had on the culture, the music, the fashions, the hair styles. "
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Hair
Culture
" Shaker Heights, Ohio is a predominately white neighborhood. It was when I moved in, and it still is. "
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" The OWN network is all about inspiring and enlightening. "
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" I come from a long line of architects. I'm the only one who did not become an architect, but I've been around the drawing aspect and construction my whole life. "
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Long
Drawing
" When I first came to Los Angeles, I was a teacher in Compton. I know how in need schools are around the country. "
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" I love Cleveland, and I love going back home. That's where my family is. That's where my roots are. "
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Going
Back
Love
" I've always dreamed of becoming a mother. I thought I would get married and do it all the traditional way, but life kept going on, my career kept me busy - and I had not stopped to become a mommy. "
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" I am a different kind of celebrity; I don't have the big, giant house, the fancy cars, and all the designer stuff. I am just a girl from Cleveland. "
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" As an actress, our hours can be grueling, and like any mother that has a career or job, it is difficult. Balancing spending time with your child in the morning and after they come home from daycare/school before is the key. "
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" I've thought my show would be a sitcom or a talk show. Never in a million years would I have thought my show would be docu-series/reality because you always think reality is something crazy. "
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" After my episode of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' ran, Larry David and JJ Abrams were like, 'I discovered her,' but I was like 'Hold up. Please. I'm from 'Next Friday.' Everybody knows me!' "
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" Cooking for my son is a challenge. I have to feed him right. He can't eat French fries and candy every day. "
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" I love female company. I love men, but women are different. "
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" I think the arts are absolutely necessary for children to be creative and express themselves because every child is different. "
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