"Her personality really helps me learn about myself too."
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The Anita Claire Project: 10 celebrity mothers & daughters on my wish list
Tamera Mowry-Housley/Photo by Kendra A. Kabasele
The Anita Claire Project honors the bond between mothers and daughters. The mothers and daughters honored in my project come from all walks of life and all circumstances; the good, the challenging, worldwide. As my project is ongoing and continues to grow, I recently outlined the types of mothers I am seeking to photograph and interview. I've been asked, several times, if I were to feature celebrities, who would I want to feature? Well, all of the mothers and daughters in my project are on equal ground. They come from various backgrounds, professions and circumstances, and all of them share the honorable titles of Mother and Daughter. I do have a celebrity wish list. It contains countless names. Today, I am featuring 10 of those names, and while their paths happen to have them in the public eye, it is their mother/daughter bonds I'd love to explore closer. Here they are, in no particular order:
First Lady Michelle Obama, First Grandmother Marian Robinson, and daughters Sasha and Malia
Priscilla Chan and daughter Maxima (Max)
Tamera Mowry-Housley and daughter Ariah
Holly Robison Peete, mother Dolores, and daughter Ryan
Ellen Degeneres and mother Betty
Beyoncé, mother Tina, sister Solange, and daughter Blue Ivy
Jessica Alba and daughters Honor and Haven
Arianna Huffington and daughters Isabella and Christina
Rashida Jones and mother Peggy
Liya Kebede and daughter Raee
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Feeling lucky
"My girls are all very different and each one of them has taught me something new about being a mom and I appreciate that. I consider myself very lucky to have had some very special women in my life."
The Anita Claire Project: 10 mothers and daughters I’m seeking to feature
As my passion project expands, here are some of the mothers and daughters I’d love to feature (also including multi-generational women), in no particular order:
Mother & daughter, both in the military
Entrepreneur mother & daughter with a shared business
Mother & daughter caregiver (one caring for the other)
Mother & daughter athletes
Mother & daughter, both teachers
Mother & daughter twins, triplets, or other multiples
Mother & daughter stories of adoption
Stay-at-home mother with daughter
Women who have had to step in to raise their niece(s), granddaughter(s), sister(s)
Blended family mother & daughter (stepmother & stepdaughter)
If you or anyone else you know is interested, please email AClaireView@gmail.com. Thank you!
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"I hope that my daughter knows [...] how much love she's surrounded by..."
Quality time is the best time
Sometimes sitting on your mom's lap, reading or coloring a good book on a beautiful afternoon, is the only place in the world you want to be. Quality time is the best time.
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Join The Discussion | A Claire View on Lessons
Natalie responds to the question of what she is passing down to her daughter in terms of what she learned from her own mother, and her answer is a resounding, manners, manners, manners and manners.
What are some of the things you have learned from your mother that you will be passing down to your daughter(s)?
Please join the discussion below in the comment section!