Been There: Jodie Foster

"Strange, ugly things happen between single parents
and children. And also the most beautiful things."

—Jodie Foster, American actress
single mother, child of single mother

Been There: Jacqueline Kennedy

If you bungle raising your children,
I don't think whatever else you do
matters very much.

—Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Former First Lady, Former Single Mother

Been There: J.K. Rowling

"Single parenthood is not all stress and hardship. My flesh-and-blood daughter is the best thing that ever happened to me, including my fictional son. Jessica has been a constant source of pride, joy and motivation since the day she was born, but I don't want her to grow up in a society that tells her that her upbringing is second rate..."

—J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter series author,
former single mother