Michelle Monaghan Quotes

We have this misconception about women in the military, that they don't wear make-up, but in reality, they're very feminine women. You can be a tough woman, and still be a very nurturing and emotional parent. It's just not always black and white like that.

Michelle Monaghan

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• Military
• Emotional
• Parent
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• Attachment parenting demands not just certain actions you take with your baby but also certain emotional states to accompany those actions.

  

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• Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune.

  

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  Michelle Monaghan
  • Reality
  • Military
  • Emotional