"The first time around as a mom, I held on really tight and I was so stressed." ― Bridgette Wilson Topic(s): Mom More From Bridgette Wilson "We had to give each other permission to be different as parents. That’s why there’s a mom and a dad with two different approaches, because you do need both." More In Mom "When I was a kid, my mom used to run the vacuum cleaner, and the noise would bother me so much that I would run into the woods to calm down. I feel like that vacuum cleaner has been on since I moved to New York City."― Steve Burns "The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly – indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection."― Arianna Huffington "The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children."― Jessica Lange