These TV & Film Moms Shaped Our Lives When We Needed Them Most
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Lorelai Gilmore, Clair Huxtable, and other mothers and maternal figures offered impactful lessons onscreen and off.
In elementary and early middle school, Marsophia Ducheine’s mom wasn’t very present. Her dad, grandmother and aunts were a part of the village that stepped in to support her. While they taught her how to take care of family, it was Clair Huxtable who showed Ducheine that she could grow up to have a demanding career and be a present parent.
“When they say it takes a village to raise a kid, Clair Huxtable was part of that village, even though she was this TV mom,” said Ducheine, who grew up watching reruns of “The Cosby Show” on Nick at Night.
For Ducheine, a Black woman, it was a transformative experience for her to watch a Black mom on TV who had a prestigious career because it showed her what she could become. Now in her 30s, she is a lawyer ― and a mother to a 7-year-old daughter, and Clair’s impact still resonates.
“Clair Huxtable inspires me to be present and loving even when you’re working and your head wants to explode,” Ducheine said.
Sometimes the way the onscreen portrayal of a mom shapes us is easy to identify. There can be a clear parallel between what we watched as a kid and what we wanted for ourselves, just like it was for Ducheine.
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