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A politician answers a provocation about childlessness by describing the deliberate, protective love behind a blended family — and accidentally says something real about attachment.
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There are a whole lot of women out here who aren't aspiring to be humble.
There are a whole lot of women out here who aren't aspiring to be humble.
Harris pushes back on the Arkansas governor's jab by speaking for women who reject humility as an aspiration.
In context
Women that have children versus women who don't have children It's like huge point somehow of this entire election right? I saw the governor of Arkansas said My kids keep me humble Unfortunately Kamala Harris doesn' t have anything keeping her humble How did that make you feel? I don't think she understands That there are a whole lot of women out here Who one, aren' t aspiring to be humble Two. A whole lot of woman out here who has alot Of love in their life Family and children And i think it's really important for Women To lift each other up
There are a whole lot of women out here who one, aren' t aren't aspiring to be humble.
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I didn't want to form a relationship with kids and then walk away from it — children form attachments.
Harris explains the deliberate boundary she set before entering her stepchildren's lives, rooted in her own childhood of divorce.
In context
My husband ex-wife is my friend You know and also i'll tell you Look, I'm a child of divorce parents And when i started dating Doug my husband I was very thoughtful And sensitive to making sure that until Until i knew our relationship Was something that is going be real I didn't want To form the relationship With kids Then walk away from it It's just My own experience tells me that you know Children form attachments And really want to be thoughtful about it So i waited To meet the kids They are my children I love those kids
I didn't want to form the a relationship with kids and then walk away from it It's just My own experience tells me that you know — children form attachments.
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We had our family by blood, and then we've got a family by love — and I have both.
Harris reframes the "childless" attack by claiming she belongs to both kinds of family, framing it as abundance rather than lack.
In context
A whole lot of woman out here who has alot Of love in their life Family and children And i think it's really important for Women To lift each other up I tell you Alex, one of the things that i have really enjoyed about Where this discussion has gone One of these places it's going We had our family by blood And then we've got a family by love and i have both And consider to be real blessing And Two beautiful children Colin Ella Who call me Mamala Very modern Family My husband ex-wife is my friend You know and also i'll tell you
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I waited to meet the kids. They are my children. I love those kids.
After explaining her caution, Harris lands on unconditional belonging, closing the gap between stepmother and mother.
In context
I was very thoughtful And sensitive to making sure that until Until i knew our relationship Was something that is going be real I didn't want To form the relationship With kids Then walk away from it It's just My own experience tells me that you know Children form attachments And really want to be thoughtful about it So i waited To meet the kids They are my children I love those kids Family comes in many forms And Increasingly All of us understand That this is not The 1950s anymore Families come In all kinds of shapes and forms And
Receipt
My husband's ex-wife is my friend.
Harris offers her blended family as evidence that modern families can be cooperative rather than fractured.
In context
One of these places it's going We had our family by blood And then we've got a family by love and i have both And consider to be real blessing And Two beautiful children Colin Ella Who call me Mamala Very modern Family My husband ex-wife is my friend You know and also i'll tell you Look, I'm a child of divorce parents And when i started dating Doug my husband I was very thoughtful And sensitive to making sure that until Until i knew our relationship Was something that is going be real I didn't want To form the relationship With kids Then walk away from it
My husband's ex-wife is my friend.
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