Catherine Reitman

“Whether I was working or not, I am not a good cook or a good seamstress. I love my kids, and I provide for them, but do I think that I'm a great mom? Not by any means, other than that they're full of love. I rely heavily on nannies and my mother and my husband to fill in all over the place where I'm lacking.”

“Usually, when people hear my last name, before they really get to know me or work with me, there's probably a lot of preconceived notions that come with that. And I imagine most of them aren't good. Because for every wonderful second generation of a famous person, there's people that aren't that way. More entitled people.”

“I was a big fan of Coolio, growing up, and I was excited to meet him. We played golf, which definitely is not my sport, and he was a character.”

“There's so much dishonesty with motherhood in general... The truth is it's just a lot of embarrassing, humiliating moments.”

“The biggest lesson I've learned throughout the first season of 'Workin' Moms' is that you have to give yourself permission to forgive yourself.”

“We've all been in that metaphoric place, having to scream out what you want in the face of your fears.”

“Because there is less female storytelling, especially motherhood storytelling, there has been immense pressure on my storytelling to represent more people, and to do so in a sort of unrealistic way.”

“I really enjoy working. I really enjoy telling stories. I really enjoy acting. The idea that I would have a baby and stop doing that was unrealistic to me.”

“When people stop me to say they love 'Workin' Moms,' it's not just that the show makes them laugh or is a great escape - they tell me my, or another, character's story is their story.”

“There's a different expectation, not just on mothers but on women. We're expected to do it all, to have it all, and look good through the process and have a smile on our face, and that's not always the case.”

“It's not the most relatable thing for working moms to have freshly painted claws all the time.”

“There's a repression against mothers where we're expected to be full-time workers and pretend we're not mothers, and then expected to be full-time mothers who pretend we're not working. Simultaneously, within the hours of the week that exist.”

“I'm lucky enough to be stopped on the street for two things, usually: for 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,' and for 'Workin' Moms.'”

“I can't deny that I've had a privileged upbringing. I've been really fortunate regarding how I entered this world, not just financially, but in that I have really great parents who show me a lot of love.”

“We only see female protagonists who are likeable, with one cute flaw, such as adorable clumsiness. I'm fed up with it.”

“To admit that you're shooting for the stars - that you're allowed to do that, that it's not shameful - that to me is very vulnerable.”

“Breastfeeding takes a toll on your body... your spirit.”

“I love my kids more than anything. I love them more than me in some ways.”

“There's just an incredible amount of loneliness as a mother, all this solitude no one really speaks to.”

“Humans are incredibly selfish. And in parents, flaws become hyper focused.”