Paw Prints TidBits for May

Mother's Day is celebrated on different days throughout the world, but in the U.S. it's the second Sunday of May. Give your mother an extra hug on that day. And if she's far away —as mine is— give yourself a hug! You know she'd like that.

Our anecdote this month is about Pablo Picasso and the aspirations his mother had for him. The slideshow pairs quotes on mothering with animal mothers. And the sidebar contains some reflections on how parenthood changes you.

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Anecdote of the Month

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

A n e c d o t e . . .

(Picasso recalls his mother's ambitions for him.)

"When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk, you'll end up as Pope.' Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso."

Read another Picasso anecdote.

B i o g r a p h i c a l . N o t e . . .

Spanish artist, sculptor, and ceramist. After 1900 he worked in Paris, achieving success with pictures of stage and street life in blue (the so-called Blue Period; 1901-04) and rose (1905-08). In collaboration with George Braque, he developed Cubism, one of the most influential of modern painting styles, and later turned to surealistic figure studies.

M o r e . I n f o r m a t i o n . . .

LEARN more about Picasso. And don't miss the "official" Picasso site — it's a work of art in itself!