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title: "2 Birth mother Quotes By Kathleen Hanna"
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> [I'm a big proponent of open adoption, because it allows a relationship between the birth mother and her child so that the kid isn't like, "Where did I come from?" And to have it be like, "Look, you have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-m-a-big-proponent-of-open-adoption-because-it-allows-a-relationship/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/kathleen-hanna-1726_adoption_i-m-a-big-proponent-of-open-adoption-bec_2386454.jpg)

> [I think open adoption is a great idea, because it allows a relationship between the birth mother and her child so that the kid isn't like, "Where did I come from?" And to have it be like, "Look, you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-think-open-adoption-is-a-great-idea-because-it-allows-a/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a5/kathleen-hanna-1726_adoption_i-think-open-adoption-is-a-great-idea-be_2972198.png)

## More by Kathleen Hanna

> [There's still a lot of misogynist pop music out there, and I think that hearing something that's so explicitly feminist and so angry -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/there-s-still-a-lot-of-misogynist-pop-music-out-there-and-i-think/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [When I get stressed out my de-stress default is - not cat videos - but I just watch his surrogates. They're so entertaining. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/when-i-get-stressed-out-my-de-stress-default-is-not-cat-videos-but-i/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [In terms of men being feminist allies, it's just important to speak from your own place. I'd love to hear men singing about masculinity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/in-terms-of-men-being-feminist-allies-it-s-just-important-to-speak/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [ I got hit up for a tampon commercial and so I asked \[JD and Jo\] if they had anything. Jo sent that over and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-got-hit-up-for-a-tampon-commercial-and-so-i-asked-jd-and-jo-if-they/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [Clearly, gay marriage is on the top of the agenda right now. It's pretty amazing, considering where stuff was at when I was in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/clearly-gay-marriage-is-on-the-top-of-the-agenda-right-now-it-s/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [When you're the person who's kind of in charge of everything a lot of the time, it's sometimes nice to get bossed around. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/when-you-re-the-person-who-s-kind-of-in-charge-of-everything-a-lot-of/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [I've always talked a lot on stage - I really wanted to communicate my ideas and when you're playing at a lot of shitty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-ve-always-talked-a-lot-on-stage-i-really-wanted-to-communicate-my/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [I belive power can be used for good, I don't think every form of power is absolute evil. I wish I would have stepped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-belive-power-can-be-used-for-good-i-don-t-think-every-form-of-power/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [No one's female and male, we all have so many different traits. It's just a lie that these certain traits are male and these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/no-one-s-female-and-male-we-all-have-so-many-different-traits-it-s/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [I think that the Internet is really cool because a lot of young feminists don't feel like they have to reinvent the wheel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-think-that-the-internet-is-really-cool-because-a-lot-of-young/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [Every band I've been in, it's just become my total life. I feel like a child star - I've missed out on so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/every-band-i-ve-been-in-it-s-just-become-my-total-life-i-feel-like-a/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [If I can't sing them myself, there's nothing better than writing songs for other people and watching them be performed. It's kind of more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/if-i-can-t-sing-them-myself-there-s-nothing-better-than-writing-songs/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [I'm really going off of watching John Waters speak one time and I remember he just kind of talked and it was totally interesting.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-m-really-going-off-of-watching-john-waters-speak-one-time-and-i/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [You feel like people are looking at you like, 'I wanted the old Kathleen. Where's the old Kathleen?' I felt that way in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/you-feel-like-people-are-looking-at-you-like-i-wanted-the-old/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

> [I don't want to waste the precious moments I have, and I've felt that way since I was 17. I have to take risks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-don-t-want-to-waste-the-precious-moments-i-have-and-i-ve-felt-that/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

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