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1. She made the realities of motherhood... well, realities.
2. She took pride in who she was and where she came from.
3. She was always planning ahead.
4. No one in TV at the time had a better take on feminism than Roseanne. NO ONE.
5. She even made it a point to address abortion issues.
6. But for all the heavy messages she delivered, Roseanne never took life too seriously.
7. And she never let her kids forget how lucky they were to have her.
8. Even though she was well aware of how difficult mothers can be.
9. She was never too high and mighty to critique herself.
10. She always spoke her mind.
11. And she was never intimidated by authority.
12. Most CERTAINLY not by any man.
13. If there’s one thing you can take away from Roseanne’s life’s work, it’s this:
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