Grey's Anatomy (TV Series)

Mama Tried (2016)

Ellen Pompeo: Dr. Meredith Grey

Quotes 

• Dr. Meredith Grey : [voiceover]  There's this Bible story. Two women both claim to be the mother of the same child. King Solomon had to choose. Two mothers, only one gets the kid. Solomon came up with a plan. He proposed a 50/50 split. Literally. He offered to chop the kid in half. It all ends if one mom relinquishes her custody, or else they both stand their ground, and the kid gets torn apart. If you're wondering how the Solomon story ends, spoiler alert. The true mom would rather give her baby up than have it ripped in two, but what happens when there are two true mothers? That's a no win situation. That is an entirely different story.

• Lucinda Gamble : [to Meredith]  Callie drops Sofia off at your place sometimes when she has to work or when she has plans or when she needs a night off. Correct?

  Dr. Meredith Grey : A "night off"? Being a mom isn't a job. We don't punch in and punch out. There are no nights off. We are both single parents. That's not a dirty word, but we do need help getting our kids to where they need to be with all of their limbs intact, so we lean on each other. That's not a sign of weakness or bad parenting if that's where you're going with this. It takes a village and we have a village.

  Lucinda Gamble : Here in Seattle.

  Dr. Meredith Grey : What?

  Lucinda Gamble : The village you just mentioned, the seamless support system these mothers built, this essential network. It's all here in Seattle. Sofia's friends and her school, her teachers. Her home is here in Seattle. That's what Sofia would be leaving.