I mean, when you grow up in the inner city and you grow up in a single-parent household, that's - those are humbling times, you know?
I know it sounds crazy, but I have had far more connection with my parents after their deaths.
Losing a parent over eight years is a very dark journey. I spent the first four years feeling bad and angry and sorry for myself.
I am my parents' daughter, and I always want to be. But I first wanted to make sure that I was standing on my own two feet.
I've been athletic since I was a kid. My parents got me playing tennis when I was seven years old and I started to play competitively.
When my parents first arrived there, North Dakota had just been admitted to the Union, and the country was still wild and harsh.
Growing up, I knew you were supposed to have a profession - and something better than being a shopkeeper, which is what my parents were.
I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.
Most important jobs of a parent: unconditional love, comfort and protection, and a solid platform and values for future success
O.K., helplessness is repugnant to me, as a father, as a piece of protoplasm. My parents were activists. I don't believe you can't do anything.
Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves.
I was raised a socialist by two very socialist parents, and I still feel very animated about socialist principles.
My parents lived, breathed, ate and slept theatre. Emotions were right on the surface. Growing up, the unreal had as much importance as the real.
I mean, I must confess I don't own Harry Potter DVDs. My parents do. They have them all. And they like watching them.
Our parents decided not to teach us Chinese. It was an era when they felt we would be better off if we didn't have that complication.
It's easy for parents to pull the strings that make one dance...after all, they are the ones who tied those strings in the first place
I was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, and the whole lifestyle revolves around the beach. My parents met surfing, and the beach was a major part of our daily lives.
Everybody gets sick; everybody has had a problem with insurance or the prescription drugs they're supposed to be taking or an elderly parent who needs care.
I can be described as many things, but no description of me is complete without saying 'Englishman.' My parents were from Liverpool and emigrated to Canada before I was born.
When a man's girlfriend's parents ask him what it is that he does for a living: they’re not really concerned about him; they’re concerned about their daughter’s tummy.
No matter how long the preparation, you will never feel ready to write an exam, to start a business, to be parent or even to die. Just go for it.
