I lost my parents when I was fairly young.
As an adult, I can't blame my parents any more.
Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.
My parents are high school sweethearts.
Love is the child of illusion and the parent of disillusion.
My parents were both high-school music teachers.
My parents, especially my mother, were no influence on me whatsoever.
I call my parents twice a day when I'm away.
It always seemed to be a constant that my parents were political.
I'm trying to break any chain of negative parenting that I might have survived.
Be what you want to be,not what your parents want.
My parents are awesome, but they're pretty left-wing.
My parents are relieved as much as anything that I'm getting some work.
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