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.
I never took acting classes, but I knew I could do it based on the skill with which I lied to my parents on a regular basis!
My ex-girlfriend said to me, 'I'm surprised at how normal you are since you were homeschooled.' But I was only homeschooled because I wanted to be an actor. My parents are both teachers.
Having spent a number of my younger years with trade-union parents attending NUT annual conferences, I feel comfortable with an agenda in my hand and a procedural format for debate.
One of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is to help them find their talents.
There were only two other Chinese families in this town of 25,000, but to our parents, the determining factor was the quality of the public school system.
