“I always wanted what Mom and Dad had.”
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“My dad is still Christian Scientist. My mom's not, and I'm not. But I believe in God, and that there's a higher power and an intelligence that's bigger than us and that we can rely on. It's not just us, thinking we are the ones in control of everything. That idea gives me support.”
“I'm not a religious person. My mom was of Jewish blood and my dad was Protestant.”
“My dad believes in God, I think. I'm not sure if my mom does. I don't.”
“I forgive my mom for being a psycho and my dad for being a loser.”
“It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from 'Dear Abby' instead of going to Mom and Dad.”
“My dad never blew anything up, but he probably had friends who did. He and my mom have always preached that the pen is mightier than a Molotov cocktail.”
“I probably have an earlier curfew than anyone. My mom wants to keep me really safe and my dad's not overly protective, but he's a dad no matter what.”
“Most children - I know I did when I was a kid - fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They don't tell their real parents about that - you don't want to tell Mom and Dad. Kids lead a very private life. And I was a typical child, I think. I was a liar.”
“Most children - I know I did when I was a kid - fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They don't tell their real parents about that - you don't want to tell Mom and Dad.”
“My dad and mom believed that you do what you have to do in private and don't make a big deal out of it. Just try to help people as much as you can.”
“My dad is a Deadhead, my mom's a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.”
“My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous.”
“I used to say, 'Man, I think I'd be a really good dad. I'll be a great provider. I'm funny I'll go on trips with them - I'll do all sorts of stuff.' But the momming? I'm not made for that. I have a really good mom I know what she put into it.”
“I was born and raised in East Los Angeles by a single mom who had three biological kids and adopted four more. I never met my dad.”
“I didn't know my Dad - he moved out early. And my mom's politics were kind of hardscrabble. She didn't think about Democrats or Republicans. She thought about who made sense. I've been both in my life.”
“Yes, I always remember my dad's, mom's and my grandma's perfumes.”
“My mom and dad met at Anaheim High School. After they got married, all they wanted to do was have four children, and they did.”
“The golden child may be the oldest one, unless it's the youngest. It may be the toughest one, unless it's the most sensitive. It's not even necessary that Mom and Dad have the same favorite - and typically they don't.”
“When my dad divorced my mom it was kind of like him leaving me also.”
“My mother told me Homer Ditto was not my father. Nope. Mom had had a fling with some other guy who was my dad. Some dude who didn't stick around too long who Mom was happy to get rid of. She chose Homer, and Homer chose me, so he lent me his name even though I didn't have his blood.”
“I feel like I've lived quite a sheltered life, like my mom and dad were quite protective of me.”
“I bought a house for my mom, I bought a house for my dad, I bought a house for my sister.”
“My dad is like a cactus - introverted and tough. I'm a people person, like my mom, but I got my competitiveness from my dad. He came to this country from Belarus with nothing and built a real business. He's my hero for giving me that need to run a business and for having enormous confidence in me.”