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Parents Quotes
On parents, and the paths they set.
This collection covers a filmmaker's frustration that an age rating kept her intended teenage audience away, and a memory of parents who worked as preachers shaping an early sense of faith. For a poetic take on family, see Shayari.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's almost an impossible task to sum up all the things my parents have taught me over the years. Whether it was how to tie my shoelaces or encouragement in whatever career choice I wanted to pursue, they have both always been there to support me.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
As the Japanese family gets more and more atomized, grandparents don't live with the nuclear family, so parents of children can't consult with their own parents about how to raise their children and rely on that to help raise them.
- Left
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents left Libya in 1979, escaping political repression, and settled in Cairo. I was nine.
- Enrolled
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 12 years old, living in Cairo, my parents enrolled me in the American school. Most of the Americans there appeared oddly stifled, determined to remain, if not physically then sentimentally, back in the United States.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents were both union members, and I grew up hearing how important it was to empower workers and have fair labor practices.
- Grandfathers
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents both are physicians, and my grandfathers were both physicians.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel very lucky because of my parents and then my education, the opportunities that I've had, so I would like to continue working to improve lives for others.
- Bonded
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents traveled a lot, so my grandparents practically raised me. My grandmother and I really bonded in the kitchen. She's this amazing southern cook, and I would always help her - whether it was cracking eggs or stirring the green beans. It takes me back there.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was naughty but never demanding. I never asked my parents for shoes or tracksuits. I was happy with what I had.
- Commenting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every now and then, we hear parents commenting on the fearful things which motion pictures may do to the minds of children. They seem to think that a little child is full of sweetness and of light. We had the same notion until we had a chance to listen intently to the prattle of a three-year-old.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I pop gum. My parents get so annoyed with me. I know my dad wishes he never taught me how to do that.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020