- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
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
I wish my parents hadn't made me feel that how I looked was linked to how much they loved me. But I do also see how hard it must be to see your child pile on the pounds and trust they'll find their own way back to a healthy weight.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up with parents who were English professors at Wichita State University, and we were more liberal-minded as a family than most of the people I hung out with in Wichita. During summers, we went off to Telluride, Colorado, where I've returned every summer since I was born.
- Hands
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents manage my money, though growing up I was very hands on with investments and made all the decisions, even on behalf of my parents.
- Acting
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started working when I was 17. After working for seven-eight years, I informed my parents about my acting decision.
- Excelled
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always knew I wanted to be in films but didn't want anyone to taunt my parents. So I excelled in studies. I was a topper in school and college, so when I decided to become a model, people said, 'Oh your daughter is modeling,' so at least my parents could say, 'Yeah but she also came first in class.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents never gave me a nickname. But for my friends, I am everything from 'Nushki' to 'Nusheshwar.'
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
In every Filipino family, the children always want to help the parents… that was my goal.
- Extended
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because we had no other relatives living in the U.K., me, my parents and my siblings continuously journeyed abroad to bond with our extended family.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents were of the opinion, because they had started skating very young, that you should have something that you do that you care about, because it structures your life as you're growing up.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm lucky my parents raised me well.
- Disappointment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Parents - especially step-parents - are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the promise of their early years.
- Disappointment
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- Nov 07, 2020