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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 Nov 07, 2020

Grounded
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Nov 07, 2020

I was raised by some very grounded, hardworking, Middle America parents.

Nov 07, 2020

My parents weren't very good at keeping things, which is why I treasure my own sons' work so much now - I don't want to lose anything.

Nov 07, 2020

In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was for my own protection, and I'm really close to them now, but they didn't understand that there is value in this. That's because they didn't know.

Money
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Nov 07, 2020

Money dictates nearly step of social mobility from the very first moments of life. How much our parents make often determines whether we go to college. It affects the jobs we get offered and the ones we can afford to take.

Army
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Nov 07, 2020

My parents, fleeing a repressive regime in the Dominican Republic, were embraced by this country and taught us to love it in return. After my father served proudly in the U.S. Army, they settled in Buffalo, N.Y., and were able to live the American Dream.

Other lines describe parents who expected college regardless of an interest in acting, and a performer's surreal experience of returning to a childhood venue decades later with parents watching. Continue with Family or Children.

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