#parent

My parents did not have any interest in music. ↗

— Maurice Jarre

#did #interest #music #parents

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#force #immediate #parent #principle #vital

As is said about most writers: on the one hand all I ever did from when I was a child was read, and I was a loner, which was furthered by my parents and my upbringing. ↗

— Elfriede Jelinek

#child #did #ever #hand #i

I was really inspired while I was pregnant and I wrote a whole album for my baby. I wanted to write a kids album that didn't annoy parents. I used The Beatles 'Rocky Raccoon' as sort of a starting place for my writing. ↗

— Jewel

#annoy #baby #beatles #i #inspired

When I was 3 my parents put me in gymnastics because I was a bundle of energy and they just didn't know what to do with me! They put me in a Tots class and I just fell in love with it. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#bundle #class #energy #fell #gymnastics

Without greater support for childcare, parents of young children may be forced to choose cheaper, poor quality care for their children or fail to provide it entirely. ↗

— Tim Johnson

#cheaper #childcare #children #choose #entirely

Apparently, one in five people in the world are Chinese. And there are five people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or my dad. Or my older brother, Colin. Or my younger brother, Ho-Chan-Chu. But I think it's Colin. ↗

— Tim Vine

#brother #chinese #colin #dad #either

I know it sounds crazy, but I have had far more connection with my parents after their deaths. ↗

— Lynn Johnston

#connection #crazy #deaths #far #had

Mom and Dad would stay in bed on Sunday morning, but the kids would have to go to church. ↗

— Lynn Johnston

#bed #church #dad #go #kids

At certain historic moments, grandparents took on childrearing responsibilities. In many cultures, they still do. Chinese grandparents who are able to retire at 55 are seen all over Beijing bouncing grandbabies. In the United States, we can't afford to retire at 55. ↗

— Erica Jong

#afford #beijing #bouncing #certain #chinese