#rents

My parents told me I would become a doctor and then in my spare time I would become a concert pianist. So, both my day job and my spare time were sort of taken care of. ↗

— Amy Tan

#both #care #concert #concert pianist #day

Change is a contact sport. ↗

— Romal J. Tune

#education #teenagers-and-parents #teens #youth-motivational-speaker #change

My parents separated when I was younger. ↗

— Tina Turner

#parents #separated #younger

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#begin #children #ever #forgive #judge

Many working mothers feel guilty about not being at home. And when they are there, they wish it could be perfect. This pressure to make every minute happy puts working parents in a bind when it comes to setting limits and modifying behavior. ↗

— Cathy Rindner Tempelsman

#behavior #being #bind #comes #could

It's a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children. ↗

— Ama Ata Aidoo

#bit #children #first #frightened #moment

I was always in trouble from an early age. I had a fraught relationship with my parents, who were very traditional. Doing plays at school was a joyous release. ↗

— Naveen Andrews

#always #doing #early #early age #fraught

I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a child's life when parents must be absolutely and completely present. ↗

— Dirk Benedict

#believe #child #completely #first #i

Whatever talent I had, I'm sure it helped that my parents were in the business and that I grew up around actors, comedians and directors. ↗

— Ben Stiller

#business #comedians #directors #grew #had

The only place I considered home was the boarding school, in Yorkshire, my parents sent me to. ↗

— Joe Strummer

#boarding school #considered #home #i #me