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My dad was in the Navy; he was in Vietnam. My mom was trying to sell real estate on the side. We didn't have a lot of money.
I started off as many fathers do. I enjoyed the good bits, but I was wary of the responsibility. But now I love being a dad.
There was no luxury. I never got on an airplane until I was 18. We drove everywhere. My dad was like, "Waste not, want not."
Apprenticeship is one of the dearest roles of childhood, not just watching Dad or Mother, but being taught a hands-on trade.
I had always sung in my dad's shop. I worked there after school, and I'd be singing along with the top-40 records of the day.
My mom and my dad taught me the greatest gifts we have are our family, our health and the right to clean water and good land.
I don't want to appear to be placing blame, but as far my life is concerned, everything is pretty much my dad's ball's fault.
I once said to my father, when I was a boy, 'Dad we need a third political party.' He said to me, 'I'll settle for a second.'
I was bored one day, so my dad took me to this acting school. I liked it more than having fun - I liked it for an actual job.
What's going to be funny is when they think Mom and Dad are a little bit cool, because right now, we're not cool Mom and Dad.
In Brazil, if you have a son, the first thing you give him is a football. That's the first gift - so my dad was no different.
Every dad, if he takes time out of his busy life to reflect upon his fatherhood, can learn ways to become an even better dad.
I'm the dad, the cleanup guy. I deal with the bigger messes. But I also provide more adventures and excitement. It works out.
Thank you Dad... for listening and caring, for giving and sharing, but, especially, for just being you! Happy Birthday to you
From my dad ... I think we have a similar sense of humor. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, but I think he's funny!
I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for another shot at the Olympics.
My legacy to me is-when I drop dead and they're at my funeral - I want my three kids to get up and say, 'He's an awesome dad'.
When I was just getting started making my own music, my dad said, "You should think about art, but also anti-art and non-art."
I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff.
All my money is in a savings account. My dad has explained the stock market to me maybe 75 times. I still don't understand it.
My mom and dad met at Anaheim High School. After they got married, all they wanted to do was have four children, and they did.
I once punched a bloke in the face for saying 'Hawk the Slayer' was rubbish, when what I should have said 'Dad, you're wrong.'
Assume whatever you do, both offline and online, will be seen by your mother, dad, boss, coach, boyfriend, teacher… the world.
Between my mom and dad, I would hear a lot of Earth, Wind, and Fire. My mom loved Chaka Khan, so that was on in the car a lot.
If you ask my dad for help... he'll help. Like a vulture helps an over-run armadillo on a Texas highway. One peck at the time.
I grew up speaking Korean, but my dad spoke English very well. I learned a lot of how to speak English by watching television.
My dad was a very conservative Republican businessman, so obviously I considered it a problem when I realized I was a lesbian.
Meditating takes on a different quality when someone taps you on the shoulder and says, "Dad, why are you sleeping like that?"
My dad was an autoworker, my mom was a clerk. Until I was thirty-five, I never made more than fifteen thousand dollars a year.
I'm a bit of a potty mouth. My dad used to wash out my mouth with soap, but that was just to get rid of any traces of his DNA.
Fortunately, as it pertains to guns, my dad and uncle introduced me to guns the way it needs to be done: smart, slow and safe.
Being a dad is my most important job because it not only affects my children, but their children and many generations to come.
My dad is a very snappy dresser; he gets all his stuff tailored. He's an architect, so he's a little more artistically minded.
I guess I knew my dad was into photography, so a part of me was interested in picking it up to understand him a little better.
My dad always told me, 'I don't care what you do. Just aim to be the best at it. Even if it's the world's best window cleaner.'
Our dad played us a lot of old country songs by The Carter Family and he would sing along to it. I loved listening to him sing.
My dad was an FBI agent. My mom and dad were straight arrow types, and I had a conservative, suburban Orange County upbringing.
I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job.
Henry: Well I'm sorry about your head though, but I thought you were one of them. Indiana: Dad, they come in through the doors.
I am emotional, honest, and sensitive and a great human being because of my dad. Tough and independent woman because of my mom.
When I was young, I was very shy and quiet, because we moved all the time. My dad was in the Navy, so we moved every two years.
My dad would do horrible things to me, but I was so desperate for his affection and his approval that I would keep coming back.
I always thought that dads in the old days where rather macho types who wouldn't get close to a baby, let alone change nappies.
Even if you don't have all the things you want, be grateful for the things you don't have that you don't want (Bob Dylan's dad)
My dad's probably one of the kindest people in the world. When I was younger that's not how I was- I was a little spoiled brat.
I loved Dad more for treating the biological reality as trivial, irrelevant. He loved me no less than his other three children.
I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.
I just don't regret anything I've gone through or anything I have been through with my mum and dad, I'm just proud of who I am.
I've been so lucky to have my mum and dad because they've worked to give my brother and I everything. We're not spoilt children.
When I was six years old, Mom and Dad gave me a guitar for my birthday, and Daddy taught me the chords to 'You Are My Sunshine.'