“I grew up in a broken home. My dad was out of the home when I was five years old. I never knew him very well.” YearsWellsHomeFiveBrokenGrewDadGrew UpMy DadFive YearsFive Year OldsBroken Homes Author:Thomas Kinkade
“I grew up in Arkansas and that's the law. My dad was a high school basketball coach, so I was raised as a coach's son and I was a baseball player back in Arkansas, and I lived in Texas, too, so I was just surrounded by sports. So that's what I was going to do: Pitch for the St Louis Cardinals. I had no idea I was going to be an actor. So I got my collar bone broken in the Kansas City Royals training camp. And once I got hurt I started doing other things for a while.” IdeasSchoolLawActorsSportsHurtCitiesPlayerSonBrokenGrewDadBasketballGrew UpTrainingHigh SchoolBaseballRaisedMy DadBonesCoachesNo IdeaTexasCampsRoyalCollarsCardinalsBaseball PlayerKansasBasketball CoachArkansasKansas CityGot HurtTraining Camp Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“My mothers dad dropped out of the eighth grade to work. He had to. By the time he was 30, he was a master electrician, plumber, carpenter, mason, mechanic. That guy was, to me, a magician. Anything that was broken, he could fix. Anybody anywhere in our community knew that if there was a problem, Carl was there to fix it.” IfsProblemMotherGuyCommunityMastersBrokenDadGradesMechanicMagicianThat GuyOur CommunityCarpenterMasonsPlumberEighth GradeElectricianDirty Jobs Author:Mike Rowe
“The child who ran weeping to you with a cut finger is now brought home, smiling gamely, with a broken collarbone and incredible contusions- 'it wasn't Jezebels fault, Dad.'” ChildrenHomeCuttingBrokenDadHorseFaultsFingersIncrediblesRanWeepingJezebel Author:Pam Brown
“My dad and I are very different people. For example, he's been stabbed; I'm afraid of bugs. He's a mechanic; I once had to exchange a "broken" rental car because I didn't realize I was driving around with the parking brake on. I could keep going, but you get it.” PeopleDifferentRealizingCarExampleBrokenDadMy DadDrivingKeep GoingMechanicBugsDifferent PeoplesParkingBrakeCar Rental Author:Jason Mulgrew
“You hear terrible stories because there'll be a story about some terrible kid, but most of the kids I work with are terrific kids. They're poor, maybe their families are broken, so they're not coming home to a mom and dad and a nice dinner every night. But these kids are capable.” StoriesHomeKidsNightPoorNiceBrokenMomDadTerribleCapableDinnerComing HomeEvery NightTerrificMom And Dad Author:Rafe Esquith
“I was always the new kid in school, I'm the kid from a broken family, I'm the kid who had no dad showing up at the father-son stuff, I'm the kid that was using food stamps at the grocery store.” KidsSchoolFatherStuffSonBrokenDadStoresStampsGroceriesFather SonShowing UpGrocery StoresFood StampsBroken Family Author:Dave Mustaine
“He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy.” IfsHumorRunningBrokenDadNewsPrisonLikesChecksMumMurdererWizardsMum And DadUncle Vernon Author:J. K. Rowling
“What's that?" he snarled, staring at the envelope Harry was still clutching in his hand. "If it's another form for me to sign, you've got another -" "It's not," said Harry cheerfully. "It's a letter from my godfather." "Godfather?" sputtered Uncle Vernon. "You haven't got a godfather!" "Yes, I have," said Harry brightly. "He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy.” IfsSaidStillsHandsRunningFormHavensBrokenDadNewsLettersPrisonLikesChecksStaringMumHarry PotterUnclesMurdererWizardsEnvelopesMum And DadUncle Vernon Author:J. K. Rowling
“We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa Clause myth and got nothing but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. 'Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,' Dad said, ' you'll still have your stars.” YearsLongSaidStillsKidsStarsBrokenDadForgottenMythBunchLaughedPlasticToysSantaJunkClausesSanta Clause Author:Jeannette Walls