“My mum always used to say to me that, out of her three boys, 'Chris, you were the girl!' I'd speak to her about far more things (than my brothers would) and far more things than she needed to hear about, too. I was a chatty kid.” KidsUsedGirlThreeSpeakBoysBrotherNeededMy BrotherMum Author:Chris Hemsworth
“Crime is a very hard genre to feminise. If you have a female protagonist she is going to be looking after her mum when she gets older; she is going to be worried about her brother and sister; she will be making a living while bringing up kids.” IfsHardKidsCrimeBrotherFemaleWorriedGenreMumBrothers And SistersProtagonistsMaking A LivingFemale Protagonists Author:Denise Mina
“My dad never decided what he wanted to do; at times he fought in the army, was a teacher, a boxer, a light engineer, and a then a publican. My mum was a traditional housewife and mother. They showed my brother and I unconditional love.” LightWantedMotherTeacherBrotherDadDecidedArmyMy DadTraditionalMy BrotherUnconditional LoveEngineersMumUnconditionalHousewifeBoxers Author:Anthony Browne
“Growing up, we didn't have anything. My mum wasn't well, so I was in three care homes then foster homes before me and my little brother went back to her. I was passed from pillar to post.” WellsLittlesHomeCareThreeGrowing UpGrowingBrotherPostsMumPillarsLittle BrotherMy Little Brother Author:Rebecca Ferguson
“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.” GivingChildrenBrotherDadLuckyMy BrotherMumSo LuckyMum And DadSpoilt Author:Amy Childs
“I never really was good at being a family general man, really. I hardly ever spent any time with my mum and dad whatever, really, or brothers or sisters. We just really didn't get along. I was pretty much like the black sheep of the family, to be honest.” MenBlackHonestBrotherDadBeing HonestSheepMumMum And DadBlack SheepBlack Sheep Of The Family Author:Andrew Chan
“The scariest time of my life was when I knew my Nana was dying. It was horrible, as there's nothing I could do to stop it. I grew up living with my Mum, brother and Nana (my mum's mum), so it felt like I lost a parent rather than a grandparent. It makes you realise the fragility of life.” LostFeltParentDyingBrotherGrewGrew UpHorribleRealisingMumGrandparentFragilityTime Of My LifeFragility Of Life Author:Nikki Sanderson
“My brother thinks it is very, very bad that I left Islam. My half-sister wants to convert me back; I want to convert her to Western values. My mum is terrified that when I die, and we all go to God, I will be burned.” ThinkingWantValuesDiesLeftHalfBrotherIslamWesternMy BrotherMumBurnedTerrifiedWestern ValuesHalf Sister Author:Ayaan Hirsi Ali
“My brother's researched our early family history. He found a letter from a fella who said he used to be in love with my mum.” SaidUsedFoundBrotherLettersUsed To BeMy BrotherMumFamily HistoryFellas Author:Paul McCartney
“I have three brothers. Poor Mum; four boys.” ThreePoorBoysFourBrotherMumThree Brothers Author:Thomston
“The only thing my mum could afford growing up was to be able to look after me and my brother so the only thing that I wanted when I grew up was to be able to look after my mum. So when I could, I bought her a house and then I got her a car as well and I got her a little air freshener to put in her car and on it, it said "life is a journey not a destination."” WellsLooksLittlesSaidAbleWantedLife IsHouseGrowing UpGrowingAirJourneyCarBrotherGrewGrew UpMy BrotherDestinationMumLife Is A JourneySaid Life Author:John Newman