“I remember feeling ashamed, for some reason. I was ashamed of my parents. I couldn't face some of my friends at school anymore, because I desperately wanted to have the classic, you know, typical family. Mother, father. I wanted that security, so I resented my parents for quite a few years because of that.” KnowsYearsReasonFeelingsWantedSchoolRememberFacesMotherFatherParentSecurityMy FriendsClassicAshamedTypical Author:Kurt Cobain
“You have driven me from the East to this place, and I have been here two thousand years or more....My friends, if you took me away from this land it would be very hard for me. I wish to die in this land. I wish to be an old man here....I have not wished to give even a part of it to the Great Father. Though he would give me a million dollars or more I would not give to him this land....When people want to slaughter cattle they drive them along until they get them to a corral, and then they slaughter them. So it was with us....My children have been exterminated; my brother has been killed.” PeopleIfsMenWantGivingYearsChildrenHas BeensTwoHardWould BeDiesFatherWishMillionsLandBrotherThousandMy FriendsGive MeDollarsEastDrivenMy ChildrenMy BrotherNativeOld ManNative AmericanThousand YearsMillion DollarsSlaughterCattleGreat FatherWish To Die Author:Standing Bear
“Looking back on the God my friend believed in, he seems a little erratic, not entirely unlike her father - God as borderline personality.” LittlesGodSeemsFatherPersonalityMy FriendsLooking BackBorderlineErratic Book:Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith Source: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
“On the first day of school, my father told me I'd be the most popular girl and everyone would love me and want to be my friend. It wasn't so, but it gave me an enormous amount of confidence.” WantFirstsSchoolGirlFatherAmountMy FriendsEnormousFirst Day Of SchoolPopular Girl Author:Maeve Binchy
“My name is Adam. My father's name is Adam. Having the same name as your father, it's alright until your voice changes. My friends would always call up, 'Is Adam there?' My father would say, 'This is Adam.' My friends would say, 'Adam, you were so wasted last night.'” LastsNightFatherNamesVoiceMy FriendsDrinkingAdamLast NightAlrightFunny Drinking Author:Adam Sandler
“My helpless friend, your helplessness is the most powerful plea which rises up to the tender father-heart of God. You think that everything is closed to you because you cannot pray. My friend, your helplessness is the very essence of prayer.” ThinkingHeartFatherPrayerPowerfulFriendsPrayingMy FriendsEssenceMost PowerfulHelplessHelplessness Book:Prayer Source: Prayer