“Tejano music was hard for us because I was a girl. My dad had a lot of problems while trying to set up shows for us or presentations because there are a lot of men who don't think that women can get the attention of the public. But ... wrong!” ThinkingMenTryingHardShowsProblemGirlAttentionDadMy DadPresentation Author:Selena
“I love my dad; I'm a daddy's girl, all the way.” WayGirlDadMy DadDaddyLove My DadI Love My Dad Author:Molly Quinn
“I wanted to be a skinny little ballerina but I was a voluptuous little Italian girl whose dad had meatballs on the table every night.” LittlesWantedNightGirlFatherDadTablesItalianEvery NightSkinnyBallerinaVoluptuousMeatballsItalian Girl Author:Lady Gaga
“My dad treated me like a boy because he grew up with four brothers. He didn't baby me. He was never, like, "You're a girl, you can't do this." I never felt like I had to put a feminine spin on anything, I just wanted to do what the boys did as good or better.” GirlBoysBrotherLike YouBabyDadMy DadFeminine Author:Kid Sister
“When I found out I got this job, I cried, of course - I'm a girly-girl - and then I called my dad, and he cried, too. On so many levels, this is a thrill for me.” JobsGirlCoursesFoundLiteratureLevelsDadMy DadCriedThrillGirlyGirly Girl Author:Lisa Guerrero
“My dad took me for an audition once, to show me, OK, you want to be a child actor, this is what its like. I sang a folk song about donkeys on this West End stage with this big director, and there was a queue of 200 girls all singing Memory. I was terrible. Terrible.” WantChildrenEndsShowsBigsSongGirlActorsMemoriesStageDadTerribleDirectorsSingingWestMy DadFolksShow MeAuditionsDonkeyQueuesChild ActorsFolk SongsWest End Author:Emilia Clarke
“I personally always find something really scary about watching little girls learning to manipulate their dads by baby talking. Then they grow up and use the same technique on their boyfriends or husbands. That scares me because it's just so sick on so many levels.” LittlesUseGirlGrowsLevelsTalkingGrowing UpBabyDadHusbandSickScaryTechniqueScareManipulateSo SickReally Scary Author:Megan Fox
“I watched Westerns from the time I was a girl. My dad was a big Western fan. I always loved Clint Eastwood movies and Westworld, where the guy gets trapped in a western-themed amusement park. The western motif was fascinating to me.” BigsGuyGirlFansDadWesternMy DadParksFascinatingTrappedAmusementMotifsAmusement ParksElise Author:Kimberly Elise
“Dad thanks for leaning in by helping me become a role model for young girls.” HelpingYoungGirlRolesDadModelsThanksRole ModelsLeaning In Author:Serena Williams
“I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom's side for not being black enough. And then I'd spend the summer with my dad and be sent to all white summer camps where I was 'that black girl.'” EnoughRememberGirlSidesBlackWhiteMomDadSummerMy DadMy MomCampsCousinMy CousinSummer CampBlack Girl Author:Lauren London
“I'm sitting in the drive-through and I've got my three girls in the back and this station comes on and it's playing “Jailhouse Rock,” the original version, and my girls are jumping up and down, going nuts. I'm looking around at them and they've heard Dad's music all the time and I don't see that out of them.” GirlThreeHeardRocksDadSittingOriginalsVersionsStationsNutsJumpingUp And DownMy Girl Author:Garth Brooks
“My dad wears girls' clothes - it's so funny. Sometimes I see him and I'm like, 'Nice shirt!,' because it's from my closet.” SometimesGirlNiceDadClothesMy DadShirtsClosets Author:Liv Tyler
“None of my sisters are in the movies, nor are my nieces going to be. That's how Dutt 'sahab,' my dad, brought up the girls in the family, and I am just carrying his thought forward.” GirlDadMy DadMy SisterNieceMy Niece Author:Sanjay Dutt
“My Dad wanted me to be able to play with him and my brothers. I was the only girl!” PlayAbleWantedGirlBrotherDadMy DadMy Brother Author:Susan Davis
“I'm always amazed... I took my 11-year-old to an oceanography camp, and these girls came over to me, and my son was like 'Oh here we go, Dad,' because they had been looking. They were like, 'You're the guy, aren't you?' And I said, 'Well, maybe.' They said, 'He is, he's the guy on 'Charmed!''” YearsWellsSaidGuyGirlSonLike YouDadMy SonCampsAmazedThey SaidCharmed Author:Tobin Bell
“Have you noticed how the Republicans and Democrats try to copy each other at their conventions. Like at the Democratic convention John Kerry's daughter told a story about how he once gave CPR to her hamster. At the Republican convention the Bush girls are going to tell a story about how when their hamster was bad, their dad built them a little electric chair.” TryingLittlesStoriesGirlDadRepublicanDaughterBuiltDemocraticDemocratChairsCopiesConventionsElectricJohn KerryHamstersElectric ChairCpr Author:Jay Leno
“My hat was pulled down and this girl said 'Are you really him?' I whispered 'Yeah, I'm really him.' She screamed, 'Mom! Dad! It's Heath Ledger!” SaidHateGirlMomDadDown AndYeahHatsThis GirlMom Dad Author:Josh Hartnett
“One Dad I know uses what I call Post-It® Note therapy on his children. He leaves sticky Post-It Notes everywhere ...in their lunch box, inside their shoes, on top of their sandwich before he wraps it up. He once went into his daughter's room, looking for his hammer, and on the back of her bedroom door were every Post-It Note he'd ever given her - over 250 in all with simple messages like 'Great job'...'I love you'...or 'You're special to me.' Do you think that girl knew, without a doubt, that her Dad valued her and loved her?” ThinkingKnowsChildrenUseJobsGirlGivenSimpleRoomsDoubtDoorsSpecialLove YouDadMessagesDaughterNotesShoesBoxesPostsTherapyLunchBedroomHammersWrapsSandwichesGreat JobThat GirlStickySpecial To MePost It Notes Author:Jack Canfield
“My dad used to say makeup was a shallow girl's sport, but it's not. It's armor.” UsedGirlSportsDadMy DadMakeupShallowArmor Book:All the Rage Source: All the Rage
“I love women. I actually prefer girls, as a parent, because they disappoint at a different age. They go through that, "Dad's an idiot," which lasted a little longer than I'd like.” LittlesDifferentAgeGirlParentDadIdiotDisappointDifferent Ages Author:Tim Allen
“By being with my kids. I'm like a lion who hunts and comes home to be looked after and sleep. I think girls tend to be drawn towards their dad. I'd love to have a son, but I have three kids who are great - three geezer birds and that's all I need to worry about.” ThinkingNeedsHomeKidsGirlThreeSleepWorrySonDadBirdComing HomeLionsHunts Author:Ray Winstone