“My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn't really talk about it. I know that it's there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really.” ThinkingKnowsYearsIdeasSelfHomeForceSacrificeAirDadDirectMy DadCrewSelf SacrificeAir ForceIndirect Author:Jeremy Northam
“My dad had an eighth grade education, and everything that he did in his life was just stuff that he went out and did - figured out what he needed to know and read. Very successful, a union contractor.” KnowsStuffSuccessfulNeededDadUnionsMy DadGradesContractorEighth Grade Author:Mitch Pileggi
“I know who my dad is, I've met him a few times, but I don't even call him dad. I know it sounds horrible, but I don't even see him as part of my family, to be honest. If you want the truth, it doesn't bother me because I don't know any different. I just know that me and my mum, that was my family.” IfsKnowsWantDifferentSoundHonestDadMetsMy FamilyMy DadHorribleBeing HonestBotherMum Author:Sally Pearson
“My dad knows the business, and he tells me I've got to do what's best for me.” KnowsDadMy Dad Author:Jamie Redknapp
“I know it was harder for me taking care of my dad during his cancer than it was going through my own. You feel more helpless as a caregiver.” KnowsFeelsCareMy OwnDadHarderMy DadCancerHelplessCaregivers Author:Mindy Sterling
“I'm an artist, and I go in the studio and make my music. And then I'll give it to my dad and he does what he does. And he does, you know, the press, and figuring out shows and whatnot. When it comes to my artistic freedom, he doesn't, like, step on my toes or anything.” KnowsGivingDoeShowsArtistStepsDadPressesMy DadStudiosArtisticToesArtistic Freedom Author:Ashlee Simpson
“Going through the grief period of my dad and losing him - that was the worst thing because you know when you get that call. When you are seven, eight years old, you have that almost vision in your mind of what that's going to be like and what your going to feel like and it doesn't prepare you.” KnowsFeelsYearsMindGriefVisionWorstDadPeriodsLosingSevenMy DadEightWorst ThingsOld YouLosing Him Author:Richie Sambora
“Yeah, my dad was in the foreign service. We lived in India, Indonesia and Africa, and we traveled a lot from those places. I was 10 when we moved back, and I felt like the odd guy out. It wasn't until later that I appreciated it. But coming back I didn't know any TV shows or music, which was even worse.” KnowsShowsGuyFeltTvsDadIndiaYeahMovedMy DadOddTraveledTv ShowsComing BackAppreciatedIndonesiaForeign Service Author:Dylan Walsh
“My parents, last time we went to Ikea, got into a huge fight, almost got divorced. My dad accidentally put his fist through the wood. I don't know what it was made of. Just going there it's like a maze. My mom makes me go. I get lost. It's very stressful.” KnowsMadeLastsFightingLostParentHugeMomDadMy DadMy MomWoodsLast TimeFistsDivorcedStressfulMazesIkea Author:Jedediah Bila
“I'm in hotel rooms night after night, playing a lot of the same venues as my dad and carrying the guitar that used to be his. We're the same person. I don't know if he realises how much of a legacy he has left to his children.” IfsKnowsChildrenPersonsUsedNightLeftRoomsDadGuitarMy DadUsed To BeLegacyHotelRealisingVenuesHotel Rooms Author:Martha Wainwright