“When my dad divorced my mom it was kind of like him leaving me also.” KindMomDadLeavingMy DadMy MomLeaving MeDivorced Author:Nicole Richie
“I didn't come from a trailer park. I grew up middle class and my dad had money and my mom made my lunch. I got a car when I was sixteen. I'm proud of that.” MadeClassMiddleCarGrewMomProudDadWalkingGrew UpMy DadMy MomParksMiddle ClassLunchSixteenTrailersTrailer Park Author:Kid Rock
“Mom and Dad were married 64 years. And if you wondered what their secret was, you could have asked the local florist - because every day Dad gave Mom a rose, which he put on her bedside table. That's how she found out what happened on the day my father died - she went looking for him because that morning, there was no rose.” IfsYearsFoundFatherSecretMorningHappenedMomDadMarriedDiedTablesRoseLocalsFatherhoodAnniversaryMom And DadFather DiedMy Father Died Author:Mitt Romney
“My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all - the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.” LoveWould BeKidsMomDadMy MomUnconditional LoveUnconditionalGreatest GiftsMom And Dad Author:Mitt Romney
“When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice, 'Why should women have any less say than men, about the great decisions facing our nation?'” MenWayShouldStillsI CanBeautifulFatherNationsVoiceDecisionStepsMomDadMy DadMy MomRanSenateEvery StepBeautiful Voice Author:Mitt Romney
“My dad was a bartender. My mom was a cashier, a maid and a stock clerk at K-Mart. They never made it big. They were never rich. And yet they were successful. Because just a few decades removed from hopelessness, they made possible for us all the things that had been impossible for them.” MadeBigsMotherSuccessfulRichImpossibleMomDadMy DadMy MomDecadesMade ItHopelessnessMaidsClerksBartenderCashiers Author:Marco Rubio
“My parents were working class folks. My dad was a bartender for most of his life, my mom was a maid and a cashier and a stock clerk at WalMart. We were not people of financial means in terms of significant financial means. I always told them, 'I didn't always have what I wanted. I always had what I needed.' My parents always provided that.” PeopleMeanWantedMotherParentTermClassMomNeededDadMy DadFinancialFolksMy MomSignificantWorking ClassMaidsClerksBartenderWalmartCashiers Author:Marco Rubio
“Mom was 50 when my Dad died. She got on a bus every weekday for years, and rode 40 miles each morning to Madison. She earned a new degree and learned new skills to start her small business. It wasn't just a new livelihood. It was a new life.” YearsMotherMorningMomDadSkillsDegreesDiedMy DadMilesBusNew LifeSmall BusinessLivelihoodMadisonNew SkillsWeekdaysDad DiedMy Dad Died Author:Paul Ryan
“My mom was a working woman. She made more money than my dad. Both my parents worked. And this was in the '60s.” MadeParentMomDadMy DadMy MomMore MoneyWorking Women Author:Rick Santorum
“Most children - I know I did when I was a kid - fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They don't tell their real parents about that - you don't want to tell Mom and Dad. Kids lead a very private life. And I was a typical child, I think. I was a liar.” ThinkingKnowsWantChildrenRealKidsParentMomDadLiarsTypicalPrivate LifeMom And DadReal Parents Author:Maurice Sendak
“I was always okay with the fact that I was taller and bigger than everybody else growing up. My mom, my dad, and my friends always told me I was beautiful.” FactsBeautifulGrowing UpGrowingMomDadMy FriendsOkayBiggerMy DadMy Mom Author:Jordin Sparks
“My brother's a grip. My mom's a scriptwriter. My dad's a director. So it's like, at heart, I'm a below-the-line girl.” HeartGirlLinesBrotherMomDadDirectorsMy DadMy MomMy Brother Author:Kristen Stewart