“Success is a lot of things. In my personal life it is to have my own family with me, to give all my best to let my daughter have a better life than me, better choices.” GivingChoicesMy OwnDaughterMy DaughterPersonal LifeBetter Life Author:Ali Suliman
“What my daughter does is my own responsibility, the way she represents herself.” WayDoeMy OwnResponsibilityDaughterMy Daughter Author:Mark Oliver
“I was raised the Chinese way: I was taught to desire nothing, to swallow other people's misery, to eat my own bitterness. And even though I taught my daughter the opposite, still she came out the same way! Maybe it is because she was born to me and she was born a girl. And I was born to my mother and I was born a girl. All of us are like stairs, one step after another, going up and down, but all going the same way.” PeopleWayStillsMotherDesireGirlBornMy OwnStepsGenerationsTaughtDaughterOppositesMiseryRaisedChineseMy DaughterBitternessUp And DownStairs Author:Amy Tan
“I have no fresh-from-the-oven mother-daughter recollections - only the daily creaking of cans being opened and the sucking sound of gelatinous vegetables splurting from their tin-encased vacuums. Her kitchen was filled with smoke and impatience. ... And so I grew up finding my own path, frying what could not be boiled, winging my way through life without recipes.” WayMotherSoundMy OwnPathGrewFindingsGrew UpDaughterFilledSmokeMy WayKitchenVegetablesRecipesImpatienceVacuumsRecollectionMother DaughterTinOvensFrying Author:Patricia J. Williams
“I've retroactively made all that wasted time rotting my brain into research. It makes me a hypocrite when I try to tell my own daughter, "I don't know, I think we've played a little too much Mario."” ThinkingKnowsTryingLittlesMadeMy OwnBrainToo MuchResearchDaughterHypocriteWasted TimeRottingMario Author:Ernest Cline
“Soon, I'm going to meet somebody around my own age, and she's going to be smart and beautiful, and I'm going to date her daughter.” AgeBeautifulMy OwnSmartDaughterBeing Smart Author:Bob Saget
“Mothers send strips to daughters to make a point. Daughters smack strips down on the breakfast table to make a point. My own mom sometimes cuts a strip out and sends it to me to make sure I understand her.” SometimesMotherMy OwnInspiringCuttingMomDaughterTablesBreakfastMothers DaySmack Author:Cathy Guisewite
“I'm a guy who should not have a lot of free time. But when it comes to vacation, I like to pull the plug completely. It's all about my daughter - I'm no longer the star of my own movie.” ShouldGuyStarsMy OwnDaughterMy DaughterVacationPlugsFree Time Author:Anthony Bourdain
“The idea of being given things that you don't necessarily deserve was always a difficult one for me to negotiate, and so I really always felt that I had to prove myself. Being the daughter of a famous man I guess is more easy than being the daughter of a famous woman, but at the same time there was a sense of really, with me, of wanting to earn my own way.” MenWayIdeasGivenFeltEasyDifficultMy OwnProveDaughterDeserveFamous WomenProve MyselfOne For Me Author:Anjelica Huston
“I am a true 80s girl. I loved Kylie, Madonna, The Bangles and Human League. I fancied a couple of the Neighbours kids too and I loved Bros. God, I had terrible music taste. I’m getting a taste of my own medicine now, as my daughter’s been asking for some quite scary albums.” HumansKidsGirlMy OwnCoupleTerribleTasteDaughterAskingMedicineAlbumsScaryLeagueMy Daughter80sNeighbourBrosBangles Author:Donna Air
“The Drama Years is filled with heart-stirring stories, just-been-there advice from recent teens and practical, actionable tips for parents. It's full of real girls talking about everything from stress and body image to love and materialism. Reading this book, I cringed in recognition of my own drama years, just wishing this book had been around back then and so grateful I'll have it as a guide for my own daughter.” YearsHeartBookRealStoriesBodyGirlReadingWishParentMy OwnTalkingAdviceDramaDaughterStressGratefulFilledGuidesPracticalsRecognitionMaterialismTeensBody ImageStirringSo GratefulReal Girl Author:Melissa Walker
“My own daughters weren't able to study in Turkey because of their headscarves, so they went to the United States.” StatesAbleMy OwnUnitedUnited StatesStudyDaughterTurkeysHeadscarves Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan