“After all you grow by experience. But while your son is young, you should try to set before him his ultimate goal.” ShouldTryingYoungGrowsGoalSonUltimateUltimate GoalYour Son Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti
“As a father, you find yourself telling this to your kids a lot. My son, when he didn't want to play baseball, I was like, "Buddy, try it. Try playing baseball and if you don't like it, that's fine. But I want you to try it. I want you to try as hard as you can at it. And then we'll talk about it." You kind of have to give yourself the same pep talk. As a 43-year-old, you're like, "You know what? Just, try it. Try as hard as you can, give it everything you got and then accept the results."” GivingTryingKindKidsFatherAcceptingSonLike YouBaseballFinding YourselfMy SonI Want YouBuddyPepPep Talk Author:Nick Lachey
“I think as parents you want to at least try to provide a good example to your kids. So yeah, I feel like a complete hypocrite if I'm telling my son to try new things and not be afraid and I'm shying away from doing a dancing show for Pete's sake. On some level, you're at least being a good example for your kids.” ThinkingTryingKidsParentSonDancingMy SonHypocrite Author:Nick Lachey
“I try to teach my son about sanitation, especially when handling foods like chicken that could be dangerous. I remind him to wash his hands all the time. When my son cooks with me, he stands on a step stool so he can reach the stove. I teach him about safety and fire.” TryingHandsStepsTeachFireDangerousSonSafetyCooksChickensMy SonStovesStoolsSanitation Author:Emeril Lagasse
“When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just had our second son, and when I went to collect them from hospital, I went to the bank to try and get some money to buy some diapers, the screen showed I've got $26 left.” TryingLeftSonScriptsScreensHospitalsLowestHospitalityDiapersLowest Point Author:Ang Lee
“Perhaps because my relationship with my father went through such a long, bumpy time, it's been very important for me to work to try to keep lines of communication open between my sons and myself to try to avoid my father's mistakes. At least if you're making mistakes, make different mistakes.” IfsTryingLongImportantDifferentFatherLinesMistakeSonCommunicationMaking MistakesMy SonLines Of Communication Author:Salman Rushdie
“My son is trying to be a sports writer, and my daughter is a college student. She wants to be a comedy writer, and she's at film school. I discouraged both of them early on from getting involved in Starbucks. I didn't think it would be fair; plus, they didn't have any interest anyway.” ThinkingWantTryingWould BeSchoolFilmSportsInterestComedyStudentsCollegeSonInvolvedDaughterFairsMy DaughterPlusMy SonDiscouragedStarbucksFilm SchoolCollege Students Author:Howard Schultz
“I don't want to force anything on anyone. I'm not trying to bust you over the head and make you buy this record or this song or whatever. I'm presenting it to you so you can take it in. You know, it's like trying to force a kid to eat broccoli. If I present it as trees that make your muscles grow, my son is like, 'I'm down with getting muscles.'” IfsKnowsWantTryingKidsSongForceGrowsRecordsTreeSonMusclesMy SonPresentingBroccoli Author:Jill Scott
“My priority is my son and my husband, and I have a lot of spinning plates, so I try to make sure they're not one of them.” TryingSonHusbandPrioritiesMy HusbandMy SonPlatesSpinningSpinning Plates Author:Sherri Shepherd
“Son, we'd like to keep you around this season but we're going to try and win a pennant.” TryingWinningSonBaseballSeasons Author:Casey Stengel
“My son had toyed with the idea of writing and trying to write a little bit, so that kind of gave me the bug to write also.” WritingTryingKindLittlesIdeasBitsSonLittle BitMy SonBugs Author:George Strait