“Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She's taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do.” WayYearsMadeI CanGirlThreeStrongCan DoGrowing UpGrowingTaughtBrotherMomToughIndependentMy MomMy BrotherIndependent WomenOlder BrotherStrong Independent WomenBeing Independent WomanStrong Independent Author:Diana Lopez
“I like to keep people around me like the guys I have on the road with me, three of them were childhood friends of mine when I was growing up in Scotland. They don't look at me any different than when we were in primary school. So it's good to keep people like that around you. I think if you surround yourself with good honest people, they will tell you what to hear when you need to hear it.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsLooksDifferentSchoolGuyThreeGrowing UpGrowingChildhoodHonestMinesPrimariesSurroundScotlandLook At MeSurround YourselfHonest PeoplePrimary SchoolChildhood Friend Author:Johnny Reid
“I grew up in a remarkable home, the middle of seven children. My parents raised us well. They loved us well. We laughed hard growing up. But being the middle child, I couldn't figure out where I fit in the home, whether I was the youngest of the older three or the oldest of the younger three. When you don't know where you fit inside the home and you're young and you're desperate to fit in somewhere, I'd figured where I would fit outside the home. So I made some bad decisions about who I hung out with, I dropped out of high school, got kicked out of the house.” KnowsWellsChildrenMadeHardHomeSchoolYoungThreeHouseParentDecisionGrowing UpGrowingMiddleFiguresGrewFitGrew UpHigh SchoolRaisedSevenDesperateRemarkableLaughedHungBad DecisionMiddle Child Author:Tullian Tchividjian
“When children do not have three square meals a day, a proper education, and at least one adult who they know loves and is committed to them, its very unlikely they will grow up to be productive citizens of the world.” KnowsWorldChildrenThreeGrowsGrowing UpCitizensAdultsCommittedMealsProductiveSquaresUnlikely Author:Stephanie March
“I don't know so much about my boys, but my girls, they all work with me. They know how to work. My daughters know it's not done till it's done, even if it's three or four in the morning. I don't want them to grow up with entitlement.” IfsKnowsWantDoneGirlThreeGrowsBoysMorningKnow HowGrowing UpFourDaughterMy DaughterEntitlementMy GirlMy Boys Author:Marie Osmond
“When I was growing up I used to think that the best thing about coming from Des Moines was that it meant you didn't come from anywhere else in Iowa. By Iowa standards, Des Moines is a mecca of cosmopolitanism, a dynamic hub of wealth and education, where people wear three-piece suits and dark socks, often simultaneously.” PeopleThinkingUsedThreeWealthDarkGrowing UpPiecesGrowingStandardsSuitsBest ThingsSockIowaMeccaHubCosmopolitanismDes Moines Book:The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America Source: The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America