“I've heard stories about me as a kid. My dad got me a T-shirt that said "here comes trouble," and when I ask my mom what I was like, she just sighs with this weary tone and says, "Oh, you were really busy."” SaidStoriesKidsAsksTroubleHeardMomDadMy DadBusyMy MomShirtsToneWearySighT Shirt Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“I didn't make any kind of grades in high school. My mother was a single mom, putting my three sisters through college, and I was such a bad student that I knew I had no right to take her money. But I loved being in classes and learning. I took in a huge amount of what I learned, but I had a feeling of always being behind and being in trouble.” KindFeelingsSchoolMotherThreeBehindsClassTroubleStudentsCollegeHugeMomAmountHigh SchoolGradesSingle MomThree Sisters Author:Louis C. K.
“She wasn't that tough on me, but I think she was often a little frightened - being a single parent. So it begets this quality of desired absoluteness that doesn't really exist. My sister could crack her up. She'd be getting into trouble and put the Steve Martin arrow through her head and mom would start to laugh. I didn't have the same sort of wiliness.” ThinkingLittlesParentQualityLaughingTroubleMomToughCracksFrightenedMy SisterArrowsBegetsSingle ParentBeing A Single Parent Author:Ashley Judd
“Its tough growing up where I grew up. My family is very small and really tight. Just being around the neighborhood, my brothers were always around. I didnt want to be in any trouble because I knew my mom or brothers would find out. I didnt want to hurt their feelings. I just tried to do everything right.” WantFeelingsHurtGrowing UpGrowingTroubleBrotherGrewMomGrew UpToughMy FamilyMy MomMy BrotherNeighborhoodJust Being Author:Derrick Rose
“I was brought up Catholic and we show my mom, my mother, my sister and then I take pains to explain on camera, that there were years after that where I wasn't really religious. I certainly wasn't a Catholic anymore, but I still lived with some mythical man in my head. I didn't really put a name to a face, but I just knew that if I was in trouble or scared I would go, 'Oh God, please help me get out of this one.'” IfsMenYearsStillsHelpingShowsPainFacesMotherNamesReligiousTroubleMomPleaseCamerasCatholicScaredMy MomHelp MeMy Sister Author:Bill Maher
“Mom also hinted a couple of times that it was good I was going to college, since with one failed marriage behind me, I 'd have trouble landing a good husband and would need something to fall back on. "A package that's been opened once doesn't have the same appeal".” NeedsFallBehindsTroubleCollegeMomCoupleHusbandAppealsPackagesLandingFall BackGoing To CollegeGood HusbandFailed Marriage Book:Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel Source: Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel
“My mom. She really encouraged me. That's the trouble with education: Unless you have a really supportive parent, you get left behind.” LeftParentBehindsTroubleMomMy MomSupportiveLeft BehindSupportive Parents Author:Nellie McKay