Quotes About Upbringing

I wouldn't say that I'm very similar to the character of Nathan at all. Both of us have had very different upbringings and backgrounds. I have a competitive nature like the character of Nathan. That's really easy to draw from when I'm acting; that's probably the biggest similarity.

You know, I didn't grow up in a cultured household. We were all highly intelligent, but we were common, simple people. We weren't activists, none of that.

Being born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in the very rural parts of Kansas led me to believe that everything was simple, everything made sense and that anything was possible.

I come from a simple background, so I couldn't call my father and say, 'Come pay my bills,' so I had to get out there and work.

My own grandmother went to great lengths to make sure I knew simple things like how and when to open the door for a lady. And the best thing my mama taught me was to pray.

Los hijos recogen lo que sus padres son

believe I lasted three Sundays before my aunt was asked to take me down the street to the Presbyterians.

You can tell which girls lack mothers by the look of their hair. My

A man who is raised by a misogynistic father can absorb his father's contempt for women very early in life. The boy learns that a man must always be in control of women and that the way to get that control is to scare them, hurt them, and demean them. At the same time, he learns that the one sure way to get his father's approval is to behave as his father does.

While onlies have no at-home experience fighting with other children, they have another skill that siblings may not have. Onlies learn to fight with their parents and consequently have excellent verbal skills.

Though familiar with the term white privilege, she foolishly hadn't believed it applied to her. Privileged was the last word she would use to describe herself. She had grown up poor, with a teen mom, and she'd been a school dropout. Jerome had been raised in a loving family that gave him a firm foundation, an education, a solid career. Yet despite all the advantages, he and his boys struggled with matters she could barely imagine.

It's funny how much influence our parents have on us." "True.

i am not a millionaire son " but i make my son become the , millionaire son. by jostalin

I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.

I grew up in Baltimore. And yes, I am a big sports fan, especially when it comes to my local teams.

Imagine taking home this beautiful young paleskinned blackhaired late-model Jewess. Into fitness, healthy living. Raised good in better Yonkers. Mother a Hebrew School teacher, which means for her a traditional education.

I was caught between the crossfire of the atheist school and a Baptist church and family. Both had a prescription for how I was supposed to think and behave. On most points, they actually agreed. I was supposed to be clean, have short hair, talk modestly, listen and obey, never fight. Consequently, I was slovenly, grew long hair, and fought every day.

Sin haber crecido en un entorno católico preconciliar donde la culpa aparece antes que el pecado.

Getting children to say 'Please' and 'Thank you,' directly and in writing, is one of the chief tasks of child-rearing. It is a simple matter, requiring about ten years of contant vigilance, but those who give up on it might as well—and generally do—concede failure on the entire enterprise of civilizing their young.

I knew nothing but love and devotion when I was growing up. Trust me, it makes everything easier.

It's just that when you agree to be mother to a child you haven't borne, your responsibility is twice as great. You must work even harder to ensure that child's happiness and welfare.

While growing up, I have had women around me, be it my mother or aunt, who have individually shown me how to be strong.

I grew up in Columbus, Indiana, a kind of industrial and farmland place.