Adrian Tomine Quotes

Every parent has those moments where they look at their child and think, 'There's a demon in those eyes and no one can see it but me!'

My daughter is, of course, perfect. Everyone's child is, but mine really is perfect. But I could not have raised her without my parents. From the time she was seven months until now, I have been a single parent.

Parents have to understand: if your kid isn't you, don't blame the kid.

You do need parental guidance and I was in a great position with both my mum and dad. They split when I was a baby but even though I stayed with my mom they were both very much involved in my upbringing.

My childhood should have taught me lessons for my own fatherhood, but it didn't because parenting can only be learned by people who have no children.

My dad takes care of me as a manager and as a dad. That's his job, you know, to take care of me. He has my best interests at heart.

My parents, man, they're just the most loving, encouraging... They're like those people who define themselves through their role as parents before people in their own rights.

It has to be real, and I think a lot of the problems we have as a society is because we don't acknowledge that family is important, and it has to be people who are present, you know, and mothers and fathers, both are not present enough with children.

My father was strict, but he recognised my ability and got a lot of flak from the church for supporting me.

My parents did a great job of raising me and my brother. Very supportive parents.

They were very supportive parents in all my endeavors. They have very different approaches on how they give advice.

Every child needs both parents.

I think when you're on a visiting relationship rather than a living relationship, it's kind of hard to have impact as a parent.

I think people who have good parents come into the world with a strength, yes, and an advantage.

As the idealized mother, I might choose Irene Dunne as the mother in 'I Remember Mama' who strives and not just cooks and scrubs for her children, but who also acts as her daughter's literary agent.

I turned up to all my son's performances and baseball games because my father never did that for me.

I am an only child, so not only my father, even my mother is also very supportive of my career.

My parents just had faith in me, and thank God they did. They weren't stage parents in the slightest.

I'm adopted by my uncle and aunt, who I look to as my parents and people who really did everything they could to put me on the right path. I'm really grateful to them.

You take responsibility for your children but you're not always the taxi driver and that doesn't make you a bad parent.

My mom's mission my entire teenage years was just to save my life.

It's interesting as a mom to reflect on your own parenting skills. The core of our beliefs may stay the same, but our perspective changes over the years and evolves with each child that comes through us.

There was a time my parents never listened to me. They wouldn't have forced me into marriage had they heard me out. But now, they support me.

My family helps me a lot, and my mum is always picking on me. I have grown used to saying that she is the worst defender I have had to face, but I know she says all that stuff for my own good.

Confidence was the backbone of my upbringing. I was an only child, so I was spoilt, loved, and given an enormous amount of confidence by my parents.