Gloria Estefan Quotes

My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.

My mom was very strict. She didn't let me watch anything rated R or anything with cussing.

My mom could be pretty strict.

My parents were very, very, very strict.

Dad was a strict disciplinarian and would give us a wallop with a wooden spoon if we were out of order. But we really respected him - he didn't try to be our best friend.

When you have very lax parents, you tend to get more conservative kids.

I'm turning into a stricter dad.

My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school.

My mom, she's the strict one. If we did something bad, we'd get a whippin' but nothing too bad.

My father was very strict.

My parents were very strict and had rules for me and, if ever I was playing outside, I always had a set time to come back in.

Chaplin was notoriously strict with his sons and rarely gave them spending money.

My kids would probably say that I'm too strict. They probably would say that, and I try not to be, but I'm probably more on the conservative end of that. At the same time, I know full well that ultimately I don't really have control over them.

My mother was pretty strict. I hated it, but maybe it made me a bit more sensible.

My parents were truly severe.

Being a teenager, I would think they were real strict, and I would get upset, but I'm glad they were like that. They didn't let us do whatever we wanted. We weren't allowed to date until we were, like, juniors in high school.

My parents never really lecture me.

I think all kids think their parents are strict. My parents aren't superstrict, but they seem to be stricter than most. But even though it's like, 'Oh, gosh, I've gotta be in at this time,' they know what they're doing. I have great parents.

My mom was tough.

I've raised my boys the old-fashioned way, with spankings, sending them upstairs if they misbehave at parties, the works. I believe discipline is the proof of love.

My mum was quite strict, so I was in a very strict household.

It's important for parents to be strict if you want the kids to succeed.

My father made sure of discipline, but my mum, she was serious business.

One time my mom tried to ground me, but that lasted 15 minutes.

My mom gives me an allowance. She keeps me pretty tight-reined.