Gabriel Jesus Quotes

I didn't have a father when I was growing up, and I vowed to be there with my kids.

I grew up with my mom; it was just the two of us.

I grew up with both my parents around me at all times, but my kids are not knowing who I am half the time.

I was desperate for a friend, and I used to lie in bed at night thinking about what it would be like. My younger brothers and sisters had friends, and I used to watch them playing to try to work out what they did and how friendship worked.

I wish I could freeze time or go back in time and watch my kids grow up all over again because it is just going by too fast.

I never knew my father, and I'd hate to repeat that kind of cycle with my own children, because I'd also want to be there for them no matter what.

I really enjoy the company of my kids... I'm not one of those people who goes 'Yeah, my kids are my mates', that's a dreadful kind of mother, but I'm fortunate that there are times that they do want me around, and I feel lucky that they let me into their world.

My mom, for all intents and purposes, was a single parent.

My dad was in my life, and he was actually a very positive influence on me in my life. He was always there. He was a great dad. But my parents divorced when I was 5, so I grew up in a single-parent home.

I was raised mostly by my mom.

I think a father is important for everyone. If you don't have, then maybe not so much. In the world today, it's possible that you grow up with only one parent in the family.

My kid grew up with me being on the road.

I want to be present for my kids, and my biological father wasn't present for me.

I liked to be around my friends, but my dad was out there, day in and day out.

I used to live with my grandmother. I used to wonder why the other kids in school went home with their mothers and fathers. I wanted to be the guy that got married. I wanted to be the guy with the children and the white picket fence. I never had that.

I understand how important it is for both parents to be in a child's life.

'Boy' was about my dad.

I can remember staring at the orphanage and feeling envy.

Families need families. Parents need to be parented. Grandparents, aunts, and uncles are back in fashion because they are necessary. Stresses on many families are out of proportion to anything two parents can handle.

I am the mother of a 6-year-old now, so that's changed my entire perspective.

Mama, you know you raised me with no father figure. I wanna take this time to thank you, even though I'm doing life.

When you have a child yourself, you go back and think about how you were parented, how you were mothered and what your parents did for you, and you just want to be able to call and ask them.

I have always loved children. I've been fantasizing about motherhood since I was probably 2 ½. I loved to babysit my cousins, and nieces, you know.

The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.

When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers stretch out, seeking Prim's warmth but finding only the rough canvas cover of the mattress. She must have had bad dreams and climbed in with our mother. Of course, she did. This is the day of the Reaping.