No matter how good you are, at some point your kids are gonna have to create their own independence and think that Mom and Dad aren't cool, just to establish themselves. That's what adolescence is about. They're gonna go through that no matter what. Eddie Vedder adolescencecoolcreate share on social
I spent a lot of time on farms when I was young. My uncle and my dad owned a big farm. Emeril Lagasse bigdadfarm Change image and share on social
I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the youngest of four girls, including my oldest sister, Lisa, who has special needs. My mom was a special education teacher, and my dad worked on the Army base. We weren't wealthy, but we were determined to succeed. Eva Longoria armybasebear share on social
Obviously, losing a parent is very difficult. I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for another shot at the Olympics. Eric Shanteau continuedadday Change image and share on social
My parents moved to American Samoa when I was three or four years old. My dad was principal of a high school there. It was idyllic for a kid. I had a whole island for a backyard. I lived there until I was eight years old and we moved to Santa Barbara. Eric Stoltz americanbackyardbarbara share on social
It was quite a thespian - 'thespy' - sort of household. My mum had a dance school, and my dad now works in a theatre, so I spent a lot of time going to see dance as a young child - it was just a part of who we were. Elizabeth Debicki childdaddance share on social
My dad was vehemently opposed to electric guitars. He did not look on that kind of music as legitimate in any way. Dan Fogelberg dadelectricguitar Change image and share on social
It's a complex relationship when your dad happened to be president and you are president and then you have all the amateur psychology that goes on when people try to speculate about motivations. Jeb Bush amateurcomplexdad Change image and share on social
I've always loved where my dad came from and the ideals that he instilled in me. John Krasinski dadhaveideal Change image and share on social
One thing that was really dope for me was that my dad had a '78 Corvette, '78 or '76 Corvette all my life. It always needed to be fixed up. I remember it's just been sitting in the driveway for years, and I got it fixed from top to bottom for his birthday. Sevyn Streeter birthdaybottomcorvette share on social