I grew up in a home where I was literally told from a young age, 'No daughter of mine will ever wash a man's socks,' and I am pleased to say I never have. It was made clear that whatever I wanted to do I should aspire to, regardless of my gender. Noreena Hertz ageaspireclear share on social
I grew up in a home where reading was a big deal. Mallory Ortberg bigdealgrow Change image and share on social
I grew up in a house full of books and parents who read, which led to me to reading from a very young age. And reading seemed to naturally progress to writing. Garth Nix agebookfull Change image and share on social
I grew up in a house full of books, and we belonged to the Country Lending Service - each month the State Library would send us a parcel of books by train. Garry Disher belongbookcountry Change image and share on social
I grew up in a house full of faith, and my mother died when I was a little girl, and I found comfort in my faith. Roma Downey comfortdiefaith Change image and share on social
I grew up in a house full of music. Everything from reggae and afro-beat to Zook and pop. Estelle afrobeatfull Change image and share on social
I grew up in a house full of women. I have two older sisters and my mum who is a very strong woman. Patrick Dempsey fullgrowhouse Change image and share on social
I grew up in a house full of women: my mother, grandmother, three sisters, and two female cats. And I still have the buzz of their conversations in my head. As an adult, I have more female friends than male ones: I just love the way that women talk. James Patterson adultbuzzcat share on social
I grew up in a house my parents built together on a mountain in Tennessee. When we moved in, the walls were still going up, we didn't have hot water, and we turned it into an amazing adventure. Rachel Boston adventureamazebuild Change image and share on social
I grew up in a house of forthright women. Chris O'Dowd forthrightgrowhouse Change image and share on social
