My parents were angry, but they were relieved that I was in good condition. They had been afraid the Russians would torture me. They told me not to do it again! Mathias Rust afraidangrycondition Change image and share on social
My parents were atheists, strong atheists. I never got the answer 'God.' Barbara Ehrenreich answeratheistgod Change image and share on social
My parents were avid readers. Both had ambitions to write that had been abandoned early in life in order to get on with life. Rodman Philbrick abandonambitionavid Change image and share on social
My parents were ballet dancers, and I did a lot of ballet, too, so I think I learned quite early on how to hold my body. Although I do recall desperately wishing I was shorter at school. Elizabeth Debicki balletbodydancer Change image and share on social
My parents were Beatle fans, but my mom was especially a Lennon fan, so I was exposed to him more. I remember her playing 'Double Fantasy' quite often. Sam Taylor-Johnson beatledoubleexpose Change image and share on social
My parents were Belfast Catholics. Pete Hamill belfastcatholicparent Change image and share on social
My parents were big music fans, and my dad plays music, so I grew up with Madonna, Frank Zappa, the Beatles, Alice In Chains... it was all over the place. I had a Third Eye Blind record, but I also had Korn, Courtney Love, and Shania Twain. Madi Diaz alicebeatlesbig share on social
My parents were born abroad. I was born in France, but I feel comfortable everywhere - I don't see the borders. JR abroadbearborder Change image and share on social
My parents were born and brought up in New York City. My father was trained as an electrical engineer, and my mother was an elementary school teacher. They were the children of Jewish immigrants who had come to the United States from England and Lithuania in the late 1800s. David Lee 1800sbearbring share on social
My parents were born in 1912; they graduated from college into the Depression. They kept notebooks of every nickel they spent, and these habits of frugality from having grown up so poor never left them. Roz Chast bearcollegedepression share on social
