My brother was always going to go in the direction of football. With me, it was more between school and football. Eventually, it worked out for both of us. We're PLEASED to have GONE down that path. I'm proud that my PARENTS always supported us, in good and in bad times. You NEED that.

As educators and policy makers, it is IMPORTANT to demonstrate for parents the CONNECTION between high levels of STUDENT participation in assessment and SYSTEM accountability - ensuring the success of every student.

I GREW up in a RURAL AREA, I was from KIND of a poor family and my parents weren't showbiz people. But going back was strange, and perhaps STRANGER for the other students.

We never know the LOVE of a parent till we BECOME PARENTS ourselves.

My PARENTS are VIETNAMESE REFUGEES; they left VIETNAM after the war. They were part of the boat PEOPLE, and they ended up in a refugee camp in Thailand after being on the water for three days, and I was born at that refugee camp in Thailand.

My PARENTS were very supportive of me and my ARTISTIC endeavours. My father and mother CAME to every school PLAY I ever did.

My mother was 45 when she had me, so when I was in high SCHOOL my PARENTS were the same AGE as my FRIENDS' GRANDPARENTS.

I was, LIKE, 17 years OLD, MAKING more MONEY than my parents.

As Plotinus tells us, we ELECTED the BODY, the parents, the PLACE, and the circumstances that suited the soul and that, as the myth says, BELONGS to its necessity.

Of course, the IDEAL scenario for parenting is obviously TWO PARENTS of a MATURE age.

I was raised in a JEWISH family, but SINCE I was adopted, my parents sent me to Hebrew SCHOOL and Bible chapel, so I got the BEST of both worlds - singing in both a CHOIR in Bible chapel and a chorus in Hebrew school. It shaped me and my voice.

I was an only child and was obviously REALLY BORED, so I would entertain my parents by imitating cartoon VOICES like Scooby Doo, BOO Boo and OTHERS.

I was born in Pondicherry. Both my PARENTS are FRENCH. They met in Pondicherry in the '70s, got married, and stayed BACK in INDIA.

My parents taught me about the importance of QUALITIES LIKE KINDNESS, respect, and honesty, and I REALIZE how central values like these have been to me throughout my life.

My PARENTS are my BACKBONE. Still are. They're the only GROUP that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.