My dad was a sports writer when I was younger and then he became just a general columnist. But I grew up with him literally getting into brawls with football coaches.
People who have not done their research on me do not know that I am European, born in Copenhagen, Denmark to an Italian father from Napoli and a mother from Alabama who was singing opera and went to E...
(n.) Father; -- a word sometimes used by children.
My mom's a social worker, and my dad works in non-profit organisations.
My dad's family were pretty working class, actually.
I used to have a silk dressing gown an uncle bought in Japan and when I came downstairs in it, my dad used to call me Davinia. There was never embarrassment about that kind of thing. My sister used to...
My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels...
When I moved out of London 13 years ago, I found a whole other reason not to drive. This was because my new husband Dan, unlike my dad, did drive, and this became a great source of fun and adventure.
My dad is a Deadhead, my mom's a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.
Fortunately, as it pertains to guns, my dad and uncle introduced me to guns the way it needs to be done: smart, slow and safe.
I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to my wife.
As a little girl I used to daydream about my real father coming on a white horse to rescue me.
Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.
Not every Father is a Dad..
On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.
My dad was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age.
I was really bright as a kid and tested well, and it was clear that I was going to get scholarships to any schools I wanted. My dad always said I could be an engineer at that time it was the elite of...
From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.
At times I've got a really big ego. But I'll tell you the best thing about me. I'm some guy's dad I'm some little gal's dad. When I die, if they say I was Annie's husband and Zachary John and Anna Kat...
I'm really, really lucky. I was given my dad's good genes.
From time to time, I'll look back through the personal journals I've scribbled in throughout my life, the keepers of my raw thoughts and emotions. The words poured forth after my dad died, when I went...