“Besides our young one here, I have a 13-year-old daughter who lives with us. Her mom split when she was about 1, so it was just the two of us for years before we got together. “We have our challenges now, but what family doesn’t? … Continue readingWith parenting challenges, ‘you learn as you go’
“I got into the wrong crowd. My mom didn’t like the people I was hanging out with and who I’d become over a year or so. She wanted me to be influenced positively instead of negatively, so she took me out of public school to … Continue reading‘At first, I thought my parents were being tyrants’
“I was involved with Little League baseball for a number of years, as a league president, city coordinator and then assistant district administrator. I enjoyed working with a lot of great people and playing a role in looking out for the kids. “I got to … Continue readingLittle League leader did it for the kids’ benefit
“I’m a senior at University of Houston, so I’m feeling a mix of excitement and nervousness about what my future holds. I’m just trying to do the best I can and make my parents proud. “I’m blessed with a great set of parents. They’ve given … Continue readingHe doesn’t want to let supportive parents down
“I lost my mother and my father to cancer. Both of them passed away at 70 years old, my mother from cervical cancer in ’06 and my father from prostate cancer in ’09. “Then, just a few months after my father died, I lost my … Continue readingStill feeling pain from ‘one-two-three punch’
“We moved here from Turkey. We didn’t have any idea what living here would be like. All we really knew about America was what we saw on the news. “I find that the people are more relaxed here. Also, the purchasing power is greater. We … Continue readingTurkey transplant long way from home, family
“There’s a lot of disrespect for law enforcement these days. “I think a big issue is that in the home, kids aren’t taught about respect for others. They don’t respect their parents, they don’t respect their teachers. So the same issue you see in the … Continue readingShowing young people importance of respect
“I started getting tattoos when I was 14. Now I have them on my legs, chest, back and neck. “The first one I got was my last name on my stomach, because I look up to my dad and mom. They came here from Mexico … Continue readingHe shows parents love with name tattoo
“I love still being alive. There was a moment when I thought I was dead already. I was ready to cross into the light. But then my parents, who died about eight years ago — one on Mother’s Day and the other on Father’s Day … Continue reading‘I’m just trying to enjoy my life, what I have left’
“I started a job three months ago, so I’m living at home again trying to save some money.” “I just got out of real estate school and I’m studying for my final exam. I’m living back home, too.” How does it feel to be living … Continue readingLife is good living under parents’ roof again