Parenting Quotes by Toyah Willcox

My mother never slept.

— Toyah Willcox

My father, Beric, ran a joinery business and owned two factories.

— Toyah Willcox

I was every mother's nightmare - I was a hair model from 14, and I started coming home with red, blue, green hair.

— Toyah Willcox

When I left home at 17, I became successful astronomically fast. But I think my parents were so frightened of me failing…

— Toyah Willcox

I remember my mother doing housework until four in the morning and then a couple of hours later taking me to school.

— Toyah Willcox

I was completely unconventional in everything, which my mother found very difficult. I was a huge tomboy.

— Toyah Willcox

I'm really muscular because my mother had to teach me how to straighten my own spine. It wasn't good for my relationship…

— Toyah Willcox

My mother is not a naturally happy person and is very complex. She won't allow any of us to touch her. Not…

— Toyah Willcox

My relationship with my father was absolutely wonderful. He was the love of my life and pivotal in my life. He was…

— Toyah Willcox

Until I was seven, I was very close to my mother because I was so ill and she had to teach me…

— Toyah Willcox

My mother, Barbara, was a dancer from the age of 14 to 19. She toured with the comedian Max Wall in a…

— Toyah Willcox

My parents were incredibly strict. My father went through a stage where he'd line us up every Friday and cane our hands…

— Toyah Willcox