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title: "22 Parents Actually Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Parents Actually quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Parents Actually sayings and thoughts."
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> [Both of my parents are actually music teachers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-day/both-of-my-parents-are-actually-music-teachers/)

[Charlie Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-day/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/charlie-day-7729_music_both-of-my-parents-are-actually-music-te_889825.png)

> [As you get older you realize that the 'Cool' parents were actually just bad parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/as-you-get-older-you-realize-that-the-cool-parents-were-actually-just/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23e/anonymous-1_bad-parent_as-you-get-older-you-realize-that-the-co_908264.jpg)

> [We owe our existence to our parents, but we actually didn't have a choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-kass/we-owe-our-existence-to-our-parents-but-we-actually-didn-t-have-a/)

[Leon Kass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-kass/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/leon-kass-12927_choices_we-owe-our-existence-to-our-parents-but_1787714.jpg)

> [I'm an only child, and I'm very, very close with my parents, who actually live in Australia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catriona-gray/i-m-an-only-child-and-i-m-very-very-close-with-my-parents-who/)

[Catriona Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catriona-gray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/805/catriona-gray-12896_australia_i-m-an-only-child-and-i-m-very-very-clos_711435.jpg)

> [My parents are actually very hip. They're way hipper than me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-vack/my-parents-are-actually-very-hip-they-re-way-hipper-than-me/)

[Peter Vack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-vack/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/peter-vack-25857_parent_my-parents-are-actually-very-hip-they-re_1974330.jpg)

> [My parents actually wanted me to join the service.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krysten-ritter/my-parents-actually-wanted-me-to-join-the-service/)

[Krysten Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krysten-ritter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b54/krysten-ritter-2767_actually_my-parents-actually-wanted-me-to-join-th_3061525.jpg)

> [“They left me. My parents actually left me! IN FRANCE!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/they-left-me-my-parents-actually-left-me-in-france/)

[Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/stephanie-perkins-482_anna-and-the-french_they-left-me-my-parents-actually-left-me_2539476.png)

> [I don't understand how some girls parents actually allow them to dress slutty, I'm not judging I'm just confused! \*thinking\*](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vvn/i-don-t-understand-how-some-girls-parents-actually-allow-them-to/)

[VVN](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vvn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6a/vvn-25058_bad-girl_i-don-t-understand-how-some-girls-parent_1616089.jpg)

> [We struck out on our own in suburbia with parents who actually helped us get where we needed to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-wilson/we-struck-out-on-our-own-in-suburbia-with-parents-who-actually-helped/)

[Nancy Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/nancy-wilson-3971_go_we-struck-out-on-our-own-in-suburbia-wit_1762994.jpg)

> [Children need parents who model self-discipline rather than preach it. They learn from what their parents are actually willing to do; not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bradshaw/children-need-parents-who-model-self-discipline-rather-than-preach-it/)

[John Bradshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bradshaw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26e/john-bradshaw-2227_child_children-need-parents-who-model-self-dis_3163199.jpg)

> [I was not the pampered baby, no. I'm five years younger, and my parents were actually very strict with me, more strict…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tate-donovan/i-was-not-the-pampered-baby-no-i-m-five-years-younger-and-my-parents/)

[Tate Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tate-donovan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/tate-donovan-30189_actually_i-was-not-the-pampered-baby-no-i-m-five_1771235.jpg)

> [My parents' marriage is a gift to everyone around them - 60 years of making their kids laugh. How many parents are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-erdrich/my-parents-marriage-is-a-gift-to-everyone-around-them-60-years-of/)

[Louise Erdrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-erdrich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/louise-erdrich-1271_around_my-parents-marriage-is-a-gift-to-everyon_2685172.png)

> [I think it's just so important that parents actually really study the apps on the phones and figure out what's going on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karamo-brown/i-think-it-s-just-so-important-that-parents-actually-really-study-the/)

[Karamo Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karamo-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/karamo-brown-5694_i-think_i-think-it-s-just-so-important-that-pare_2325837.jpg)

> [There's a natural separation that kids have to go through with their parents, but then when you put that on top of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrianne-lenker/there-s-a-natural-separation-that-kids-have-to-go-through-with-their/)

[Adrianne Lenker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrianne-lenker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/adrianne-lenker-12530_career_there-s-a-natural-separation-that-kids-h_2916363.jpg)

> [Both of my parents are actually music teachers. I think I got to a certain age where I decided I'd rather be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-day/both-of-my-parents-are-actually-music-teachers-i-think-i-got-to-a/)

[Charlie Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-day/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50a/charlie-day-7729_age_both-of-my-parents-are-actually-music-te_2643891.jpg)

> [“It's like they think we're still five years old, coloring in kindergarten, and all the kids get cupcakes whether its their birthday…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coert-voorhees/it-s-like-they-think-we-re-still-five-years-old-coloring-in/)

[Coert Voorhees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coert-voorhees/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/coert-voorhees-69241_five-years_it-s-like-they-think-we-re-still-five-ye_448018.jpg)

> [My parents actually ran drag clubs in Australia, which is how I grew up. It was normal for me. It was my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tabatha-coffey/my-parents-actually-ran-drag-clubs-in-australia-which-is-how-i-grew/)

[Tabatha Coffey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tabatha-coffey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b9/tabatha-coffey-15956_actually_my-parents-actually-ran-drag-clubs-in-au_814274.jpg)

> [So now I'm thinking about it. I'm imagining sitting down with my parents and actually saying, "I'm gay." And you know what?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-thomas-ford/so-now-i-m-thinking-about-it-i-m-imagining-sitting-down-with-my/)

[Michael Thomas Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-thomas-ford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21b/michael-thomas-ford-7867_down-and_so-now-i-m-thinking-about-it-i-m-imagini_2912183.jpg)

> [You get to decide how you're going to look and what you're going to be when you grow up and when people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheena-iyengar/you-get-to-decide-how-you-re-going-to-look-and-what-you-re-going-to/)

[Sheena Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheena-iyengar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/390/sheena-iyengar-2596_all-things_you-get-to-decide-how-you-re-going-to-lo_1353490.png)

> [I kind of - I like my life; I feel I have lots of opportunities. And my parents actually having had such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-chua/i-kind-of-i-like-my-life-i-feel-i-have-lots-of-opportunities-and-my/)

[Amy Chua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-chua/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/amy-chua-6919_daughter_i-kind-of-i-like-my-life-i-feel-i-have-l_1107106.jpg)

> [My parents are actually very famous singers in Bulgaria. My dad was in a rock band, and my mom was in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-labelle/my-parents-are-actually-very-famous-singers-in-bulgaria-my-dad-was-in/)

[Leah LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-labelle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/416/leah-labelle-13732_dad_my-parents-are-actually-very-famous-sing_327985.png)

> [“In trying so hard to be different from our parents, we're actually doing much the same thing -- doling out empty praise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-grosz/in-trying-so-hard-to-be-different-from-our-parents-we-re-actually/)

[Stephen Grosz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-grosz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/stephen-grosz-37397_parenting_in-trying-so-hard-to-be-different-from-o_2293861.png)

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