--- title: "10 Parents Thing Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Parents Thing quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Parents Thing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/nate-bargatze-6476_dirty_i-could-never-be-dirty-in-front-of-my-pa_1052626.jpg" --- > [I could never be dirty in front of my parents. Not that that's the only thing stopping me. It just was never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-bargatze/i-could-never-be-dirty-in-front-of-my-parents-not-that-that-s-the/) [Nate Bargatze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-bargatze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/nate-bargatze-6476_dirty_i-could-never-be-dirty-in-front-of-my-pa_1052626.jpg) > [When Sean came to meet my parents, the first thing my dad did when he picked him up at the airport was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kemp-muhl/when-sean-came-to-meet-my-parents-the-first-thing-my-dad-did-when-he/) [Kemp Muhl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kemp-muhl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/kemp-muhl-12945_airport_when-sean-came-to-meet-my-parents-the-fi_1797331.jpg) > [“I get the whole lost-your-parents thing. Been there. But that don’t have to turn you stupid. That’s a choice, like wearing green…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-r-lansdale/i-get-the-whole-lost-your-parents-thing-been-there-but-that-don-t/) [Joe R. Lansdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-r-lansdale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/joe-r-lansdale-3119_child_i-get-the-whole-lost-your-parents-thing_1748438.png) > [The most important thing parents can do, although it's not the only thing they should do, is model the behavior they want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-duckworth/the-most-important-thing-parents-can-do-although-it-s-not-the-only/) [Angela Duckworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-duckworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/angela-duckworth-2560_behavior_the-most-important-thing-parents-can-do_2967701.jpg) > [I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-carrey/i-got-a-lot-of-support-from-my-parents-that-s-the-one-thing-i-always/) [Jim Carrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-carrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fb/jim-carrey-1172_appreciated_i-got-a-lot-of-support-from-my-parents-t_1143119.jpg) > [I say things, like every other parent, that reminds you of your own parents. One thing I do know about being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-sandler/i-say-things-like-every-other-parent-that-reminds-you-of-your-own/) [Adam Sandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-sandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/adam-sandler-2225_bad-mood_i-say-things-like-every-other-parent-tha_3065919.jpg) > [I think probably everyone can relate to wanting to believe that your parents are one thing, and having to come to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-plummer/i-think-probably-everyone-can-relate-to-wanting-to-believe-that-your/) [Charlie Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-plummer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/charlie-plummer-22296_believe_i-think-probably-everyone-can-relate-to_2831715.jpg) > [When you're around the kids, you feel like you act the most grown up just because you're supposed to lead. I say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-sandler/when-you-re-around-the-kids-you-feel-like-you-act-the-most-grown-up/) [Adam Sandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-sandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/adam-sandler-2225_about_when-you-re-around-the-kids-you-feel-lik_870629.jpg) > [I guess I want very much to be recognized for my abilities, for the work I put in, and yet it's still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-curtis/i-guess-i-want-very-much-to-be-recognized-for-my-abilities-for-the/) [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-curtis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/777/jamie-lee-curtis-3771_ability_i-guess-i-want-very-much-to-be-recognize_161671.jpg) > [“You know, Lockie,’ she said aloud. ‘What?’ ‘The thing about parents is . . . the thing about good parents — and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-trope/you-know-lockie-she-said-aloud-what-the-thing-about-parents-is-the/) [Nicole Trope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-trope/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/nicole-trope-12924_bad-boy_you-know-lockie-she-said-aloud-what-the_1844596.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parents-thing/#itemlist", "name": "Parents Thing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I could never be dirty in front of my parents. 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