Children Quote by Brigitte Bardot

My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing.

— James MacArthur

You have to be the parent; you can't be their friend.

— Patricia Richardson

If she wasn't my mother, I'd want her to be my best friend.

— Finty Williams

I was not a super social kid and I didn't have the easiest time making friends.

— Nita Strauss

By all standards, my mother was strict. Any independence we had was earned through mutual trust and respect. She was a parent first and…

— Brett Cooper

My mother wanted my sister and me to live a normal life. I always picked friends who weren't impressed with my family ties.

— Alessandra Mussolini

My relationship with my mum is probably the defining one of my life. I was a really shy kid. I wouldn't go to parties.…

— Simon Amstell

I was a little adult for my age as a teenager, and I didn't feel like I socially fit in with my peers.

— Rachel Miner

Some would never think of talking to friends the way they do to their own children. We should speak with the same words of…

— Randall Wright

I think you have to be a little bit strict. You can't be friend and their parent in a lot of situations, especially in…

— Tim McGraw

I think it is important to be a friend to your kids. But it is also equally important to set boundaries. My mother was…

— Karisma Kapoor

When I was growing up, my mother was always a friend to my siblings and me (in addition to being all the other things…

— Marlo Thomas