Entire Quote by Nicholas A. Christakis

It's a great relief that you're not as bad a parent as you thought you were.

— Nick Hornby

Being a parent can make you a horrible person at times, because you're pushed to the limit constantly.

— Nick Cave

Some parents were awful back then and are awful still. The process of raising you didn't turn them into grown-ups. Parents who were clearly…

— Frank Pittman

I was the third parent, growing up, and it did make me a very overly responsible adult.

— Rashida Tlaib

I was emancipated at 15. I went to school and had a full-time job and apartment, and ever since, I've been on my own,…

— Rosa Salazar

Anyone who's been a teenager, or raised one, knows growing up is hard. Kids can be cruel to their peers, and many young people…

— Bill Shorten

I always wanted to be a juvenile delinquent but my parents wouldn't let me.

— John Waters

I think any parent can imagine how difficult it would be to watch your child suffer.

— Kyle Richards

Over a period of 11 months, I was constantly afraid that Youth Care would lock me up. It was all a frightening and traumatic…

— Laura Dekker

Being a complete juvenile delinquent helped me grow up a little.

— Johnny Knoxville

I was not developmentally disabled, but didn't mature at the same rate other kids did.

— Tucker Max

As my father went through a really, really long and dark period of his health declining and falling deeper into the abyss, I knew…

— Jim Nantz