My sisters and mom raised me to respect women and open doors for them. Votes: 3
My father's sister never married in order to raise me. Votes: 2
I was raised with three bothers, no sisters. I've always been a tomboy. Votes: 2
My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school. Votes: 2
In my own family, my mother had my sister when I was 15 and for various reasons, I was extremely involved in raising her. Votes: 2
My mom was an opera singer, and she gave up her career to raise a family. But she also taught my sisters how to sing. Votes: 2
My mother's sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins. Votes: 2
My parents called me their wise little baby. I was mature when I was 4 or 5. My brother and sister were older, so I was raised by four adults. Votes: 2
I definitely have a soft spot for women. I was raised by women - my mom and two older sisters. I've been surrounded by estrogen since I was born. Votes: 2
My dad was a produce man. He worked in grocery stores for 35 years. My mom just babysat kids and raised us. I have four sisters and one brother. I'm the baby. Votes: 2
I was really raised by three women - my mom, and I have two older sisters, one nine years and one 11 years older - so I'm happy to have that many women in the house. Votes: 2
In 1979, when I was toddler, the Russians invaded Afghanistan, and my whole family fled to Vienna, Virginia. Far from home, my parents were determined to raise my two sisters and me according to Afghan traditions. Votes: 2
I was brought up by my mother and my two sisters, although they're older than me and fled the nest very young, so I was technically raised as an only child, but I was very much loved. Votes: 2
My sister Mathilde is an actress, but more like a French Jennifer Aniston. She's famous just in France. She's very commercial and does big comedies. So, acting was part of my family, and that's how I was raised. Votes: 2
My parents from a very young age raised my sister and I under a pressure to achieve. They're both attorneys. So good marks, getting through university, there was a huge emphasis and pressure to do well and keep going. Votes: 2
I raised my sister. I was six when she was born. My mother had to make a living for herself and it was very hard, so I was looking after my sister, cooking and cleaning, and she had four jobs. Votes: 2
My parents did a great job raising me and my two sisters. We all graduated from high school and we all graduated from college. So, to be a good representative of my family is probably my greatest accomplishment thus far. Votes: 2
Raising myself and caring for my brothers and sisters allowed me the benefit of a lot of information that I wouldn't have otherwise gotten. I had to be frugal, thoughtful, resourceful. I didn't have anyone to tell me, 'You can't.' Votes: 2
I was raised primarily by women. I had a mother who almost killed herself to survive, I had a sister who was eight years older who was like a second mother, and my mother had two sisters. In the environment I grew up in, I heard a lot of female perspectives. Votes: 2
I was raised by a lady that was crippled all her life but she did everything for me and she raised me. She washed our clothes, cooked our food, she did everything for us. I don't think I ever heard her complain a day in her life. She taught me responsibility towards my brother and sisters and the community. Votes: 2
Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science. Votes: 3 Bruno Bettelheim
You can kid the world, but not your sister. Votes: 5 Charlotte Gray