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Parents are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the promise of their early years.

I think it's the human condition to be frequently embarrassed by your parents.

Realizing you're not anything special to the kids is always a great sort of reminder that you're just a regular person. A regular, embarrassing old mom.

This whole generation of parents - I'm guilty of it too - does too much for their kids.

My children did not go through a stage of being rude to their parents. I'm sorry if that sounds incredible.

Parents - especially step-parents - are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the promise of their early years.

To an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent.

My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about.

I don't think my kids have to worry too much about me embarrassing them because that's not how I would want to grow up, with wacky dad showing up at school and performing for everyone.

Being a parent does not give you an excuse for bad manners.