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My parents had no interest in spending a lot of time with me. They were busy doing what they were doing, but they were not obnoxious. They were fabulous.

I can only hope that neither of my daughters was scarred by their upbringing.

My parents were very, very close; they pretty much grew up together. They were born in 1912. They were each other's only boyfriend and girlfriend. They were - to use a contemporary term I hate - co-dependent, and they had me very late. So they had their way of doing things, and they reinforced each other.

I didn't want to disrespect my parents, so I never played blues around the house. But I knew then, same as I know today, that I wasn't doing anything wrong. I think that before they died, they both felt very proud of me.

My parents were very, very, very strict.

I believe my readers are crazy about their parents and want to be just like them when they grow up.

My father was never around, and my mother used to worry that the kids won't grow up to be connected to him.

My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.

My parents were very supportive. They went to every show. And they never told me not to do what I was doing.