I had four children, we all had to struggle to get up and get educated, and they all did their part, and we all did the best we could, and that's what a family and a parent is supposed to do.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My dad and mom did what a lot of parents did at the time. They sacrificed a lot of their life and used a lot of their disposable income to make sure their children were educated.
My parents grew up working class, but in that way that working class families do, they spent a fortune on education to better me.
My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.
I was a lower middle-class kid. My family had no money. There was no room in our small house where there were already four kids, including myself, living.
I have seven children by six different mothers. Maybe success was too good to me.
There were nine children in my father's family and eight in my mother's. My grandparents did the best with what they had. After the Depression, they were scratching out a living and working hard. They kept the family going.
I was very lucky with the parents I was blessed with. I don't think it could have worked out any better. They've always been so understanding of me and understanding of what I want to do.
My mother raised three kids on her own, so I was taught that to be a working mom was a good thing.
I had five sisters and one brother, so having a big family is a given for me, but now being a father, and trying to be a good father, I already have my work cut out for me.
I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.