My grandmother was very fierce and gruff. She was quite small, but she was very wide.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.
My grandmother was a huge influence on me and the fact that there was this very strong, rather formidable presence of women in my life has been an enormous value.
My father wasn't a cruel man. And I loved him. But he was a pretty tough character. His own father was even tougher - one of those Victorians, hard as iron - but my dad was tough enough.
My mother wasn't strong like my aunt. She was just very passive.
My grandmother was a very tough woman. She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping.
For the record, my mother is an astonishing and loving grandmother.
Though she be but little, she is fierce.
My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father.
My mother was adorable, a great giggler. My father was very strong and could be quite frightening.
My grandfather was a very strong personality. He certainly ruled his household with an iron fist, even though it was often gloved in velvet!