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.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent.
I'm just an actor, and if I can leave something behind that my kids will be proud of, then that's what I want. I don't want my kids to be embarrassed by anything I've done.
One of the principal goals in my life has been to avoid embarrassing my children by doing the job I do. I hope I've managed to do that, and I hope that, with the job I'm in now, they are, if not proud, at least unembarrassed by it. I must say, my three are most agreeable children, who do nothing but delight me.
I think that all of us are 5-year-olds and we don't want to be embarrassed in the schoolyard.
All parents are an embarrassment to their kids. Often, grandparents are the relief. Kids don't have to resist you.
I was always embarrassed because my dad wore a suit and my mother wore flat pumps and a cozy jumper while my friends' parents were punks or hippies.
When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents.
When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
I wasn't one of those hideous children who make their parents sit through hour-long performances when you're seven. I didn't do anything like that thankfully.
I think it's the human condition to be frequently embarrassed by your parents.