When I was about 9 years old, I became very interested in the human body and diseases. In general, I was just curious about the world around me. I... →
Eva Vertes
My father was predisposed to drunken rages. I would hide under the bed. My sister and I were talking just the other day about the terror a drunken... →
Antonio Villaraigosa
There are ways we can go do a better job of educating young moms and dads about the vital role they have as the child's first teacher. I think... →
Tom Vilsack
In your life, there will come a fork in the road, and both forks lead to flowers. One event for flowers is graduation. The other is the funeral of... →
Mechai Viravaidya
I needed to purge myself of all the attention my parents had given me - I wasn't neglected enough as a child.
Don Van Vliet
I completely admire my mother for raising a child with cerebral palsy at home.
Natalia Vodianova
As a child I really didn't like men at all, in fact.
My mother had a lot of parties when I was a child. There'd always be a moment when she would place me on the upright piano and have me sing... →
Rufus Wainwright
I had a second trimester abortion. I was pregnant with a much-wanted child who was diagnosed with a genetic abnormality. I made a choice to terminate... →
Ayelet Waldman
The capacity for extravagant emotion that my husband finds so attractive in me can be exhausting, especially to a child. My moods are mercurial, and... →