My dad's a very sensitive man, but as the archetypal rebellious teenager, I didn't realise that.
Jo Brand
I used to do bell ringing in Benenden church. It was really good fun, actually. My best friend's dad was the local vicar, and so it was expected... →
My mum is bright, ambitious, well read, political and very bolshie: when my dad was conscripted into the Army and posted to Libya, she convinced some... →
Although becoming a singer was my plan A after first hearing Whitney Houston when I was 17, I started off with plan B by going to the... →
Toni Braxton
My dad was a Presbyterian minister. Yes, I am one of those dreaded P.K.s - Preacher's Kids. Be afraid.
Libba Bray
Stevie Wonder's 'Songs in the Key of Life' was on constant shuffle throughout my childhood. I remember my dad playing some stellar Max... →
Daniel Breaker
The only gift my dad ever bought me is still in my jewelry box. It died at 10 minutes to 11 decades ago, but the gold Caravelle watch keeps my dad... →
Regina Brett
We've come a long way from having one land line that was forbidden to be answered during dinner. We had no answering machine, just a dad who... →
My daughter had carried within her a story that kept hurting her: Her dad abandoned her. She started telling herself a new story. Her dad had done... →
My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.
Beau Bridges