My mum and dad ran a family cafe in Sligo for 35 years and worked long hours. We grew up in a very hard-working family and had a lovely atmosphere, as we lived above the restaurant. It definitely made me want to work hard, whatever I chose to do. As the baby of seven kids, I was definitely a bit spoilt.
Copy QuoteA father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life.
Copy Quote View & ShareWhen I was 18, I thought my father was pretty dumb. After a while when I got to be 21, I was amazed to find out how much he'd learned in three years.
Copy Quote View & ShareA father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again.
Copy Quote View & ShareWhen I come home, my daughter will run to the door and give me a big hug, and everything that's happened that day just melts away.
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