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What is the most rewarding part of being a parent?

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Barack Obama 44th President of the United States, 2009–2017; United States Senator from Illinois 2005–2008
My daughters are something, and they just surprise and enchant and impress me more and more every single day as they grow up. And so these days, when we talk, we talk as parent to child, but also we learn from them.
Recorded Christi Parsons, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, the White House, The White House (Obama administration archive), 18 January 2017 source ↗
Tom Kerridge Chef and restaurateur
Yeah, I try to make sure Sundays I’m about and present. This weekend he wants to do an apple crumble. We’ll normally do some sort of slow roasting in the morning because we’ll be off to rugby training, and then the afternoon when we get back, it’s all cooked and lovely.
Recorded Liz Nicholls, Star Q&A, Round & About Magazine, 28 April 2025 source ↗
Annie Lennox Scottish musician
I have different hats; I’m a mother, I’m a woman, I’m a human being, I’m an artist and hopefully I’m an advocate. All of those plates are things I spin all the time.
Recorded Samira Shackle, New Statesman, 2 June 2011 source ↗
Vince Gill Musician, singer and songwriter
Boy, being a parent is a hard job, I think, because in parenting you want your kids to like you. Too much sometimes. It’s a hard line to find between doing what’s necessary to give them the tools to be good kids and make good decisions and all that, versus just completely not giving them a chance to accomplish anything because you do everything for them. I kind of feel like it’s okay if these kids go out and make a few mistakes, because they’re going to learn. The last ten years have been interesting, because I’m a stepparent to three kids, and I’m a father to two kids, an older and a younger. And it’s a real interesting dynamic.
Recorded Academy of Achievement, Academy of Achievement interview, Nashville, Tennessee, 1 April 2004 source ↗

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Question In the last five years, what new belief, behaviour, or habit has most improved your life? Daily life
I've never set out to be a spokesperson for women's equality. My experience of working with Amelie Mauresmo gave me a small insight into attitudes to women in sport and, because it was unusual for a male tennis player to work with a female coach, I am often asked about that. Working with Amelie was, for me, because she was the right person for the job, and not a question of her sex at all. However, it became clear to me that she wasn't always treated the same as men in similar jobs, and so I felt I had to speak out about that.
Recorded Column written for the BBC as part of the BBC 100 Women series, BBC News, 18 September 2017 source ↗

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