My dad's half-Lebanese, my mom is full Lebanese. I'm three-quarters Lebanese. Irish-Lebanese. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Most young people haven't used their storytelling skills since they were 8 or 9 or 10 and wanted to persuade Mom and Dad to take them to the ball game. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior year. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
One day my dad would say, 'OK, if you want to play tennis I can help you out.' And that's how it started. And I had a goal. I wanted to beat my mom first. And my parents and my brother. And that was the ultimate goal. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I'm sure there were times when I wish I had thought, 'Gosh, that might really embarrass mom and dad,' but our parents didn't raise us to think about them. They're very selfless and they wanted us to have as normal of a college life as possible. So really, we didn't think of any repercussions. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
There's been times when I've had heartbreaking moments and I'm like, 'I can't believe you said that,' or 'I can't believe you did that'. And it hurts, it still hurts, and it'll always hurt, but I've never had somebody that I truly cared about just walk out on me, whether it was a boyfriend, or an aunt, mom or dad. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
My mom's been married three times my dad has been married a lot. I didn't really see my dad that much. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
My dad is a very quick-witted, sarcastic, dry, humorous guy, whereas my mom's very silly, and that side of the family is very musical. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>