Appreciate kids.

Did you know, or guess, these childhood stories?

1. This British writer spent his early childhood in India. Rudyard Kipling
2. This British naturalist lived on Corfu as a child. Gerald Durrell
3. This US president spent part of his childhood as a POW of the British. Andrew Jackson
4. This US president spent part of his childhood in Indonesia.Barack Obama
5. This Royal Person rode in an orange crate as a baby refugee. Prince Philip
6. This British actor's mother gave birth to him in a Sudanese hospital – under attack. Alexander Siddig
7. This famous British political leader and writer learned to read from his nanny in Dublin. Winston Churchill
8. This British tough-guy actor grew up in a rough neighbourhood in London, and got good at running from bullies. His dad changed the family name from 'Smith' for professional reasons. Tim Roth
9. This US tough-guy actor grew up in swanky surroundings. His artist mother used him as a model for a baby-food advert. Humphrey Bogart
10. This US tough-guy actor was born in Germany and took up acting in high school to overcome a stutter. Bruce Willis

Here's to all the kids. Let's try to help them through the rough patches.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

09.10.17 Front Page

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