Priyanka Chopra grew up in military barracks moving frequently. When she asked why her family had no nameplate with her name on it, her father put one up reading 'Ms. Priyanka Mimi Chopra' and took her seriously. She credits this early validation from her parents with building the self-confidence that helped her face adversity.
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Basically, we moved every two years, and I was in kindergarten, and because we were in the military barracks, our homes always had a nameplate outside which said, you know, whatever military person was living there. So I remember looking at that, and dad was hammering it up outside of our front door, and I just said that, wait, don't I live in this house? Why isn't my name up there? And instead of shaming me or laughing at me, my father said, you're right, and you do live in this house. And got a new name. Played maid. Ms. Priyanka Mimi Chopra, upper kg I give a lot of credit to my parents in my upbringing, and I would implore most parents to treat their children with individuality. You know, give their children a sense of confidence by believing in whatever they're saying. And that's what my parents did to me, and it made me into a very confident adult, and I could get over a lot of adversities that came my way much easier because I had a sense of self.