Our parents worked hard, cried a lot, and gave up a lot to raise us in the best way possible. Even though they don’t have superpowers like the heroes in our favorite comic books, they are real-life superheroes because they are so kind, loving, and caring. Today, we talk about the kindest things our parents did to make sure we were safe and happy.

“My dad didn’t like my husband.” He thought I deserved a better man. He asked me over and over, “Are you sure this is what you want?” on our wedding day. “Are you sure he’s the one?” I told her, “One day you’ll see the good in him too!” He said yes. Dad had a stroke last week. When I told my husband, he was already at work getting ready for a big meeting. He called it off and ran to be with me, making sure that my family and I were taken care of. After that, I went to my parents’ house to get some things for my dad to take to the hospital. I was shocked to find a lot of pictures of my husband next to pictures of our kids when I opened his drawer. I remember how much my dad loved pictures and only kept the ones he really cared about close to him. That showed me that he liked, accepted, and even loved my husband more over the years. I’m glad to say that Dad was wrong about what he thought.

I was ready to never talk to my dad again after he left my mom for another woman. My mom sat me and my siblings down and told us, “Even though your dad was a bad husband, don’t let that hurt your relationship with him. He is and will always be a great dad.” I feel like that must have been really tough. I think she’s the reason why my relationship with my dad is still so great. Gogu***6 on Reddit

No matter what, my parents were always there for me. They always accepted me and never made me feel bad about going to art school. When I was really upset, my mom told me she would sell her house to take care of me. She didn’t have to do that, which was lucky, but it really made me think about unconditional love and the importance of family. From AmberFall92 on Reddit

Because my dad had a very important job, he wasn’t usually able to be home for dinner. Every morning, instead of dinner, we ate breakfast together as a family. He then drove us to school. I didn’t understand what a sacrifice this was until I was an adult and wanted to a) stay in bed as late as possible and b) often woke up to stressful work issues. That was time with our dad as a family. They had to get up early and come down for breakfast (and then go back to bed) even when they were teenagers and school started later. That’s cool. From frnoss on Reddit

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