Today we’d like to take a moment to applaud the parents who despite many challenges, did they best they could and did right by their kids. We asked folks to share stories of what they feel their parents got right and have shared highlights below.

Jack Faze

Well, what I can say what my parents have done right is that they gave me and my siblings the right to have free mind thinking of growing up but also at the same time keeping us in a humble stable church environment see I’m a preachers kid so my upbringing was a little different but normal. Read more>>

Lis Sartori

My parents recognized I had innate artistic abilities from a very young age and they made sure I always had creative outlets. My mother, in particular, fostered my creativity by providing me with endless craft projects (and a subscription to Martha Stewart Living starting at age ten). Read more>>

Maru Ghanem

My mom always encouraged any creative pursuit I was interested in. If I needed the supplies she would use the very little money she had to buy it for me. Read more>>

Charlotte Telfer-Wan

My family has always been a huge supporter of all my practices, whether they be prosperous or not. My mom is a graphic designer who went to art school in her late twenties, shifting her career from ad agencies to become an artist. Read more>>

Sierra Machado

As a child, my siblings and I were encouraged to paint, play music, and roller skate inside the house. My parents were both extremely creative and they built our Swiss Family Robinson style house together board by board over the course of my childhood. Read more>>

Sara Leeds

They allowed me to be myself at all times. They supported me at all times. They gave me advice when I needed it, but never pried or inserted themselves into my decisions when I didn’t ask. Read more>>

KENNETTE J. BURGESSS

Good day, wow these are some great questions and I could have chosen them all to answer , however since it’s Mother’s Day and a year since my father’s passing, I think it’s time to focus on parents influence in my life. Read more>>

Mike Pniewski

I love this question. My parents were always incredibly supportive of my choice to become an actor – despite their fears. They never envisioned this path for me. I was supposed to be a pediatrician or a priest. Read more>>

Jacob Yoas

Growing up I was surrounded by music. Almost every evening my dad would sit on his chair in the living room strumming his guitar and singing. On occasion my mother would pick it up and play something as well. Read more>>

Tina Vidal-Duart

My parents set me up to be very independent. They did not solve my problems for me. They allowed me to solve my own problems and were there to help guide me through the process, but most importantly, they taught me how to find solutions when problems arose. Read more>>

Wendy Fulvi

I was born and raised on a cattle ranch in Kenansville, Fl. The nearest shopping centers were approximately 30 miles in each direction, so simple tasks like going to the grocery store or driving to school was an all day affair. Read more>>

Mirasha Brown

The question is what didn’t they do right? Many people may not know but I have three parents: my mom, my dad, and my stepdad. Read more>>

Alyssa Kaye

Reflecting on my parents’ influence on my life and career, I’m filled with gratitude for the foundation they provided. As a family photographer specializing in capturing the essence of nature and the simple joys of parenthood, their legacy resonates in my work. Read more>>

Meghan Kennedy

We always ate dinner together as a family growing up. No matter what was going on that evening – we all helped prepare the meal, set the table, fill the glasses, and light the candles. Read more>>

Bobby Williams

My parents have always supported me and spoke life into me. They also do an excellent job of leading beyond words. Especially my connection to art and creativity. Read more>>

Zoe Siegel

Being an only child, I have a very close relationship with my parents. I was lucky to grow up in an artistic household. My dad is a drummer and my mother is a doctor by day, writer by night. Read more>>

Alexander Knapp

My parents have been incredible influences in my life. Growing up surrounded by the arts, thanks to their careers in costume design and opera, I’ve developed a deep passion for creativity. Read more>>

Chelsea Bonosky

My parents always supported my passions, explorations, and adventures. When I was eight, I decided to attend a very rigorous and prestigious ballet training school. Read more>>

Nianrui Jiang

I can say that the upper limit of my artistic achievement was given to me by my mother. I can learn technology from a million places and art theory from the infinite Internet, but the talent and perception that determine an artist’s ceiling cannot be learned. Read more>>

Lisa Matrundola

As young adults, my parents immigrated independently from England and Italy. Neither attended college, but they valued education and encouraged me and my four siblings to obtain our various degrees. Read more>>

Zoe Ennis

They always encouraged me to pursue what I was passionate about and believed that if it mattered to me, it was important to them. I truly could not be grateful enough to have been raised with parents who supported the arts and valued them as much as I did. Read more>>

Danielle Moore

My father’s belief that there is goodness in everyone and that volunteering and giving back to the community has truly been a North Star for me in my career. Read more>>

Akilah Afrika

My parent’s Pan-African principles have had a huge impact on my life and businesses. I was taught from an early age that having your own business is the key to freedom. Read more>>

Maria Sokolina

As I think back about my childhood, one story stands out , giving the main essence of resilience, perseverance, and the unpredictable nature of entrepreneurship – my childhood journey put together by my mom. Read more>>

Jamie Alexander

Growing up in a single-parent home, with my dad facing challenges due to addiction, my mom took on the responsibility of caring for my brother and me. Read more>>

Robbie Reid

My parents worked so hard to ensure I didn’t get involved with “wrong crowds” and encouraged my nerdy passions – comic books (both DC and Marvel) anime, Star Wars, and others like it became part of my normal routine. Read more>>

Jenna Mans

After graduating from college at the University of San Francisco, I was, like many other young twenty-somethings, at the edge of opportunity with so many possible roads to walk ahead of me. Read more>>