So many of us parent the way our parents did – because it’s the only example we’ve had a chance to see up close. We think one of the ways to remedy this is to create a space where people can share stories of the things they feel their parents did right, so we can all learn from those examples.

Mikee Kumar

I think what my parents have done right for me is not boxing me in to one kind of “career path” or choice. They never discouraged me from trying new things and hobbies as a kid so I think that translated when I went to school about the possibilities of my future and what I could potentially do for careers and work as I got older. Read more>>

Caprice O’Bryant

My parents never spoke fear into my big dreams, ideas or goals. I believe that is one of the million things they did right. I’m confident that what they instilled in me allowed me to become relentless in my pursuit to create opportunities for myself! Read more>>

Jenny Rowe

From as early as I can remember, my parents nurtured my creativity and encourged me at every turn to explore what made me happy. My Dad has been a watercolour artist for over forty years and would come home after his day job to paint in the evening. Read more>>

Turic Baptiste

Our childhood growth and development significantly shape our behaviors and ways of thinking as adults. While it’s easy to dwell on what our parents did wrong, it’s equally important to recognize the positive lessons they imparted, which often go unnoticed until later in life. Read more>>

Heidi Gala Lukas

My mother, Adriana Pelegrini, is an actress, singer, dancer and journalist, and my father, Amadeo Lukas, is a journalist, a musician and a film critic. Read more>>

Thyra Moore

The Impact of My Parents’ Support on My Life and Career Our parents’ influence on our futures is profound. Reflecting on my journey, I’m reminded of Oriah Mountain Dreamer’s poem, “The Invitation,” particularly the line: Read more>>

Becca Droz

My parents did a great job at encouraging my three older siblings and I to “Go for it.” My dad followed a lifelong career of entrepreneurship and design with enough success to make a living. Read more>>

Gail Gould Gould

When I was growing up in Dallas, Texas, my dad would often tell me that I was going to need to work so I should find work that I loved to do. This stuck with me. My dad owned a couple Army Navy Surplus stores. Read more>>

Brittney Justice

I feel so lucky and blessed to have the parents that I have. My parents are far from perfect. Just like everyone’s parents. However, I do feel they did a lot right when raising me and my siblings. Read more>>

James Wodarek

I am beyond fortunate to have had parents who supported and encouraged my creative endeavors. I had an amazing childhood filled with art classes and music lessons and I am incredibly thankful for those opportunities, but I will be forever grateful for the way they believed in me through it all. Read more>>

Sherri Tilley

It’s no secret that everyone is a product of their environment. Whether we express ourselves through attention-grabbing extroversion or self-protective introversion, each of us is profoundly affected by our own unique upbringing coupled with the resulting assumptions, responses, and conclusions that we subsequently develop while making our way along the journey of life. Read more>>

Tess Maribao

When I reflect on what my parents did right, one story always comes to mind, shaping who I am and the path I’ve chosen in both life and career. Read more>>

Jessica Mathews

My parents instilled in me a strong work ethic. We owned BBQ restaurants in the Tampa Bay area growing up and I started working for them when I was just 7 years old. Read more>>

Dr. Ashley Smith

At the time, I thought she was being cruel and heartless. There were three pivotal moments during my freshman year of college when my mom forced me to find the courage I didn’t yet know I had. Read more>>

Adam Rudman

I was raised in the projects by my single mother and stepdad. My mother is an incredibly hardworking person; I can’t recall her ever taking a sick day. Read more>>

Wesley Spence

2 of the most impactful things I feel my parents have done raising me has to be 1. Not putting me in a box in regards to future career paths. Them being supportive of whatever I might’ve been interested in at the time gave me a great foundation of support. Read more>>

Megan MacFarlane

I truly believe my parents did a lot of things right, but as I have grown up, one of the biggest I’ve learned to appreciate is their ability to take ownership for doing things wrong. Read more>>

Michael Colon

Growing up in a single-parent household revealed many lessons. My Mother did everything and more to raise me the best way she could. Since my mom had to play two roles at a young age, I saw how serious life can get and how fast that happens. Read more>>

Anjelika Perry

Losing my father at the tender age of five left my mother to navigate widowhood at a young age. Yet, the stories I’ve learned about him, coupled with witnessing my mother’s fervent community work, profoundly shaped my perspective on life and my career path. Read more>>

Alexandra Vásquez Dheming

It’s funny, nobody ever asks me about my parents. I think I’m in a field where a lot of us exist apparently in a vacuum of family and it’s very surprising when somebody brings up their family at work unless you’ve established a more personal bond with them. Read more>>

Erika Erraez

One of the main things that I feel really grateful for is the fact that my parents raised my brother and I in different countries. Sometimes it was for personal reasons – wanting to take the family on a trip, visiting friends or family, etc. Read more>>

Jessica Wuchterl

My parents were entrepreneurs and when my mom needed to, to support the business she worked nights as a nurse. I would say the most impactful commitment they made to our family was to create a different environment for our family as well to always create opportunities for succes. Read more>>