# I love my parents. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2004, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-parents/249939 "2004-06-12T04:22:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WeRSauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f19dbf/32.png) [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-parents/249939/1 "2004-06-12T04:22:29Z")
As I grow older (I’m all of 24 years now), I realize just how great my parents are. My parents are my heroes now. I want to be like them. When I was younger, I thought my parents did a bad job. I blamed them for everything wrong with me. I thought they played no role in what morals I had, what beliefs I had, how I viewed the world. “I taught myself all this,” I thought. Jeez, what a jerk I was. As I matured (and stopped seeing a particular therapist), I realized that my parents did the best job that they could, and that they do love me, have always loved me, and will always love me more than I can possibly imagine. My parents rock! Even though they can be annoying, I love them beyond words anyway. Sometimes I feel that if parent-worship were permitted (more by them than by the One Above), I totally worship my parents. I’m scared for when the day comes that they grow old and infirm . . . and the glory that surrounds them will fade as they surrender to aging. Then, maybe I can give back some of the immense love and care they have showered upon me - without thanks for many years at that too. WRS - No, those aren’t tears, Witchking. They’re drops of water. I made them magically appear. Yeah. That. Now go away. ---
**Author:** ![sofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@sofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sofia)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-parents/249939/2 "2004-06-12T04:25:41Z")
if i may say so, that was a really neat post…and probably something your folks should know. btw, i feel the same about mine. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-parents/249939/3 "2004-06-12T04:33:23Z")
**Sauron** , great thread. Sounds like you were very lucky. And that you recognize it, means you’re probably applying those same values and standards with your kids. The longer you’re a parent, the more you grow to appreciate your own. I am constantly astounded by my mom’s patience and grace under the pressure of raising three children on her own. I hope I do as well as she did. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-parents/249939/4 "2004-06-12T19:07:26Z")
Mark Twain once said something to the effect of: “When I was twenty, I thought my father was the most ignorant man alive. When I was thirty, I was amazed at how much he had learned.”