Essay About My Parents

I can still hear my parents say “when you grow up you will understand.” I look back on those words and smile. Now I can see all the hard work they put in to raising me. I used to think I would never be like my parents. It is uncanny how much I am like them now. I hear myself saying the exact same things to my son as they said to me. I have learned so much from my parents but there are three things that have truly mad me a better person and a parent it is honesty, a good work ethic, and to always spend time with your family. The first thing my parents taught me was honesty. From a very young age my parents would say to me “it is easier to live with the truth than to live with a lie.” My parents have always been very honest people. To my knowledge they never lied to me, and they expected the same from everyone in our family. When I was about 5 years old I knocked over a bucket of paint and covered it with a sheet. My dad found the mess. He asked me about it and I said “I didn’t do it”. He explained how a person must always tell the truth even if they don’t want to. He said, “It’s easier to live with the truth than to live with a lie”. I remember those words like they were yesterday. Today I have my …show more content…
My mom would say family is the thread that binds us together. My parents worked all the time but when they were home they always spent time with me. One of my fondest memories are of my dad and I in the back yard throwing a ball and just talking. It made me feel important. My mom and I would go for ice cream on Saturdays, just the two us. It wasn’t about spending money or buying things. It was about taking the time to show me they love me. Today, with my son, we have family night. We play card games or board games. Sometime we go for walks, just me and him. I want him to feel that he is important and he is loved. I hope when he grows up he will look back and remember family night and our