Selfless Parents

This morning I read Man Books 6 Flights To Spend Christmas With Flight Attendant Daughter.  As you would expect, it is a feel good, holiday article.  This really got me thinking though about the selflessness of parents.  I mean, spending your holiday, flying around the country, just to be on the same plane as your daughter, who is working and not able to just solely hang-out with dad. . .doesn’t sound like a great Christmas to me.  Yet this father did this to be near his daughter, so she wouldn’t be alone for the holidays.

While it didn’t receive much attention, I love that they included the bit about her mother.  As many mothers often are, I feel like she is a bit of an unsung hero here.  Not to take away from the father’s selflessness, but her mother insisted her husband spend this time with his daughter, resulting in the mother being alone, (well with the pets she was caring for) on the holidays.  What an amazing, selfless mom.

While I have experienced this selflessness throughout my life, in big and little ways - thank you Mom (and Pop, although he isn’t reading,) I am still just amazed by the ongoing, unwavering selflessness of all the parents in my life - family, friends, co-workers etc.  You guys are all amazing!