Some may be impressed by the size of a wallet, bank account or investment portfolio.

But what people remember forever is the size of one’s heart, and the best parents one can ever dream of are those who love you through think and thin, regardless of any challenges which they may face themselves.

From your description above, it sounds as though your parents did a wonderful job.

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Thanks for visiting, commenting, and xharing your own memories as well. You certainly inherited your father’s talent with words.

Glad to have finally had the opportunity to read this moving tribute to your parents! Thanks for sharing it! It brought back fond memories of my own dad working long, involved math problems–though, unlike your dad, he used pencil and paper — early each morning as he drank tea and ate breakfast before leaving for work. (My dad was also a poet, and in retrospect, I can see where my own affinity for both words and numbers came from.) My youngest son is more like your dad, preferring “mental math” to “showing his work” every time — even when the numbers are large and the problems complex.

Thanks for a wonderful post!
Jeanne