Fair Weather Parents

One thing I have noticed lately is what I'd like to call "fair weather parents." They are like fair weather friends, only they are parents, parents who only make certain sacrifices for their children.

Some of them, who don't like working, will cancel work for every recital and little league game, "sacrificing for their family." But when it comes to working on the weekend to up their pay and earn enough for their kids, they have "family obligations."

Others love their jobs. They work long hours, "sacrificing for the family," but they rarely see their family and don't seem to want to see them.

I am grateful that I had parents who sacrificed for me, rather than doing what they liked and using me as an excuse.