Behind that cap: Parents deserve some credit for their children's success

We spend so much time as a society complaining about the bad jobs some parents are doing with the responsibility of raising a child.

Today is a day for a "shout-out" to those who do just the opposite.

Behind every one of the young men and women who collected diplomas this week -- and those who will do so in June -- is a mom, a dad or both who have been instrumental in getting them to that graduation stage.

Sometimes it takes a little pushing. Sometimes it just takes being there. But there is no question -- getting a teenager through high school is not easy.

So as the members of the Class of 2014 toss their caps, the parents who are sitting in the stands should give themselves a little cheer.

Without their love and support, those newly minted graduates would have a different story to tell.

So, congratulations parents of the Class of 2014. You did it.

Published in Editorials on May 23, 2014 10:51 AM