This week’s theme is one every student and parent can relate to:
 The sacrifices parents make for their kids.

Our two storytellers share strikingly similar memories — separated by decades.

Mr. Black reflects on how his dad drove him 20 miles to school every day… then to a separate location for basketball practice… then to games… and countless other high school activities. The hours in the car added up. But so did the conversations. Sometimes they’d even stop for ice cream.

LuHi junior Evan shares a similar story. His dad drove him to practices, showed up to every game, and traveled all over so Evan could play on competitive baseball teams. And just like Mr. Black’s dad — sometimes those long drives ended with French fries.

In both stories, it’s not just about the miles driven.

It’s about showing up.
 It’s about presence.
 It’s about the small, steady acts of care that students don’t always recognize in the moment.

The time in the car mattered.
 But even more than that — the consistency did.

This episode invites students to look again at the everyday ways their parents support them… and invites parents to reflect on how those sacrifices shape more than we realize.

This week's reflection questions are:

• What part of the parent sacrificing for their students' stories stood out to you?
• Think back to your high school years. What are some things your parents did for you that you didn’t recognize as a sacrifice at the time, but now see that it is?
• Ask your student when they feel most supported by you or what’s something that you do - as the parent - that they know you do because they care, even if it is annoying to them in the moment?

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