So many of you are parents running your households and raising your kids, oftentimes all alone while your spouses deploy.
If you take care of your parents, can you claim one or both of those on your taxes?
Sometimes you fall in with a nice group of parents and you all get along.
FORBES: How To Deal With The Sports Parents Social Pecking Order
And I also want to thank a few people before we start, not just the young people here who also -- some of you brought your parents, so let's see the parents.
And as I write in the book, if you actually look at Pat Tillman's thoughts, you know, in terms of speaking with his parents and speaking with his friends, you see that he - like a lot of Americans - was somebody who was very gung ho about the war on terror early on.
Some of you are children and parents, sisters and brothers, whose pride is mixed with worry.
Since then, some of you have probably seen parents put off retirement, friends struggle to find work.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks at Barnard College Commencement Ceremony | The White House
Any of you that have aging parents understand the issue and frustration in trying to cope with these things from afar.
FORBES: A Lesson In Keeping An Elderly Parent Safe In Their Own Home
There are so many people who are proud of you -- your parents, family, faculty, friends -- all who share in this achievement.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks at Barnard College Commencement Ceremony | The White House
And finally -- to those of you, like me, who are parents of young boys -- teach him to seek out "the other": Other clubs and groups, other sources of information, other places to see, other kinds of people, other cultural values.
There are also many niche scholarships offered to minorities, women, children of single parents--you name it.
Suppose that you have a family of four: two working parents, not a great credit record, you know, making less than the average income in their neighborhood.
And many of you have spouses, partners, children, parents who stood by you and encouraged you and prayed for you every step of the way.
And let me tell you, a lot of parents say, how do I get my kids to enjoy vegetables?
WHITEHOUSE: First Lady Michelle Obama Unveils Lets Move! Child Care
Some of you came to this country as young children, because your parents wanted to give you a better life in the land of opportunity.
If you're one of those paranoid parents who obsesses over the baby monitor, Intel's got your back.
With kids going back to school, you may be one of the many parents with future college expenses on your mind.
And my parents would be proud of you.
FORBES: If You Want to Succeed in Business, Read More Novels
Add to that the intergenerational appeal of something that parents might have more of a clue about than their children and you have a winner.
FORBES: The Logos Quiz Game: Why The Top Free iPad Game This Week is Worth a Fortune
And that's painful and it's heartbreaking. (Applause.) And yet you continue, leading by the force of the arguments you make, and by the power of the example that you set in your own lives -- as parents and friends, as PTA members and church members, as advocates and leaders in your communities.
And you know, my parents would always say, no, you should be proud of who you are, and you know, I didn't understand that at that time.
Some of you came here as children, carried by parents who wished for them a life that they had never had.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks at a Naturalization Ceremony
This is a nationwide campaign that Jill and I are working on to rally America around all of you families -- your children, your parents, and all those who are supporting you along the way.
The more you take care of yourself, the more energy and love to you will have to give to your aging parents.
Here are 7 tips to help you protect your aging parents from some of the risks of loneliness.
"Basically, if you don't own a piece of Facebook or Google and you haven't robbed a bank and don't have rich parents, then your chances of being able to buy a house or raise a family in the Bay Area or in most of coastal California is pretty weak, " says Mr. Kotkin.
WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Joel Kotkin: The Great California Exodus
As many of you -- my father was a pump operator at the city water plant, and neither of my parents had a college degree.
And if you do end up switching jobs, please don't tell your parents that you did it on account of my advice.
应用推荐