Real Superheroes

Over the last few hours I have been thinking about superheroes. There are different types of superheroes. Some heroes come from other planets and have super powers. Some superheroes have technology and use their wits to fight villains and save the planet. They wear capes and spandex and appear larger-than life in comic books, cartoons and movies. I enjoy superheroes, but what I am really thinking about are the real superheroes, the true heroes that I know.

By definition a superhero is a hero, especially in children’s comic books and television cartoons possessing extraordinary and often magical powers.

Everyday ordinary people can be super heroes. My parents are superheroes in my eyes. My parents don’t fight super villains or crime. They don’t have magical powers or x-ray vision. My parents are heroes of a different sort. Everyday they fight to provide for me and my siblings; to put food o...