Kids' Most Often-Named Heroes: Their Parents

Associated Press:

Asked to name their heroes, young Americans surveyed by The Associated Press and MTV make their parents the collective top pick. Twenty-nine percent choose their mothers, 21 percent name their fathers and 16 percent pick their parents without specifying which one. Allowed to choose as many heroes as they'd like, nearly half mention at least one of their folks.

"They're really hard workers, and they've done everything in their power to make sure my siblings and I have everything we've needed," said Stacy Runne, 21, of New Bern, N.C., now a student at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, N.J. "They're just good people."

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Comments

[kint]

09:02 PM on 08/19/2007

I didn't consider my Parents my heroes until I was well into my 20s, when I was out of college and working. These kids are alright.

[heath]

07:48 PM on 08/19/2007

Aawwwwwwwwww!!

Perhaps the only thing right w/ this society.

[Iluvbush3]

08:04 PM on 08/19/2007

That word has been so over used and abused over the last 6 1/2 years, it means close to nothing any more.