My parents were very firm about me always getting my homework done.
It is frustrating, because who wants to grow up and follow their parents?
My parents always asked me what I thought, listened to my opinions, articulated their diagnoses of our challenges at home and abroad, and shared their ideas for how to build a more equal and prosperous country. I always felt part of their call to serve and part of my father's journey.
My parents and my grandmother inspire me every day and, every day, in my work and personal life.
My parents taught me to approach the world critically, but also to approach it with a sense of responsibility.
I've tried really hard to care about things that were very different from my parents. I was curious if I could care about [money] on some fundamental level, and I couldn't. That wasn't the metric of success I wanted in my life. I've talked about this to my friends who are doctors and whose parents are doctors, or who are lawyers and their parents are lawyers. It's a funny thing to realize I feel called to this work both as a daughter and also as someone who believes I have contributions to make.
I've always been incredibly proud of both of my parents and proud of the work I had done privately as a person, professionally and academically.
My parents have been incredibly supportive from perhaps the first real independent decision I made to become a vegetarian at 11, which was certainly not consistent with their diet at the time.
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