Everything I know about hard work, I learned from my parents.
My dad was a corrections officer who regularly worked double and triple shifts so our family had what we needed, and he never missed one of our games or practices. My mom cared for older adults for a living while running our entire household: the bills, the shopping, the school runs, the practices, and a home that was always in order.
They gave everything they had, often on opposite schedules, which meant neither of them always saw how much the other was carrying. That led to some hard moments, and in some of them, the word "divorce" came up.
Children notice more than adults realize. It didn't matter that the word came from two exhausted people at the end of a long day. What stayed with me was the fear that my family might not stay together.
My parents are still together, and they are still the hardest-working people I know. For many families, the story ends differently. I'm building Dibs so the people in a home can see everything each person does, so no one's effort goes unnoticed, and so fewer kids grow up worrying about whether their family will stay together.
Alec MatyasFounder of Dibs