No one's talent emerges by itself. I am grateful to my mother and father that they encouraged in me the gifts of creativity and a deep love of words. I am grateful that they saw my questioning of authority as a largess, and encouraged me to express it in healthy ways. Each of us is grateful for different things. But gratitude is the first word to describe honor.
Forgiveness is the second word.
In order to honor our parents, I believe we need to forgive. Our parents were not perfect, no matter how much we wanted them to be, or expected them to be. Most of us as parents are quick to admit our faults to other adult parents. But our children need to hear it as well. I have noticed that, when I admit to Nathan my mistakes as his father, my confession builds a bridge across my mistake, instead of a wall between us.