Parents have been performing heroic feats since the dawn of time. Growing up, my mom worked the night shift as a medical technician but would still wake herself up for 3 hours in order to greet my sister and I coming home from school. She’d cook dinner for us and then help us with our homework before returning to sleep for another 3 hours before she had to get up for work. In the 6th grade, my Dad magically pieced together a believable rainforest diorama an hour before the bus arrived because my little sister “forgot” it was due that day. More recently, I’ve witnessed my boss leave from...