You spend some of the best years of your life in the (sometimes) thankless job of being a parent. Then your kids just grow up and say that they are striving not to be like you, but maybe this will keep you going.

According to a new survey, the person your kids are most likely to see as being their personal "hero" is you.

More than 2,500 people were asked to name the biggest hero in their life. And the majority of people responded with their parents.

Overall, 26% of people said their mom or dad was their biggest hero. With young people that number jumped up to 43%.

A member of the military was the next most common answer, with 21% of the vote, followed by a religious figure, 19% , a medical or emergency worker, 18%, a U.S. President, 17%, an activist or humanitarian, 12%, and a celebrity, 11%.

Overall, the top ten famous people that we consider to be heroes are: Jesus, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., God, Abraham Lincoln, Mother Theresa, Billy Graham, George W. Bush, and Pope Francis.

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