Growing up as the 3rd of 6 kids in a tiny 2-bed apartment in 2008, I thought being broke meant we had nothing. But my mom’s parenting ran on compassion. My sibling also taught me forgiveness when she ruined my only good shirt for an interview, and that moment taught me to show kindness. In a large family, love was the one thing we never ran out of.Research by Shinyoung Jeon and Tricia K. Neppl supports the idea that a family can face economic hardship while still showing strong positivity, warmth, and supportive parenting. Their study found that parental positivity and positive parenting were important family processes associated with children’s behavior, highlighting that financial circumstances do not fully determine the emotional quality of family life.