def get_parents(self):
        """
        Add the parents to BIF

        Returns
        -------
        dict: dict of type {variable: a list of parents}

        Example
        -------
        >>> from pgmpy.readwrite import BIFReader, BIFWriter
        >>> model = BIFReader('dog-problem.bif').get_model()
        >>> writer = BIFWriter(model)
        >>> writer.get_parents()
        {'bowel-problem': [],
         'dog-out': ['bowel-problem', 'family-out'],
         'family-out': [],
         'hear-bark': ['dog-out'],
         'light-on': ['family-out']}
        """
        cpds = self.model.get_cpds()
        cpds.sort(key=lambda x: x.variable)
        variable_parents = {}
        for cpd in cpds:
            variable_parents[cpd.variable] = []
            for parent in sorted(cpd.variables[:0:-1]):
                variable_parents[cpd.variable].append(parent)
        return variable_parents