My mom and Ms. Terri became very close after my died. They did everything they could to try and make me not be sad. Ms. Terri started spending a lot of time at our house. She would help my mom with all the day to day things that my dad would sometimes stop by and do with me. Anything that I needed, she was willing to do or get, just like my mom and my dad would do before he was killed.
Most importantly, through my grandmother’s love of knowing and discovering, she showed me the importance of the mind and the power it gives to us. I am also inspired by my grandmother’s love for volunteering and bringing happiness to the unfortunate. When I was four years old my grandmother first took me to Wrentham Developmental Center to spend time with mentally and physically disabled residents. She introduced me to so many people that have helped shaped who I am. The resident my grandmother spent the most time with was a woman wheel chair bound with cerebral palsy named Nancy.
She had to work two jobs to support her family. In spite of the hardships and difficulties, she always looked at the positive in things. When times got hard, she somehow kept a smile on her face. When I think back on all that she had to go through while raising us, I am truly amazed. I could never understand how she did it all by herself; however, she managed to keep her family together.
Women have indeed earned more opportunities since the 1800s. But as it did stand, the typical role of a woman in any family was a lot of chores. A farmer’s wife’s job consisted of cooking on a wooden stove, plucking chicken, wove clothes, making cheese, milking cows, making soap, and gathering water from an outside well. And on top of all of that, care and tend to her children and husband. Women who weren’t married worked in cotton and woolen mills and often took refuge in company boarding houses which consisted of six women in one room, two women to a bed.
Those are the physical traits I remember of my grandma, Mamu, who passed away 12 years ago. Sadly, we lost her to lung cancer. She may no longer be with me but she is still alive within me. This woman taught me so much and helped shape the person I am today. She taught me what it is to be a woman with strong character.
They never married but cohabitated for twenty years until the death of my dad in December 1992. At which time the eldest child was twenty and the youngest was four. I was eighteen and pregnant, due in a couple weeks with their first grandchild. I just had to set the stage before I answer your questions. As far as, the roles the males and females had in my mom generation was traditional.
Overall, my mother has molded me into a better student and young man. Although I look up to my whole family my mom is who I admire the most. Her love for others is amazing. Despite the little she had, we would always be the one to help the needy in our family and around the neighborhood. She is the strongest and most hard working woman I know.
My grandmother from my father's side, we all called her Granny. She tells me I will always be her baby, even though I am grown. She had taken care of me for almost all my life, and spoiled me into false royalty. My teacher in English, Math, and Science, she taught me how to learn. All my wishes were fulfilled, and I grew up thinking that I was superior.
My mother gave me all her love and tried to make our life better. Also, she was always a good friend to me. My mother taught me to be kind and helpful to other people. My mother's suggestions helped me to make good friends and be successful in my life. The most tragic event happened to me when I was five years old.
Racheal Ray English 1301 February 12, 2011 My Mother On a day to day basis, we are influenced by something, or someone that has a lasting effect in our lives. The fondest memories of my life have all been influenced by family members. To my belief, my mother “Mary Alice Hendrix” is one of the most influential. I am the person and mother I am today cause of her. When I describe my mother, there is nothing critical about it; it is all admiration.