My Favorite Person

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1 My Favorite Person My favorite person is my mother Jacqueline Denise Lillie. She was born March 16, 1957 in Gary, Indiana, by Willie Neal and Futha Mae Neal. My mother was the fourth child out of ten children. My mother didn’t have a lot of things growing up, but she knew how to survive, and make sure my sister and I was taken care of. My mother is my favorite person because she is a strong and a god fearing woman. I can always count on her to support my choices I make in life, and she loves to cook, shop and spoil her six grandchildren. To begin, my mother is a strong and god fearing woman. Jacqueline always had a smile on her face. She would tell us to keep a smile on our face, because god woke you up this day. My mother made sure that we treated people the way we wanted to be treated. She taught us to keep our head up, make goals, stay positive and keep god first. When my sister and I were kids she always made us go to church. I would always question her on going to church, and her response would be, “because I said so”, I would just be quiet and listen. My mother was very patient when it came to life and its expectations. She would be there whenever we needed to talk. Next, I can always count on Jacqueline to support me on my choices I made about life situations. When I was fifteen, I got myself in trouble by getting pregnant. I just knew that life had ended, but my mother just sat me down and gave me a reality check. She told me that people make mistakes and we are not perfect. My mother talked to me about the responsibility of having a baby at my age, how tough it is going to be. She 2 made me grow up real fast, I had to get a job, and continue my education. She taught me that education is very important, and no child of hers is going to be a drop-out just because she has a child at a young age. Thirdly, my mother loves to cook shop and spoil her

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