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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 611215" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>There were many Heroes along the way. </p><p></p><p>My grandma who stepped in when necessary and did my basic raising......gave me my foundation. The woman worked 2-3 jobs much of her adult life to raise her own 7 children alone after leaving her schizo drunken abusive husband back in the late 30's when such things were rarely done. Several of those children were difficult children and made an already tough job even harder. It was her practical wisdom that got me through the worst parts of raising my own difficult children. </p><p></p><p>My aunt Janet who stepped in along side grandma or when she couldn't do so. It was from her I learned the practical and fun side of mothering. I learned rules were rules but even a parent can let down their hair and have fun with their kids........that even a woman with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can let 3 bored kids on a rainy day upturn the furniture in the family room and play make believe jungle ect and that was ok. She injected pure fun and creativity into my life.......and that both were good and ok to have. </p><p></p><p>The man I call Dad, obviously not my biodad, who taught me what a <strong>real man</strong> is. He took on 5 little (very) kids when he married my mom, accepted us instantly as his own.....even if my eldest bro hated his guts because he wasn't biodad. He loved us. He worked his rear off for us. Even though that marriage only lasted 5 yrs he did NOT abandon us. He stayed best friends with Mom and he remained our Dad until the day he left this earth in every since of the word. Even though Mom went on to remarry. </p><p></p><p>The geometry teacher who would not give up on me......even though when it comes to geometry I'm dumb as a box of rocks......and took time before school, after school, and during my study halls to help me not only pass but get an A in her class because she knew I wanted to go to college. </p><p></p><p>The junior high english teacher who gave me my love of books, old radio shows, old movies..........and taught me I'm not stupid when it comes to language or spelling, I just needed proper motivation. Awesome man with a creative way of teaching/motivating his students to succeed. </p><p></p><p>The 75 yr old woman at work who shows up each day, never complains, does the same physically demanding job as the rest of us. Why? Because she has 3 other families living with her due to the economy and she is the only one bringing in a decent paycheck with full time. By darn if she can do it, so can I.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 611215, member: 84"] There were many Heroes along the way. My grandma who stepped in when necessary and did my basic raising......gave me my foundation. The woman worked 2-3 jobs much of her adult life to raise her own 7 children alone after leaving her schizo drunken abusive husband back in the late 30's when such things were rarely done. Several of those children were difficult children and made an already tough job even harder. It was her practical wisdom that got me through the worst parts of raising my own difficult children. My aunt Janet who stepped in along side grandma or when she couldn't do so. It was from her I learned the practical and fun side of mothering. I learned rules were rules but even a parent can let down their hair and have fun with their kids........that even a woman with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can let 3 bored kids on a rainy day upturn the furniture in the family room and play make believe jungle ect and that was ok. She injected pure fun and creativity into my life.......and that both were good and ok to have. The man I call Dad, obviously not my biodad, who taught me what a [B]real man[/B] is. He took on 5 little (very) kids when he married my mom, accepted us instantly as his own.....even if my eldest bro hated his guts because he wasn't biodad. He loved us. He worked his rear off for us. Even though that marriage only lasted 5 yrs he did NOT abandon us. He stayed best friends with Mom and he remained our Dad until the day he left this earth in every since of the word. Even though Mom went on to remarry. The geometry teacher who would not give up on me......even though when it comes to geometry I'm dumb as a box of rocks......and took time before school, after school, and during my study halls to help me not only pass but get an A in her class because she knew I wanted to go to college. The junior high english teacher who gave me my love of books, old radio shows, old movies..........and taught me I'm not stupid when it comes to language or spelling, I just needed proper motivation. Awesome man with a creative way of teaching/motivating his students to succeed. The 75 yr old woman at work who shows up each day, never complains, does the same physically demanding job as the rest of us. Why? Because she has 3 other families living with her due to the economy and she is the only one bringing in a decent paycheck with full time. By darn if she can do it, so can I. [/QUOTE]
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