She positively influences lives of young people
“My grandmother was very protective of me. I was never really let out of the house unless I found a way out. Those times that I did, one of the guys I dated before my husband...
Category: Short Stories
‘I learned that my mom wasn’t really my mom’
“When I was 20 years old, I learned that my mom wasn’t really my mom, my dad wasn’t really my dad, and my siblings weren’t really my siblings. “My mother got pregnant with me at a...
Job situation leads to long-distance relationship
“I went to school only five years in Mexico. So all of my life, I am only a worker. All of my life, I do physical work. I don’t have an option. We’re looking for money....
Children learn to be civic minded and much more
“I’m 49, and I’m the youngest of 11 siblings. There were four things that my mother and father stressed to all of us. One, get an education because nobody can take that from you. Two, never...
Her father taught her many lessons about life
“I grew up hearing my dad tell stories about his horseback riding and gunslinging. As a young kid, I always thought they were just tall tales. But they weren’t. “He was an orphan. By the time...
She’s taking care of, and driving, her Daisies
“My mother is probably the strongest woman I know. I mean, she raised 11 children. So I knew something was going on when she or the neighbor would call me at work sometimes several times a...
‘We all are capable of achieving our goals’
“My daughter is in fourth grade. My son is in sixth grade. And I’m that dad who gives them a message in the morning before they go off to school. The main thing that I kind...
He’s helping people reach their full potential
“When I was young, my mom would sit me down while she worked out. She took care of her health and her body. She had health books laying around everywhere. I didn’t realize it at the...
Acting career serves as example for daughters
“When I was young, I would see newspaper ads for places like Walmart, Target and Kmart. And I would tell my mom, ‘I want to model for that. How can I do that?’ She was so...
Mother-daughter team help in challenging times
“Like my mom says, we are not here to be rich. We are here to get by and to live. And we do that by helping others. We are income tax preparers, insurance agents, notaries and...
