QOTD for Friday

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• Jitterbug2668 member

  January 2012

  I'd have say my maternal grandmother.  I spent several summers at her house while she was going through chemotherapy.  She was a 3 time cancer survivor.  While there I learned how to do some of the things that she was taught as a kid (like canning vegetables, gardening and sewing).  I cherished the time I had with her even when she was sick and not feeling the greatest.  We would go to church every Saturday night (she sat in the same exact pew every time) and then we would go out to dinner as a family or have dinner at my parents house together.

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• mcatmay member

  January 2012

  My mother - she is a woman of steel. She is incredibly strong, will battle for her kids like a bear defending her cub, and has an incredibly strong sense of moral right and wrong. It's caused a lot of heartache for her in that she sees things as black and white, where they are often grey, but her intentions are always pure. She gave me a strong sense of morality, honor and overall sense of the 'right thing to do'. 

  I try to emulate her but i do try to be a bit softer than her (i don't always succeed). I give people the benefit of the doubt a lot more than she does - however, i'll always be thankful to her for giving me my moral compass and my tenacity. 

                                           

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• MrsPhilDunphy

  January 2012

  Wow, good question! I could probably take over next week.

  I think I would have to go with my dad. My mom is great and I think I learned a lot of things from her but she is also kind of eccentric. My dad has always been one of the most responsible, hard working people I've ever known. He doesn't shy away from obligations and does what needs to be done. He is also very big on manners and I'm grateful that he taught us how to be respectful and polite (IRL to people of authority, I know I'm not always that way online
  

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• amh_navyblue

  January 2012

  Good question...hard to answer, because I have been fortunate to have so many great role models in my life:)

  My maternal grandmother--I have so many great memories of spending time with her. It didn't matter whether it was a special event or just a walk to the park, I felt loved by her, always.
  

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• Sofka

  January 2012

  I did not have any negative influences, I had a very happy and carefree childhood. It was normal for even very small kids to be playing outside after dark by themselves. Crime and kidnapping were not in our vocabulary. We were very lucky!

  I only had 1 grandparent and we were very close. I named my son after him.

   

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• Hey Jellisy

  January 2012

  Good question.  The answer probably should be my mom, she is now, but as a child I worshiped, idolized and adored my Aunt.  I took off for her house the week school ended and returned home only to go to the Cape with my parents the last two weeks of August.  I loved that she had 5 girls and only 1 boy at her house (I had 3 younger brothers).  I loved that she was an excellent cook.  I loved the ease in which she entertained dozens of people without batting an eye.  I loved her stories as a military spouse and all the places they lived.  I loved her artistic vision.  My aunt offered to let me come live with her full time, and I might've been tempted by the offer if she didn't live in way, way upstate NY (seriously, next town up was Canada) and it was so cold there in the winter.  She loved me like her daughter and made sure I knew it.  It was such a wonderful feeling to be thought so special by someone.   
  

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