Personal Childhood Web

Personal Childhood Web

·         Mother: My mother is the person who has shown and given me unconditional love; she is a very nurturing person who was very responsive to my needs as a child. She supported me when I became a young mother, by letting me know it was not the end of the world.  A fond memory I have with my mother is when I was entering kindergarten, I asked my mother “how will I learn my way to school by myself”? She laughed, and said “no worries, you will find your way just fine, because you are a very smart girl”!

·         Father: My father was the person who showed tough love, he was hard on my sister and me, very strict, but he wanted the best for his daughters. He made sure we took school seriously and that we learned to be good judge of characters, he always stressed that “everyone who talks to you, doesn’t care about you”. A found memory I have of my father is him making my sister and I read inspirational passages from essence magazine.

·         Grandmother: My grandmother, God rests her soul. She was the sweetest person I ever knew, she always made sure all of her grandchildren felt loved and were taken care of. She gave us advice, she would take us on vacation with her, she made sure that family was important, she showered all of her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and one great, great grandchild love!  I will miss the stories of her childhood that she shared with us, she was 93 years old when she passed, so surely you can imagine all the knowledge and family tree stories that she shared with us! It has not been a year since she departed this earth, but I will always love and miss my grandmother!

·         Grandfather: My grandfather was also very supportive; he was the foundation of our family. He was a very strong willed man, who also was very old school, meaning that he gave us “spankings or whooping” for a better lack of words. My memories of my grandfather who has been gone from this earth for nine years, is his strong political views, he would make us watch elections and debates, and he made sure we knew the importance of voting. He would have truly enjoyed seeing President Barack Obama!

·         Aunt: My aunt Rebecca is my favorite aunt, because she took care of me as a child, she’s ten years older than me, and it feels more like she’s my big sister. She has always told me how smart, kind and beautiful I am. She always offers great advice and is fun to hang out with! My fond memories of my aunt is her telling me and all of my cousins ghost stories, she always made them so real, she was a great story teller and still is today!