Shannon O’Malley October
15, 2012
An Inspirational Person
When
I look back on my past, I remember the luscious vibrant green forest across the
street from where I lived. The forest was a place for my friends and I to go and
get away from the world, to play and have fun for hours on end. The trees were
towering in size; it was nearly impossible to even climb them. The woods, as we
referred to them as, was a place to have fun and share laughs. The woods held
back a lot of flooding from the creek that ran through them because the trees
were so thick and protected the land from the water. The memories of these
woods are only a small reflection of how my mother has impacted my life. My
moms loving personality has inspired me to be who I am today.
My
mom has been with me through all the good times and bad times in my life. She
continuously sticks up for me and allows me to make mistakes in order to learn
form them. She is my role model for how to conduct my life, learn from mistakes
and move on. Every typical teenager makes mistakes, perhaps the most common one
is lying to their parents. Through the “pre-teen” age I was on varsity swimming
and the majority of my friends were older. Throughout this phase of my life, I
was scared to tell my parents who I was going to the movies with and perhaps
what boys were going and friends of mine. I didn't want my parents to be
“those” parents who had to meet all my friends before I went someplace. As I
grew older, I realized that parents are only there to help and my mom for
instance was not there to interrogate me about who I was with, she just wanted
to make sure I was safe at all times. When my mom found out about me going to
the movies with my friends, she was upset at first and my dad took my phone
away. He thought this was the best to prevent me from lying. Although this with
drawl from my friends did make me realize that it is stupid to lie to your
parents, it also made me realize that my mom was not the “bad” person in the
situation, although I wanted to think that at the time. My mom stuck up for me
in times like these and explained to me that she was not going to punish me but
she wanted me to be safe and make good decisions. From this point on, I didn't
really care if she wanted to meet my friends or not because I started to be
confident that I was making good decisions and my friends were good influences
on me. My friends now think my mom is awesome, and she is very personable and
caring around them. Thorough this I have learned good morals and beliefs.
One
of the most memorable times in peoples lives is going to college and getting
the primary education you need to get a job that will support the rest of your
life. My mom received an excellent education and has a job that supports our family
(along with my dads job). She has been a role model for how hard work and
dedication will get you places in life. This has inspired me to receive the
necessary schooling I need in order to support a future family, but also to
look into careers which have many basic courses required so that if I ever were
laid off or such, I would not have a problem finding another path for work. My mom is always working countless hours to
make sure the “show” runs smoothly at her school and to make sure all the teachers
are on track. Being at a charter school, there are strict guidelines for the
teachers. She recently took on yet another role in the school and trains
teachers to use more professional and useful skills in order to interact with
the kids in a more beneficial way. Even with no time on her hands, my mom
continues to take on more roles in her school, to raise the bar of education
for the children. This hard work ethic my mom portrays inspires me to pursue a
career that helps other people because I see the effects her career has on the
children who attend the school. These children are thankful for the work that
the leaders have put in and would have totally different lives if people like
my mom did not touch them.
My
childhood with my mom would have been extremely different if I wasn't the only
girl with three brothers. She was always there to play with my and my barbies
when by brothers were busy playing leggos or being mean to me. She continuously
stuck up for me and got us to all play together. Without these experiences, I
would not have the outlook on life as I do now. The most important cvtreated because if you don't, you are
hurting yourself and possibly preventing yourself from being as successful as
possible.
I don't know where I would be with out my mom
in my life. Like the woods at my old house, she is a strong, caring and
fun-loving person who continues to touch my life. As I go off to college I have
realized that I would be no where without her in my life and I could not have
accomplished half of what I have done and become who I am today without her
characteristics.
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