Monday, May 9, 2016

The best leader - my mum

THE BEST MOM

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The Best Mom

My mother is my favorite person in my life because I can talk to her about everything, she is very blunt, and she is also very dependable.

I can talk to my mom about everything because she is the only person that I ever had that I can express myself to understand what I am saying and where I am coming from. I can talk to her about problems that I am having in my life and in school. I like talking to my mom because she always listens and gives me good advice. For example when I felt like quitting school because I was stressed out and felt like I wasn’t getting anything accomplished she told me to just calm down. She also told me to stop worrying about things that are going on at home and stay focused on my work, because there is nothing I can do about things happening at home while I am down here in school. Another thing I can talk to my mother about is something that most men my age usually wouldn’t talk to their mothers about which is, women problems. When I talk to her about my women problems, she always predicts what is going to happen. Whatever she says is going to happen, always happen. For instance when one of my girlfriends from back in the day was lying about something, my mother told me that if I was to just wait and ask her about it another time that her story would be different and all mixed up. It just so happens that it was true. I caught her in a lie and there was nothing that she could do about it but just sit there and look dumb. My mother also tells me what to do if a girl is acting a certain way and if she thinks it will work if I get in a relationship with the girl and why.

Another reason why my mother is my favorite person is because she is very blunt. She says what she means and means what she says. She will always tell you how she truly feels and give her opinion about something if you ask her. 
She has taught me to always try my best, to treat everyone equally, to not give up when things get hard. She tells me to at all times be honest because in the end, lies always hurt more. She instills the importance of family and of doing well at school in me. When I make decisions and she doesn’t always agree with them, she makes sure that I know that she is behind me all the way because she wants me to always be happy. She has taught me right from wrong and the significance of self-respect. 
She is my mother, the greatest influence in my life. Not only as a mom but also as a friend. A time that is really prominent in my mind, that I hope I will always remember, is the year when I was doing poorly in English class and I wanted to drop it. The “easy way out” as my mom called it. She helped me realize that I was intelligent enough to be in the class that is why I was put in it, and that I could do anything I put my mind to. The talk with my mom helped me tremendously. Not only because she gave me good advice but because she was talking to me like a friend would, being understanding of where I was coming from and about my feelings.
Once when I was at a party with some close friends, a really good-looking girl I didn’t know came over to me. “Hey what’s your name? Would you like to come smoke a cigarette with me?” The first thing that popped into my mind was how my mom always taught me never to smoke because it is bad and could cause serious health problems. After I remembered that “no thank you” was quickly spoken out of my mouth. I was kind of afraid that the girl wouldn’t talk to me after that but I still held my ground. In the end, she and I became good friends.
First and foremost, my mom has taught me to be happy and true to myself because I can never not face myself, and the choices I make. “Think before you act,” “you will always have a choice to be happy or sad, to do what is good or bad.
That is my great leader - my mum....

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