There are two people that I can honostly say have meant the most to me and I have the most admiration for in my life are:
My MOM & DAD.
I choose this background because they always taught us that the sky is the limit we can do and be what ever we want, if we just put our minds to it.
My parents raised four children. I am the youngest and probably the one that gave them the most grey hair also. The were great role models for us as we were growing up. They both have hearts as big as all outdoors. They have always been there for us when we have needed them no matter what. All the thankless nights of no sleep when we were babies and then as we grew. The nights that we thought that we were all grown and would not come in when we were suppose to, or just at the last minute. They would be there waiting. The nights mom sat up all night making outfits for my sisters and myself. Like the night before we left for Washington D.C. for my dad's Marine reunion. Plus so many other times, for so many special occasions. Mom would keep going no matter what the sacrafices were to herself as long as we were taking care of. That is not to say that dad did not sacrifice for us also. They worked many long hours owning thier own business for so many years, thier customers set thier hours. My three elder siblings went on to college with mom & dad making sacrifices all the way to put them through. Dad always did his own repairs around the house and on the cars. Very rarely did the car go to the shop. He always did it himself. Raising a family was not and never will be cheap. They cut every corner possible in order to give us what we wanted and needed. There was never ever a time when we did not have what we needed nor very often we were told no to what we wanted. Yet we always knew the meaning of NO. That is not to say that we did not live well, because we did. I come from a middle class family that lived quit comfortable. If it wasn't for the many hours my parents spent at work and with us on thier days off we would not have had the life we did. I have to say thank you Mom & Dad for that. And yet so much more.
My siblings would say that I was spoiled being the baby of the family. Well maybe so. However no matter what kind of misery any of us put them through we have always been and always will be thier children. Even when they knew we were making the wrong decisions they would tell us thier opinion and let us make up our own mind & stand behind us 100%. They would never ever turn thier backs on us.
They taught us right from wrong, they instilled in us morals, consideration, love for all mankind, compassion and just so much more. It is so hard to say everything that I possible can to let them know how much I appreciate and love them. To just say I LOVE YOU is just not enough. I want the world to know.
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