Day 4: Your Parents

My parents and I

I consider myself very lucky to have my parents. When I was younger my biological parents separated. It was just me and my mom for a while. When I was about five years old my mom met Manny and the three of us became a family.

My mother is a very headstrong, independent, and opinionated person. I admire her for all those traits. She knows when something needs to be said and what to say to make you feel better (most of the time). I joke around with my husband and tell him that my mother is my conscience, she taught me right from wrong, however sometimes when a decision is hard I call my mom just to hear what she thinks. My mother has always encouraged me to be a better person and taught me that sometimes in life you have to work for what you “WANT”!!! My mother’s most famous quote is “It’s good to want, when you want you have goals. “ When I was younger I always hated that saying but as I have gotten older I have realized why my mother taught me to work for what I want. I consider myself very fortunate to have a mother that encourages me, loves me, and that I can confide in.


My Mom and I!!!

I will start by saying I absolutely HATE the term stepfather. It sounds so distant and impersonal. With that being said I will now tell you about My Manny. My Manny is my father; he raised me along with my mother. I never felt that I missed out on having a full time dad, like some children with divorced parents. My mother and I were lucky that Manny came into our lives. He didn’t have to treat me like a daughter and yet he did. He was at every cheerleading practice, soccer game (I played one season), gymnastics practice, school play, swim meet, graduation, and every other significant event in my life. He did homework with me and helped me study and even listened to me read papers when I was finished writing them. I consider myself very fortunate that I had someone to do all these things with. The best part about my Manny is that unlike some fathers he didn’t take the responsibility for me because he had to he did it because he wanted to!

Me and My Manny!!!

I have the absolute best parents. I have always felt that I can come to them about anything and everything. Like most families we have our moments but that doesn’t change the fact that my parents are incredible and I wouldn’t be the person I am today without them.