Back when my mom was in high school, she wasn't considered as a very good student. I remembered her telling me about this one time when she was in school and she got into a fight with a black girl. She emphasized on the word "black" because school was very racist back then. She told me that the girl picked on her, and for self defense, got into a fight. My mom ended up winning, which was pretty surprising knowing that she was really short and fighting with a girl a whole head taller than her.
One day my mom came back from work, I saw the sadness on her face, but didn't really bother to ask because I know she would just say, "I'm fine, don't worry about it." That night, my parents got into a really big fight. Since my room was next to their bedroom, I heard everything they were talking about, even though everyone in the house also heard them yell since they were that loud. The next day, I asked my mom what happened, and she said, "Nothing happened. It was just a little argument." Everyday my mom comes home, she is all stressed out and tired from work, yet she still has to cook and clean up the house. My dad's side of the family, aunts, uncles, and grandparents always come over to have dinner and sleepover. She never said anything because she didn't want to be rude, but in the inside she wanted them to leave because she already has six kids and a husband to care of after hours and hours of work. No one bothered to help, so she did everything herself.
I noticed that my mom always volunteers for everything. It doesn't matter whether she's rich or not, she tries to help out everyone. She sings in choir for church, donates a lot of clothing, sponsors a 10 year old girl in Vietnam in order for her to go to school, and sponsors deacons so they can complete their studies to become a priest. She has been volunteering since she was 22 years old. Even though she had to work to support her family of fourteen, she still helped out the poor in any way she could.
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I really like the way you talk about your mom. As i was reading this, I felt like some of you mothers personality showed threw.
ReplyDeleteLoved the story and emphsizment of the word "black";hahaha it was great, but don't forget to check you grammer and puntuation which isn't a big deal though. It was great though she seems very brave and hardworking for the things she loves, hope that was the impression you were going for.
ReplyDeleteHi Aivy!
ReplyDeleteI really admire your mom in that she is always sacrificing and she has a heart to bless people and everyone around her. She always considers others before herself and was polite in everything she did. I like how she's a strong and diligent person, but compassionate at the same time.
Don't forget to revise your punctuation!
I think of the three stories here (I'll call the first and second one anecdotes; the third is more of a broad generalization about your mother), the second one is the most like what I'm looking for. It's about a specific time and place, it includes detail (though there's always room for more), and it lets me know a little of what you were thinking as this was going on. I look forward to seeing fleshed out versions of all of these stories.
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