My role model, my motivation, my love

By SGB
College of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
November, 2010

My role model is my aunt, she is the most amazing women that i have ever met. She is the true meaning of a strong black women. She kind, sweet, patient and much more. Her door is always open to everyone.

My auntie raised me when my mother was here in the US to make a living for me since i am the only child of my mother. My auntie always find a way to comfort me even when she did not know what was going on with me. She praised when i did good and yes she whooooped me when I did bad.

She is my role model because unlike many women she had gone through some tough situations such abusive and alcoholic husband, beatings, hunger, and many more and yet again she still find it in her spirit to smile from time to time. Unlike many women she did not have an education but still wanted all four of her children to go to school and me. She would go hungry when things are tough just to make sure that all of her kids and i ate. She even made sure that children in the neighborhood as well gets something to eat. Finally at the age that she is now she is still trying to make it to school

She has been a great guidance and influence in my life and she is still pushing me to be the best that i can be although sometimes i get discourage. She pushes me to the limit! I owe her this diploma and because of her im struggling to get to the top and i better not fail.

I truly want to have the kind heart that she has, i want to be like her, strong and kind.

My auntie is my Hero !!!!