There are so many people in my childhood web! I will tell you the five most important. When I was young I was always with my mom and dad. We never stayed anywhere. On Saturdays my dad and my uncle worked at the sale barn, so we ALWAYS hung out with my cousins and aunt that day. I have a very close tie with my cousins and my aunt. My grandma and grandpa were also very important in my childhood. So I'll say my top five are: Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Rhonda! My mom and dad always taught me everything I needed. One time when I was like 10 I stole some money out of their closet to buy beef jerkey from my sister. When they found out I did it, I didn't get in trouble so much for the stealing. I got more in trouble for lying to them. They knew I knew it was wrong to steal, that's why I lied, therefore that's why I got in most trouble for lying. I got spanked when I did wrong. We never had timeouts back then. They always taught us to look on the inside of people not the outside. "Never judge a book by its cover." Neither of my parents went to college, but they had a dairy farm. They taught me and my sister the true meaning of hard work. We both went to college and now have wonderful jobs and a wonderful family of our own. My parents have been married for 32 years and that is absolutly amazing to me! They were and still are very good role models for me and my sister.
My Grandma and Grandpa always played an important role in our lives. They spoiled us. One Christmas I can remember me, my sister and all 4 of my cousins got .22 rifles! It was the best memory I have. I can still see it as if it was yesterday. We were all so excited. I don't think they ever whooped us. One time we stayed the night with my other 2 cousins and we kept giggling, grandpa told me he was gonna put me on the porch if I didn't quit. That's all he had to say and I was done. I wasn't getting in trouble by my grandpa. I have enough repect for them that I knew better. They are still very important to me. My daughter loves to go to their house. She just loves them so much.
My aunt Rhonda has taught me to be yourself no matter what. She is the craziest person I know, but you gotta love her. She is very caring when she needs to be, but very crazy! Me and my sister would stay the night over there some when we got older. We always picked on the youngest of all the cousins, which was her baby. She taught me that no body deserves to be picked on, even if they are the youngest.
These people still mean the world to me. They still teach me the same things they did when I was young. I have been through a divorce and they all helped me through it. I don't think I could have done it without them. They still teach me to always do the right thing, no matter what everyone else is doing. They taught me to go for your goals and don't stop until you reach them! When I was in college was when I got divorced and had a baby! My mom told me someone told her I would never finish. She wouldnt tell me who told her. It made me so mad! So that gave me even more will power to get it done, and I did. I still think she just made it up, so I would finish.
