My Mother - Personal Essay

She has taught me to always strive for the best, to get a college education, and to not give up when times get hard. She always fusses when I do wrong but yet tells me that she fuss because she loves me. She tells me to always have an open mind and to be smart enough to know you don’t know everything. When I make decisions financially she always suggests that I discuss it over with her before I make a decision. She has taught me to have the highest respect for females. She is my mother, the greatest person in my life that has taught me how to be hardworking, to be educated, and to live Christianly.

First and foremost, she has taught me a lot about the outcome of hard work. For example, her favorite saying is anything that comes easily, is not worth having. Since then I always wanted a challenge in everything I did. She has taught me a lot about values. I remember times when my mother made me come in the kitchen to learn how to cook. She told me to always know how to cook because it is very few women like herself that will cook for a man. My mother taught me how to cook meals such as: spaghetti, meatballs, macaroni, and other meals. I now know how to cook many foods after continuously practicing how to make different types of meals.

Secondly, after she taught me about the outcome of hard work, she helped me to understand the importance of an education. With a college education, I will have an important tool that will contribute to several aspects of my life. One important aspect that will benefit is my professional and personal area. My mother believes that there are benefits after earring a college degree such as professional opportunities.

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Everyone deserves to have a person who they look up to, even if it?s not a parent or family member. Therefore, since my mom has taught me morals, values, respect, and have always been there for me, she is a significant person in my life.

Once when I was at a party with some close friends, a really good-looking girl I didn’t know came over to me. ?Hey what’s your name? Would you like to come smoke a cigarette with me?? The first thing that popped into my mind was how my mom always taught me never to smoke because it is bad and could cause serious health problems. ?Think before you act,? ?you will always have a choice to be happy or sad, to do what is good or bad and to do the right thing,? is