BlunderWoman
Senior Member
For me it was 2 of my aunts and my granny. One my father's sister & the other my uncle's wife.
My fathers sister was very frugal. She worked a farm most of her life. She worked as hard as any man and twice as hard as most men. I never saw her having any sort of vulgar behavior or language. She was a Christian woman, but she never preached at people trying to stuff her beliefs down someone's throat. She did all kinds of charitable things. Things that take personal involvement, love, and sacrifice. She did the raising of us while my father was still unmarried in the service. I can tell you she was patient and loving and a wonderful 'fill in' for a mom. I never saw her just sitting there doing nothing. She was always busy even resting in the evening she would be sewing, writing a letter, crocheting..never just sitting. She is very close to one hundred and still taking care of herself & doing her own cooking and cleaning. Amazing woman.
My uncles wife. She was a nurse and a very nurturing woman. She was very very classy. She adored children and did a lot of charity work with children.
My granny. The local newspaper where my granny lived once ran a piece titled 'She did it all on her own' about my granny. She was a very strong high spirited woman. She had been a pioneer of that area and had a hard life. She raised 6 kids alone during the depression. She was very very intelligent & loved to argue politics with men. Back then not that many women did that so it stuck out to me. She used to tell me something that stuck with me. She said " A person isn't what they claim to be, it's what they say and do and how good they are to others."
All of these women are so far above me in style and behavior I'm ashamed to say. When I think of them I feel I let them down not being even half as good.
Who were your personal role models in your life you admire? It doesn't need to be a relative. ..just someone you knew
My fathers sister was very frugal. She worked a farm most of her life. She worked as hard as any man and twice as hard as most men. I never saw her having any sort of vulgar behavior or language. She was a Christian woman, but she never preached at people trying to stuff her beliefs down someone's throat. She did all kinds of charitable things. Things that take personal involvement, love, and sacrifice. She did the raising of us while my father was still unmarried in the service. I can tell you she was patient and loving and a wonderful 'fill in' for a mom. I never saw her just sitting there doing nothing. She was always busy even resting in the evening she would be sewing, writing a letter, crocheting..never just sitting. She is very close to one hundred and still taking care of herself & doing her own cooking and cleaning. Amazing woman.
My uncles wife. She was a nurse and a very nurturing woman. She was very very classy. She adored children and did a lot of charity work with children.
My granny. The local newspaper where my granny lived once ran a piece titled 'She did it all on her own' about my granny. She was a very strong high spirited woman. She had been a pioneer of that area and had a hard life. She raised 6 kids alone during the depression. She was very very intelligent & loved to argue politics with men. Back then not that many women did that so it stuck out to me. She used to tell me something that stuck with me. She said " A person isn't what they claim to be, it's what they say and do and how good they are to others."
All of these women are so far above me in style and behavior I'm ashamed to say. When I think of them I feel I let them down not being even half as good.
Who were your personal role models in your life you admire? It doesn't need to be a relative. ..just someone you knew
