My Life Of My Grandpam My Superhero Grandma

One of the most important heroes would be my parents. They have done so many things for me, the’ve gave me food, clothes, and a place to live. I remember that we lived with my three uncles in a trailer because we had no other place to live. I would sleep in a little bed with my mom when I was born, and my dad would sleep in another bed. There were only two rooms so we were really crowded. That is really sad, imagine yourself living with three men that were really gross, like I mean gross. But I was still a happy kid.

My hero is Vesta Colvin, also known as my Mom. She is my chosen hero because she didn't just make sacrifices for me, she's made them for virtually our whole family. My mother is the youngest of two, but due to certain circumstances she had to relinquish that role. Her role as the youngest had to be relinquished because my aunt decided to start having kids at about 14 years old and that forced her to grow up faster than she should’ve

If someone asked me ten years ago why my mother was my hero, I wouldn't have been able to give them a proper response. As I grew older, and as my jolly world made of gum drops and sunshine were fading away, I realized how much my mother had put up with. Dealing with horrid family- crushing problems as a child was never easy for me and I can only imagine what it did to my mother. I watched my mother somehow withstand it every single moment. All I had to ask, was why? Why had she tortured herself by staying with a

My Michigan hero is not just a hero but is my grandma, she was always there for me through my ups and downs. Every day after school are used to go to her house, she would have Mack and cheese waiting for me on a little SpongeBob plate in front of the TV with SpongeBob on the TV. She was like my other half whenever I needed her the most she was there. She used to go shopping with me and my mom all the time and take us out for lunch. I alway imagined her being there with me all my life but that all changed. Just a couple years ago she had passed away and that was the hardest day of my life. I remember not wanting to go to her funeral because I couldn't stand seeing all the memories and pictures of us together. When I first walked into the room I just

If you are reading this, i’m sure you might be confused, but it makes perfect sense. She was always helping me, and I was always helping her. My grandma is my hero not simply because she respects me and understands me, but because she is always there for me, and she always has been. She shows up at our house at least once a week, and when I needed to talk to someone I always had her to talk

Cathy Gernack, also known as my mom, is my hero because she satisfies many of the heroic qualities we discussed in class. She is brave, giving, and determined on a daily basis. She is currently employed as an Intensive Care Neonatal Nurse at Kaiser Permanente here in San Leandro. She was born and raised in Alberta, Canada. After she graduated from High School, she attended the University of Alberta and received her bachelor’s degree. In 1999, she was given an offer to move to Hawaii where she would be working at the Kaiser Permanente hospital in Honolulu. She graciously accepted the offer and brought my dad along with her as they started a new life in another country. On August, 26th 2000, I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 2002, my mom, my dad, and I moved to Boise, Idaho where my little brother was born. When I was four, we all moved here to San Leandro and have lived here ever since.

During the year of 2001, I became divorced and found myself in the unfamiliar role of a single mother. After fifteen years of marriage,

According to Marquart (2006), “after a divorce the job of making sense of the two worlds and the conflicts that arise between them doesn’t go away—it gets handed from the adults to the children(p. 215). When living with one parent a child may develop a sense of confusion when it comes to the family hierarchy because of the loss of one or more of the leader figures in the household (Kumar, 2011). Loss of one of the family incomes and

Have you ever known a hero? Well I have, he has had a big influence on my life. He was my papaw Tommy. He was one of the bravest men I have ever known. To begin his dad went to WW1. So since he was the oldest he had to help with the family's money troubles. He had to quit school in 1st grade. He never learned to read or write. He was only seven when he went to work in a rock quarry.

My father continued to work as a probation officer and provided the financial support his family needed. We we’re upper middle class, and finances weren’t an issue. Fast forward nine years and my parents got divorced. Suddenly we had one income, and two households. My father still supported all four of us as he had done when we were living under one roof, but the money was now going to two electric bills, two water bills, and two mortgages. Needless to say, we were living paycheck to paycheck. But we made it work. We figured out how to survive financially as a family. My mother went back to work and my brother and I became each other’s babysitters, looking after each other while our parents did what was necessary. Our situation was less than ideal, and of course both of our parents would have wanted to “have it all” and be there more as my brother and I grew up, but it wasn’t practical. My parents didn’t have the luxury to take time off work to spend more time at home—our family couldn’t afford

This hero essay is about my grandmother. People always look for someone who is strong and caring to help them in times of need. My grandmother is an example of a true hero. There are certain times when she took care of me when I was sick or I needed her. Furthermore, she had taken time and love to help my grandpa when he got into an accident. Lastly, the confidence she has in her own beliefs to help those in need that are on the reservation. There are many examples of strength and honor my grandmother displays that makes her my hero.

Each and every day a child somewhere in the world is experiencing major changes within their family. One of those major changes is divorce or separation of parents. Divorce is “the action or an instance of legally dissolving a marriage”(Webster, 2011 p1). Today’s reality shows that couples only have one in two odds of remaining together. “ The U.S. Census bureau – involved in research about counseling children of divorce- estimating that approximately 50% of all American children born in 1982 lived in a single-parent homes sometime during their first 18 years. Mostly are due to divorce”(Children of Divorce, 2008 p.1). The rapid increase in divorce rates is a factor that has contributed to the large decline of the typical family. “Over 1

After being taken out of foster care, my grandparents were granted temporary custody of us until my father arrived home from the navy. Within the first couple months they were great. We participated in family dinners every night and actively did fun things like playing games and going out. We loved living there, until they got bored of us. They became very impatient with us and would become enraged when we would ask them for anything. I tried relieving any issues of theirs by having them come to me. My grandma occasionally made dinner but for the most part I made them food. I was changing diapers for my one-year-old brother Camron at the time and attempting to potty training my three-year-old brother Nathan. Cooking and cleaning became a routine of mine. Living with them wasn’t too bad, we didn’t have to endure the constant abuse. I was playing the role

Divorce is a plague that is destroying numerous families across the United States of America. Sadly, when husbands and wives divorce, the children are often caught directly in the middle. Throughout the years divorce has been becoming more and more common. In the 1920's it was a rare find to know a person whom had been divorced, today it is a rarity not to know of one who has been, or will be divorced. Divorce has numerous effects on the structures of families, and many devastating effects on the children that must experience it, although sometimes necessary, divorce radically changes the lives of adolescents and adults alike.

At a young age, I saw my grandma doing selfless deeds all the time. They were things she never broadcasted to the world, but were big enough to change someone’s life. She married my Grandpa at the young age of seventeen. Since my grandpa was deployed in the military, she had to meet him in Germany, where she travelled alone to get to him. During her journey, she couldn’t get a hold of her husband so she had to go through many people, many of whom who did not speak English, and somehow make her way to the military base that he was staying at. She told this story to teach me not to be scared of what lies in front of you. She was able to figure her way out of a very difficult situation to get to what she wanted.