Ishmael remembers a time when he was truly happy. He says “standing there with my family,
I felt light as if I were getting ready to fly.” (P.102 ) I have had some moments in my life when I was truly happy; most of those times were when I was with my family.
When I was around 4, my great-grandma took care of me and my siblings when my parents were at work. Which ironically, was the whole day and everyday except weekends. I loved her so much; she was my second mom. I always felt true happiness when I was with her (sounds weird, I know). There was never a dull moment with her. She was such a positive person, even when she got sick.
She always use to tell me stories, just like Ishmael’s grandma. Every story she told me, had some type of meaning or lesson and now that I’m older, I understand them. I always loved when she told me stories of when my dad was younger. She would pull me to the side during dinner and tell me of the times when my dad refused to share candy so she would take it away, and give it to his siblings. She would whisper to me “he was such a cry baby” and we would giggle until we both turned cherry red.
Another person, who I’m always happy to be around with, is my dad. My dad has risked everything for us. Whenever I got in trouble with my mom, he would take my side. He would say “Julia, leave her alone. She’s just a kid having fun.” And then he would turn to look at me, smile so big and wink. He’s always been there for us, and when my mom left, he stayed.
My
She has taught me so many moral values to life and has made me the man I am
She picked my brothers and I up from school. It was cold, it was rainy. She ignored every question we asked the entire way there. We got to a big building where when we entered,
She was such a kind loving soul, no one will ever compare. She greeted me arms open and it was truly an amazing experience. She talked about how amazing I was for supporting her for so long. I can only hope I become half the person she was.
She always told me stories about how the queen of hearts has tried to poison her again with her vegetable minions, but every time she did the white queen was there to save her. She would tell me how every time we were together it was tea time. She told me it was her favorite time to spend since she wasn't anywhere near the queen of hearts.
She was wonderful. My father said she had a voice like the birds in the trees. They used to sing together. When my father would sing, it was like he was a different man. That man never comes out anymore.
will never forget. Having watched her work very hard as I grew, I found it
She and I were good friends and we hung out with each other. During her stay we were in Wichita when mom started to head to the dog adoption place. This was a complete surprise to me, I was so excited and so was all of the others in the car. We headed inside to look at all of the animals they had all sorts of kinds.
She taught me how to paint and draw, which really helped me find myself through art. She is a huge creative influence in my life, and I am inspired by her every day. Occasionally, I would look back to who I was before I met her. I was in a box, and I never realized how desperately I needed to escape that box. I still think a lot about whom I am as a person, but every time I think about that photography book that she showed me in ninth grade English I realize how close I am to figuring it out. And I have my best friend to thank for
After a while, she got boring because she couldn’t do anything I could do. She could barely hold herself up! I would help my mom when she would tend to my sister. I would help her change her diaper, and just entertain her when my mom was trying to do housework. I’m glad to have been there for all her important milestones she’s reached so far. I was
She seemed to know everything. Anytime I had a perplexing question I knew she would know what to tell me. Her wisdom spanned several subjects. Everything from the textbook things they wanted me to learn in school, to the life lessons that there are no textbooks for. She taught me by example. She showed me that it was just a waste of my time and energy getting mad, upset, angry or so irate that I allowed myself to be controlled by my emotions. She was always calm, patient, and even tempered when faced with people who were less than pleasant to be around. I learned from watching her deal with people that being nice never fails. And I learned from watching her deal with the situations life would present that as long as you gave everything you had to give and never quit, you could never be beat.
She understood perseverance and the importance of people and she carried on against all odds. The last time I spoke to her, she knew exactly who I was, despite
Her compassion for me really shined bright during that hard time. My parents no longer show compassion for each other anymore like they do for me.
Still to this day every time that I see her, my perception of her is still the same as it was when we were children. We have shared a lot of hard and good times together. So with the emotional connection that we have it makes us both turn to each other when we are in need.
She was always remembered by everyone. I remember everyday I would go to her house and she would always be standing there waiting for me. She would always play super Mario kart. We would always play Mario kart and watch movies together. Our favorite thing to do was go ride in my papa's truck to Safeway and listen to Sugarland. That was her favorite country band, she always loved country and Sean Kingston.
When we made our way back to our apartment, I showed him around the house, the neighborhood, how to turn on the desktop, and to his room, which was my old room. My mom wanted him