My First Teachers

The two people that have had the most influence upon me are my parents. Your parents are your first teachers, and they teach by example. I was very fortunate to have been raised by two loving and giving individuals. My mother was an old-fashioned stay-at-home mother. My father worked, but he always made time for me. We did not have a lot of money, but I never lacked attention or love. They both instilled in me a love of learning and reading. They told me that it was my job to be a good student, and I loved school. I was always very close to my parents, but our time ran out together and they are no longer living. I miss them every day, but I carry them with me in my heart. There's not a day that goes by that I am not reminded off them. They live on in me and in my children.