I've chosen to interview my dear mother, Jacky, in order to dive into her childhood experiences. It's something I've never really explored before, but I've always been curious about the events that have shaped her into the incredibly sweet person she is today. Despite life's challenges and hardships, she has always radiated positivity and joy. I'm eager to learn more about the influences and moments that have contributed to her remarkable outlook on life. She was the perfect person to interview. Jacky entered the world on August 26, 1958, born in Detroit, Michigan. Growing up, she was the eldest of her three siblings, Christine, Kenya, and Tiombe. Despite her parents hopes for a son, they were blessed with all their daughters. Her father, Robert, …show more content…
Betty’s parents were provided more job opportunities from this move, coming from the south. Since Betty and Robert both worked at General Motors, they could afford a comfortable house in Detroit, that allowed enough space to accommodate her family. However, Jacky’s father was shot and killed by a so-called friend, during her younger ages of life. This left Betty to raise her four daughters as a single mother. She is now in charge of finding a healthy balance of support mentally and financially. Jacky’s upbringing was heavily influenced by lessons picked up from both her parents, but mostly from her mother, due to her having more time to impact her life. Jacky soon had to assume a higher role in the family by assisting her mother with caring for all her younger siblings while her mother went to work to provide for the family. Due to her new responsibilities, she learned the nature of nurturing and compassion. Reflecting on her interview, she emphasized how her mother’s resilience and dedication influenced her greatly. She picked up lessons on patience, having a positive outlook on life, and nurturing. These qualities helped guide her in her roles as a mother and …show more content…
I also incorporated Principle 5: the principle of linked lives, to explore how the influence of others has shaped her life path. These two principles provided support to dive deeper into the events and relationships that have played a role in molding her into the person she is today. I discovered how the principle of linked lives has played a significant role in shaping her personality. After her father's passing, Jacky was placed in a position of caring for her younger sisters, taking on responsibilities such as helping with homework, providing attention, and even styling their hair for school each day. These early experiences nurtured her into becoming a great caregiver. This helped her later role as a mother of three children. Her sisters played a major role in her becoming gracious, nurturing, and appreciating family to a higher degree. The timing in her life related to these experiences. When she began having children with her husband Delshawn, it was common for women of her generation to start families at a young age and fill a role of taking care of the household and
Working as a teacher serving at-risk four-year-old children, approximately six of her eighteen students lived in foster care. The environment introduced Kathy to the impact of domestic violence, drugs, and family instability on a developing child. Her family lineage had a history of social service and she found herself concerned with the wellbeing of one little girl. Angelica, a foster child in Kathy’s class soon to be displaced again was born the daughter of a drug addict. She had been labeled a troublemaker, yet the Harrisons took the thirty-hour training for foster and adoptive care and brought her home to adopt. Within six months, the family would also adopted Angie’s sister Neddy. This is when the Harrison family dynamic drastically changes and Kathy begins a journey with over a hundred foster children passing through her home seeking refuge.
Janie's outlook on life stems from the system of beliefs that her grandmother, Nanny instills in her during life. These beliefs include how women should act in a society and in a marriage. Nanny and her daughter, Janie's mother, were both raped and left with bastard children, this experience is the catalyst for Nanny’s desire to see Janie be married of to a well-to-do gentleman. She desires to see Janie married off to a well to do gentleman because she wants to see that Janie is well cared for throughout her life.
The father, Claude, was a pastor (Frontline Video, 2013). The mother, Jacki, made efforts to find work (Frontline Video, 2013). She spent most of her time helping her husband run the church (Frontline Video, 2013). She seemed confident and strong (Frontline Video, 2013). She inspired people to live to their full potential and enjoy life (Frontline Video, 2013). However, this was just an act (Frontline Video, 2013). Jackie didn’t want anyone to be worried about her or have a negative outlook based on her experience (Frontline Video, 2013). It upset her deeply when she would have to turn for help from others just to get some food to feed her family (Frontline Video,
Soon her parents hired lawyers, her Father moved out, and she felt nothing to her parents. During the divorce, Peggy felt betrayed by her father and confused about what is happening around her. But in college, she felt free from her problems at home. She would decorate her dorm room, or hang out with her classmates
... buy the family a new house so that Travis would have a better place to grow up. Mama could have spent that money on something she wanted, but instead bought something that would make the whole family happy. After she buys their new house, Mama gives Beneatha $3000 dollars towards college and gives Walter $3500 dollars to better his future. Mama has given all of the insurance money to the people she cares about, and kept none of it for herself. She thought about her children’s future and decided to invest the money towards a better life for them. This is a very unselfish act on Mama’s part, a perfect example of putting family before oneself.
Despite the differences we share many similar diversions such as good quality time with our families. Arthur was known to spend countless hours reading and listening to music with his mom. Yet at the age of 6 Arthur had to face one of the most traumatic expierences of his life when he lost his mother, Matti Ashe, to a fatal case of toxemia while in labor. Similar to this experience I lost my grandfather at the age of five. Although I was impacted greatly it was not a loss as great as Arthurs loss of a loving mother. I Can recall the day it happened just as well as Arthur recalled the details of when he last saw his mother.
Jeannette Walls came from a family that had always faced many struggles in life. They had to travel to many areas due to job search. At first it was all fun and games until their lives were affected in negative ways. Specifically, the parent's decisions and actions caused unforgettable moments. Although, Jeannette Walls’s father had struggles of his own and couldn’t take good care of his children due to his alcoholism; it made his children be more prepared for the future.
Resilience is necessary to keep families together in tough times. Jeannette answers, ‘“No one’s neglecting us,’” when asked by the child welfare agent about her family (Walls 193). She does not tell him that they are neglecting her because she wants to keep the family together. She grows up with them and does not want to give them up even if her parents, Rex and Rose-Mary, have not provided a very stable and supportive life. After her younger sister, Maureen, leaves for California, Jeanette says, “something in all of us broke that day, and afterward, we no longer had the spirit for family gatherings” (Walls 277). They no longer feel that sense of family and togetherness that had kept them as a family; they always fought back when difficulties arose. Maureen’s
The thought of her brothers still being in her former home environment in Maine hurt her. She tried to think of a way to get at least one of her brothers, the sickly one, to come and be with her. She knew that her extended family was financially able to take in another child, and if she showed responsibility, there would be no problem (Wilson, 40). She found a vacant store, furnished it, and turned it into a school for children (Thinkquest, 5). At the age of seventeen, her grandmother sent her a correspondence, and requested her to come back to Boston with her brother (Thinkquest, 6).
Furthermore, Mary’s father was abusive in the family home to both Mary and her mother. A lifelong criminal, who was known to commit violent armed robberies, was not a good influence for Mary. Billy was often out of work, depending on earnings form Betty to sustain the house. It must be noted that there is some question if Billy is actually Mary’s father, given Betty’s profession; chances are great that Billy was just another victimizer in Mary’s lif...
One of her quintessential attributes is her unknowingly need to serve others. In the beginning of the movie Pleasantville, the director, Gary Ross, portrays Betty as monotone. She was in black and white, dull, lacking luster and void of emotion. She wears dresses and suite-dresses that come a little past her knee and is always in hi-heels. Although she caters to her high school aged twins and her husband, she has no “significant others,” no emotional is bond to anyone. In Pleasantville, Betty is very robotic. Her mannerisms are methodical. She hangs out with other moms as her “generalized others”, but they have nothing in common with each other but their wife and mother duties. The only time Gary Ross depicts her doing anything is at meal times which she cooks and serves to her family, and playing cards with some of the other mothers in her neighborhood where their only conversation is about their
My mother was a very well-tempered woman, who kept to herself. Like Suzette, I didn’t know much about my mother’s background, or a lot of the pain and hardship she went through until I was older. This is when I realized why my mother conducted herself the way she did, because of all the pain she had built up inside of her from her past. For example; it was very hard to get my mother to talk during emotional situations, she was always quiet and would just mostly stare at you in silence. My mother was born in Philadelphia on October 3rd, 1966. Diane was the oldest of her four siblings, and if it’s as common as I think older siblings tend to have it harder than the others because they have to set examples, their looked up to as the protectors, and are just assigned a lot of responsibility at a young age.
“Love yourself, It is important to stay positive because beauty comes from the inside out” -Jenn Proske. Being proactive and having the ability to communicate can help me go to cosmetology college and eventually own my own beauty salon. In order to be successful in this career some strengths I have are being able to communicate with people, getting stuff done, being organized and being honest.
As the youngest of five children she was often overlooked. The pride of the family often overrode the opportunity to receive health care, handouts and a decent chance to become something. My mother spent her childhood in a tiny house with her family and many relatives. She was never given the opportunities to excel in learning and life like my generation has. My grandfather was a carpenter and on that living fed many hungry mouths. But despite this already unfortunate lifestyle my mother maintained good grades and was on a path to overcoming her misfortune.
So, therefore, I would like to share a little about my mother as I knew her--as her oldest child, her first daughter, her “firstborn” (as she called me), as her “Suzy”.