Personal Narrative: My Mother

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My mother, Rita Forden, is COO of Corporate Leadership Center, former CEO of Susan G. Komen, and creator of the Discovery Ball generating over fifty million dollars for the American Cancer Society. During her career, she has raised over 250 Million Dollars in support of non-profit organizations. One of her finest achievements was spearheading the push for the Clean Indoor Air Ordinance that enabled Illinois to go Smoke Free. When asked why this was so important to her she replied, “Because everyone said we couldn’t do it - Illinois (mainly Chicago) would never tip. Well, we pulled together a great team and the rest is history.” Despite the many challenges she has faced throughout her career, she shared that her greatest challenge has been that of raising her two children. …show more content…
While that might have been acceptable as a younger child, my mother understood the importance of doing things on your own and building my confidence for future endeavors that would be difficult to complete or achieve.

So, one day when I was doing homework at the kitchen table, I got so frustrated I yelled “I can’t do this - I give up.” My mother, who was in the kitchen at the time, finally had enough. She went to a kitchen cabinet and pulled out a piece of paper and a pencil. She walked over to the table and had me write CAN’T on the piece of paper. Complaining loudly, I did it just to stop doing homework. Instead of her walking away like I expected her too, she had me go to the

Personal Narrative: My Mother

"This is a pretty intense story," Dr. Noble said. "But it's very good." "Thanks," Nicole said. "Do you think my mom's childhood experience is the reason why my mom has been abusing me? Like, do you think my mom has taken her anger and frustrations out on me?" "It's possible. It can take somebody years to come to terms with a tragedy and to live a happy life. Then again, your mother has managed to start a family of her own. Anyway, it's clear that your parents have abused you growing up. However…

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Personal Narrative: My Mother

I lived in a number of homes with my mom and brother, along with my mom’s family. At the time, my dad was working in different states and overseas, so we didn’t spend much time together until I was eight, and my brother was five, years old. During that time I became thankful for my mother, represented in the song “Mama” by BTS, and all the sacrifices she made to raise my brother and I. In those years, and beyond that, she had supported me, endlessly worked for my success, and created a world for me…

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Personal Narrative: My Mother

It has been an honor and a privilege to be the daughter of Mrs. Charlotte Harris Stovall. I am blessed knowing that God chose her as the vessel to give me life. My mother was so many things to so many others. She was always teaching in her gentle approachable way. She showed love to everyone that crossed her path with a smile. Mom taught me how to treat others with kindness and respect to the least of us. She shared morsels of wisdom often… quoting verses from the bible such as “for wisdom is…

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Personal Narrative: My Mother

April of 2015, my mom was 4 months pregnant. I was so happy to have a new baby brother. I was helping my mom look for clothes for the baby, I was picking out names. Everything was going very good in the pregnancy. But one day I got out of bed around 5:00am, as I walked into the bathroom I saw blood all over the floor. I didn’t know what to do, and then I saw that my mom and dad’s car was gone. At that point I called my mom and dad I think 6 times, but they didn’t answer. I was so afraid that the…

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Personal Narrative: My Mother

Candidly, I think Mrs. Walker is like my own mother. My mom worked multiple jobs at one point to help provide for my family when times were rough. Moreover, because she took on said responsibility my sisters and I had to make sure we got to school. There'd be times where I had to walk over at least two major highways to make sure I got to class after missing the bus. Mrs. Walker to me is a hardworking mother who wants to see her son succeed. Mrs. Walker to me knows that her son's education is what…

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Personal Narrative: My Mother

My mom was pregnant and we went to the hospital so she could have her baby. While she was getting ready I was sitting down on a chair and wondering if it would be a boy or girl? My dad was downstairs so I desided to go see what he was doing, he was getting food for the cafateria. I was hungry so I got some food to, I got some chicken nuggest and they were the wurst things that I have ever eaten. They tasted like rotten eggs with a side of spoiled milk. I heard a scream come from upstairs, So I ran…

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Personal Narrative: My Mother

"I could have been a writer you know," my mother grins, a speck of idyllic nostalgia in the corner of her eyes. It was getting later and the sun was sinking deeper and deeper into the sky, turning the rich sunset into the velvety black night. I was situated on a stool next to my mother's handmade, wooden island trying to finish typing a paper for my freshman Honors English class that was due tomorrow. "My teachers always said that I should have become one," She placed another speckled glass into…

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Personal Narrative: My Mother Shawna

My mother Shawna, grew up as the oldest of two sisters, in the small town of Amarillo, Texas. She was born into a poor, Pentecostal family, where she says that her mother, Gala, would play the biggest role and impact her life the most. Shawna described herself as a tomboy who was also feminine when she wanted/needed to be when she was younger, explaining that the only time she was forced to act or be “feminine” was when she had to wear a dress to church (displays a sign of respect); an idea that…

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Personal Narrative Essay: Breaking Out Of My Mothers

The only friend I really had was my sister and it never bothered me, she was only a year younger. We’d usually talk only to each other, we were basically attached at the hip. Me and my sister were never apart, you'd never see Carla without Darliya. We are more alike than different, although it might not seem like it on the outside, feeling comfortable with her comes naturally. In the third grade I wanted to break out of my shell, step out of my comfort zone. Cheerleading seemed to be a step in…

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Personal Narrative: Being Taken Away From My Mother

In the eighth grade I had to undergo being taken away from my mother because she was an alcoholic and was seen as a neglecting parent to my little sister, Julia, and I. My mother was always abused by the men she let into her life and was constantly stressed about how she was going to feed, clothe, and ensure she was being a good single-parent for Julia and I. As a result of these stressors in her life, she needed to find a quick way to escape this worrying feeling and feel some sort of relief for…

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