The person who most influenced my life and cared the most about me was my mother.
Marta Vazquez- was my mother. She is not between us anymore, but I can still feel her presence and the influence she made in my life. She raised me an independent, strong and caring woman. Many things that I do are because I learned from her. We had a special connection, and we truly loved each other.
Josefina Feliciano-She was my grandmother. My grandmother was not a very affectionate woman, but that was not necessary for me to feel that she cared about me. She would always cook me my favorite food and bought me candies. She provided me with advice when I needed. She taught me the values that govern my life.
Edith Vazquez-She was my aunt. My aunt supported me with my education. She helped me to study. She was a seamstress, and she always sews clothes for me. I spent many vacations with her and my cousins. She is one of the people that guided me to choose education as my career. In the present time, she is one of people that must encourage me to continue my education and professional growth.
Fraya Vazquez-She was also my aunt. When I think about my aunt, immediately comes to my mind a little girl sitting on her aunt’s lap. She used to let me sit on her lap and read stories and sang songs to me. I believe that she is the person that initiated my passion for working with children and families. She was very nurturing, caring and sweet to me. She has always supported me during the rest of my life. When I am around her, I feel that little girl again.
Evelyn Velez-She was my mother’s best friend. She loved me and cared about me. We went on vacations, and trips together, and I spent a lot of quality time with her children and husband. She was just my mom’s friend, but I loved her like an aunt. She helped and supported me during difficult times of my life.
It was so nice to know that someone out of your family had the great influence on you too. I think as an outsider of your family, her love and help to you were pure and sincere. I am happy for you to have such a person in your life, as we do need such friends in our lives. We need a positive and supportive relationship in the society.
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ReplyDeleteFrom the blog posting it sounds that you had strong, creative and nurturing women in your life. I have found that the sincere moments of spending time with loved ones, doing simple things as cooking and sewing and exposure to travel or the outdoors are profound. It was nice to read your post, it helps trigger even more memories of my own.
Hi Marta!!! Your posting about your Aunt Fraya is similiar to my posting about my first grade teacher Ms. Leatherwood. I cannot remember sitting in her lap while she reads me stories however I do remember her helping me with class assignments and projects outside of school. I could talk to her about anything and she always had my best interest at heart. She is the reason why I am so passionate about early childhood education. Although I am an adult now, if I was to see her again, I would feel like a her little first grade student again! She was the best!!
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