2/1/12

I think the definition of a hero is someone who does honorable acts and is able to be well respected.  I've never really thought about who my hero is, and this is going to sound really cliche, but I'd have to say my mom is my hero.  She is my hero because she has sacrificed so much for me.  She had me when she was 25 years old in Washington state, when I was a few months old she and my dad divorced and she had to move to Maine because that's where all my mom's side of the family is and she needed help.  She went back to school, we lived in crappy apartment buildings, but my mom did the very best she cold and gave me a great childhood.  She became an RN after 4 long years of college and worked a lot of hours to provide for me.  This past summer my mom found out she was pregnant and now I have a 6 week old sister.  She screams endlessly and we hardly get any sleep.  My mom is a single mother once again, but she never gives up persevering and being the best person and mother she could possibly be.