Celebrating My Mother

In celebration of International Women’s Day I would like to recognize my incredible mother, Sheila Gendron.  She has truly been a key factor in making me the woman I am today and has inspired me to want to become so much more.

My mother grew up in a family where her father was always traveling for work leaving her mother to raise the children while working a full time job at the local hospital. While my mother was not the oldest of her four siblings, she was always the one to take the responsibility of raising her siblings. She grew up knowing what she wanted from life and how to make her children better people. While my home life was not nearly as trying as hers was, I feel as though she instilled some of these core values within me. Since moving away to college, our relationship has only grown stronger and stronger and she continues to help me blossom into a bright young woman with the potential to make a huge impact on the world in the future.

I only hope that one day I will be able to look back at my life and have a wonderful career, happy marriage and a loving family supporting me. In her opinion she achieved the American Dream. It may not be the mansion home, Range Rover car or million-dollar salary, but she has the most love and support from her family making her happier with life than anyone could possibly imagine.

Posted by Haley Gendron

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