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Maria Herrera

by Pablo from Ontario

"Even though life is hard sometimes, don''t give up on what you want to accomplish." By: Maria Herrera

My mom has many jobs, but her most important one is taking care of my brothers and sisters and me. My hero is my mom. My hero is my mom because she has to take care of me and my six older brothers and sisters and she has accomplished it and she did it very well. It was kind of hard to take care of all of us because she always tried to go to work and take care of us at the same time. My dad didn't really know how to cook, so he couldn't feed us a lot. My mom always had to make food for us before she left to work. She left to work at 3:30 P.M and came back at midnight, so by the time we came home from school we only so her for about thirty minutes. My mom tries the best she can to take care of us all because my dad hardly had time to do so. Each time I saw my mom she told me even though life is hard sometimes, never give up on what you want to accomplish.

My mom was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and her birthday. She is in her 40's and has been living in California for a long time. My mom had eight brothers and sisters and my mom was the middle child. Later my mom's company, where she worked, shut down so she had to stay home, but her hand was messed up and it hurt her a lot. Later on when it didn't hurt as much, she tried the best she can to raise us, but now she has to take care of me and my three older brothers and sisters because three of them moved. Since her hand is messed up she can't find a job, but she is still trying her best to support our family and she is the one who mostly helps out and keeps us safe. My mom couldn't ask my grandma for help because she needed to pay the rent at her house and she couldn't ask my grandpa because he passed away about six years ago, but my mom is trying her hardest to feed us and pitch in for the rent.

Every time someone needed help she was the one who always helped out because she cared a lot about our safety and made sure we were healthy. My mom always made one hundred percent sure that everyone in our family was safe and healthy. If we are not, she tries to make everything better by helping them out with their problems that my family has throughout their life. My mom has been encouraging me to achieve my goal of being an engineer because she wants me to accomplish my dreams. She has made sure that everyone can have a great future ahead of them so they can have a great life. So far my three older brothers and sisters that moved away have had a good life. My mom has inspired me to do something good in my life.   Also my mom has taught me not to be selfish and help out friends and family when they are in need. My mom is the greatest person in my life; I don't know how my life would've been if she wasn't in it.

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Last edited 5/18/2012 12:00:00 AM

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