She
likes to watch people, and is fascinated by the uniqueness in each of
us. She is different herself, in a good way, not like any average
person you would meet. She hides nothing and will talk about most anything to most anyone. Bravery and patience are second nature to her,
she is selflessness and compassionate to all. She is very kind and always
giving of herself in many ways. She'll buy you lunch if you forgot your lunch money, she'll encourage you to be yourself and screw what other people think! She drops what she's doing if you just need an ear or a little advice. Don't cross her though, she stands her ground for what she believes
in and don't mess with others in her presence, she will put you in your
place. She thinks nothing to say something to a perfect stranger who gets out of line!
She is older, though you would never believe how old she is by looking at her or by how she acts. She's one of those "cool" mom's with a great sense of humor! Her older son's friends like to hang around and visit with her and their girlfriends adore her. Many of them call her 'mom.' Hell, she kept us younger college students in line and encouraged us to do well by leading study groups and literally lectured us when she felt we needed it, she may as well be our second mom too! Many of us students, even some that have graduated, still keep in touch with her, we do lunch or call for advice every now and then. She loves to hear from us!
I don't want to beat a dead horse--this is a case where knowing your topic prevents you from seeing your topic, at least as far as the writing goes.
ReplyDeleteLook at the first five sentences of graf 2, for example. You give the reader 8 or 10 IOUs, things you promise you will explain and give examples of. But you dodge away from that! Why?
The IOU's are not because I can't, more so because (1) Personal and publicly posted (2) Don't want to sound like I'm bragging :) Though I DON'T hold a candle to Mother Theresa! Not in a million!
DeleteIf you can't cash those IOUs (and your reasons for default are reasonable), then...you've chosen the wrong approach to the topic. Instead of mining the depths, I'd have suggested a close look at the surfaces (and such looks tend to be underrated, but seeing what's right in front of you is not always easy.)
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