he passed, “Steph promise me this, NEVER, ever have to depend
on a man for anything, get your education, make your own money,
and learn to change your own tires and oil.” And you can say thus
far I’ve kept my end of our deal.
FEMALE: The women in my family are remarkable, strong,
independent women. I admired my grandmother growing up and
especially when I became an adult and more so when I became
a mother myself. Her strength was out of this world. I thought
she was made of steal. I’m not talking about physical strength,
although she could do ranch work like any man out there; her emotional and mental strength was amazing. She was a hardworking,
independent woman that told you exactly how it was, never sugar
coated anything. My grandfather was a WWII Purple Heart veteran
and when my husband was deployed to Iraq, I asked her how she
dealt with his 2 plus years deployment. I’ll always remember her
words, “Steph you are a mother and these babies need you more
now than ever, you get it together and focus on them. Yes,
it will be hard, but I know you and I