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From: SummersEchos
Date: 07-31-2005, 11:29 PM (1 of 13)
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Hi everyone, hope your weekend was good. This question is coming to us from Domestic Goddes. Thank You for the question. Who is your hero? Summer
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 08-01-2005, 12:02 AM (2 of 13)
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Me...because I've managed to stay alive. Haven't killed anyone...tried my hardest NOT to hurt people along the way. (not to say I didn't...we're all human) People tell me I should write a book about my life...it should be filed under, 'Weird Tales", 'Tales From the Crypt', " The Twilight Zone ", ' The X-Files', or " Paranoia,,,Yes EVERYONE IS Out To Get Me...".  
Chrys
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From: Dede
Date: 08-01-2005, 12:48 PM (3 of 13)
| My father. He was a single dad before it was even invented. He is non-judgemental, caring for every living thing and has a great sense of humour. He is an all-around good Joe and everybody loves him. |
User: Dede
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From: MaryW
Date: 08-01-2005, 01:20 PM (4 of 13)
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My husband. I can honestly say I don't know of anyone else who would do what he has done in life and stayed so down to earth and kind.
MaryW
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From: luv2sew
Date: 08-01-2005, 03:01 PM (5 of 13)
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Chrys..... NOT EVERYONE!!! I'm not.We live so close, we should meet for coffee one day.......BUT.... only if you want to.  My mother is my hero and I surely do miss her. Luv2sew Luv2sew
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User: luv2sew
Member since: 05-21-2004 Total posts: 174 
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 08-02-2005, 10:40 AM (6 of 13)
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My hero was my dad. It is one of the typical stories of someone who came from nothing and made something out of his life. Even though he climbed the corporate ladder, he never let it get to his head. Family was always first and foremost. No matter where he was after retiring, if family needed him he was right there. Outside of my dad another hero I have was my sixth grade teacher. He showed us more than just the basic school subjects. We took field trips to slaughter houses, farms, warehouses. He showed us where our food came from, our clothes, our everyday things. In all of this he also showed us that an education is something not to waste. He taught many of the kids the value of money, what you really needed it for. He himself work his way to superindent of the schools. When my younger sister graduated from high school I saw him. By then I had graduated from college and I walked up to him to tell him what he had done for me. How I remembered his class and along with how my folks raised me, it made an impression. His wife smiled and he turned a nice shade of pink, but he was glad someone remember his classes and his way of teaching. One other person was my brother. He was born mentally impaired, and he taught me so much. When others would be mean to him, he just smiled. When someone would say Hi Jim, his eyes would twinkle. To me Jim was the purest of people, like a child he always was. I lost him this past Feb. and with him went so much of me. Summer
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From: plrlegal
Date: 08-02-2005, 05:29 PM (7 of 13)
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I have 2 heroes (role models). My deceased Mother-in-Law and my Oklahoma momma Beth. Both godly and virtuous women and at the end of my life, I want my euology to be that I was a "godly and virtuous woman". Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
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From: DorothyL
Date: 08-03-2005, 07:43 AM (8 of 13)
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Well I have different heroes for different things. In the over all historical setting I like the peace makers -- you know, Gandhi, King -- that crowd. But I also have so much respect for the people you never hear about that go to the third world and do hands on help. In my sewing room Sandra Betzina reigns. Her books are scattered around for quick reference. For just plain ordinary decent people my husband and my mother top the list. Neither godly nor virtuous, she was uneducated and lived most of her life working hard just to survive but she was the finest person I have ever known. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: grandmasue
Date: 08-03-2005, 08:26 PM (9 of 13)
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My mother, I should only hope to accomplish half of what she has in this life with the rotten start in life she was given as a kid and young adult.
Grandma Sue
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Member since: 10-26-2004 Total posts: 138 
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From: Sancin
Date: 08-03-2005, 09:28 PM (10 of 13)
 I have been thinking about this question for several days. When nobody sprung instantly to mind I realized I am with Dorothy on this one. "In the over all historical setting I like the peace makers -- you know, Gandhi, King -- that crowd. But I also have so much respect for the people you never hear about that go to the third world and do hands on help." I have different heroes for different things and have had different ones over the years as my life has evolved. Dictionary defines hero as "person noted or admired for courage, outstanding achievements, nobility, etc." or "on idealized or held in esteem for superior qualities or deeds .. or .. distinquished for exceptional courage, fortitude or bold enterprise, especially in time of war or danger". I have a little difficulty with the exceptional courage, as I think the majority of people in time of need demonstrate courage and going beyond the ordinary - they see what needs to be done and do it. I am a history buff and when I hear about, see or read a biography or even science or spiritual book about an individual I develop feelings of admiration at time eg. recently Annie Dillon and Karen Armstrong. I tend to admire those who think outside the box and develop new ideas or who show peaceful acceptance of how the world and people are eg. Jean Vanier. While many would not agree I admire Jimmy Carter. On the other hand I have a neighbour who has demonstrated fortitude in the many deaths recently in her family - but then, what can she realistically do. She carries on daily and doesn't complain, but really isn't moving on - but as I have not been in her position I don't know what I would do. Heros are people I think I would like to emulate. I think all of us are hero's at some things in our life, but unfortunately we don't stop to do the admiring!! 
*~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
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From: Mom of Six
Date: 08-03-2005, 09:55 PM (11 of 13)
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I've been having a hard time with this also. I used to think it was my Mother who was wonderful & raised us in a very loving home along with my Dad. My Dad has always been my hero he overcame a lot to become the man he was & he was a very good man. He went blind in 1 eye when he was 17 months old. His mothers scissors fell off a table when he was reaching for something & landed in them. His father died of pnemonia when he was 3. He had to quit school after the 10th grade to help support his mother after his brothers & sister got married (he was the youngest of 4). He was in the Army during WWII but didn't go overseas because of his eye & a very nice sergant (sent him on leave & they left while he was home). He raised the 9 of us & we never had much but we didn't know that then. He went through a few bouts of depression & took care of his brother W/ parkinsons & manic depression when his wife died. Then he took care of my mother when she had cancer & then alsheimers. When he got sick he didn't like to ask for help so we were just there for him. I still miss him everyday especially on My bday because his was 2 days earlier & we always spent it together. My sister is my newest hero but that story will have to wait because this is getting too long.
Barb
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User: Mom of Six
Member since: 11-03-2001 Total posts: 1115 
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From: Ole' Girl
Date: 08-04-2005, 12:52 AM (12 of 13)
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I've enjoyed reading all of your entries. My hero is one of my very best friends, Jenny. She's the one that named me "Ole' Girl". We have so much fun when we're together. We can spend hours sewing and talking, and we don't know where the times goes. We can talk for three hours on the phone, and it only seems like minutes. It's really good to have a girlfriend who understands you and accepts you as you are. If one of us is having a bad day, the other one always knows by the sound of our voices. If she cries, I cry, and vice versa. Shirley Clark |
User: Ole' Girl
Member since: 03-13-2005 Total posts: 33 |
From: Magot
Date: 08-14-2005, 04:19 PM (13 of 13)
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hrmmmm there are all sorts of people who I respect and admire for different aspects of their character - my friend Ruth for her singlemindedness and grit, my friend Wendy for her humble compassion, my hubby Tony who puts me first in all sorts of small ways that you soemtimes don't even notice, Mary for welding together this wild and wacky community that have become so much a part of my life. Susie (Mother in law) for her generous love to her family my Big Brother Bob. We don't see each other much but I remember thinking when we were both young (7 and 10) and hiding behind packing crates in the box room while he set up explosions with his chemistry set, that he was the most exciting and intelligent person I knew. He still is horrofically intelligent but I am more aware of his personal shortcomings and still think he is amazing. love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
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