Comments on: Another Look At My Personal Heroes

By: she

she — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:40:42 +0000

The NB kids I raise money for are my heroes.

I’ll keep my feelings about Barry O. to myself. hehe.

By: lynette

lynette — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:08:07 +0000

i’d like to add my grandparents to my kids on my list of heroes…. my dad’s parents came here on a boat, just married, 16 and 17 years old, courageous and illiterate and poor and not knowing a word of english. they came here so their children would have a chance at an education. they raised my father and my aunt in the barrio in NYC, and both worked at least two jobs to save every penny to send their children to college. my father was in upper executive management (global) for two large international companies at the end of his career, and my aunt a successful (although completely crazy) lawyer with an office in the empire state building, and my grandparents left behind several pieces of real estate worth significant money in NY when my grandmother passed away. another generation later, i have my doctorate. i am very proud of my grandparents, and all they accomplished.

if we had today’s immigration laws back then, they would never have been allowed in….

By: Cyndi

Cyndi — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:13:10 +0000

Thank you Mark. How did you know I wasn’t feeling very heroic these days? Never mind, it’s how you roll.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:29:03 +0000

I love that you recognize the true heroes in your life are your family and friends! Yes we are surrounded by hero’s if we only open are eyes, express our gratitude and take the time to see. I am willing to bet you will also find one in your mirror.

By: Cyndi

Cyndi — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:34:38 +0000

Your Grandmother must have been one tough cookie!

That was one of the comments on the original post. Lynette in fact. She said her heroes were her kids.

I do admire my boys a great deal. They are two of the most fascinating people I know. They teach me at least as much as I teach them (especially about math).

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:56:42 +0000

My first hero was my grandmother, a mother. A single mother during the Great Depression. Others heroes that I admire, but do not know up close: Mother Teresa, Ani DiFranco, Helen Keller, and Martin Luther King.

Mostly, I admire my kids. I want to be just like them