My Mother and Her Influences

     Many children look up to someone. They may look up to their favorite cartoon character or a real hero. Maybe even someone from their family. In my case I look up to someone in my family. The person I look up to is my mother. My mother has gone through 25 more years of life compared to me. She has gone through what I only hope, doubt and don't want to happen to me. She has also gone through two surgeries to help her arthritis.
     She is not only a woman with many hardships but also a good influence on me. She has influenced me to never give up and that I can get through anything! She has also shown me that if you work hard you can achieve your goals in life. For me, I hope to be a chef, but I can only be a good chef if I work hard towards my dream. She has influenced me to feel for family and that family is important. One day, I would like to have a nice family that will be healthy and for us to be living a great life. In order to have a good healthy life, my mother has also influenced me not to become a smoker or a drinker. She has never smoked in her life and doesn't drink at all. She says it is bad for your health and you can get lung cancer from smoking.
     I hope that my influences from her will help me in the future. With these lessons, I can live a happy life without pain or failure, and it will be worth all of the hard work and determination.