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How I did it: I've lived an unconventional life - through no choices of my own - and overcame a lot of circumstances to become who I am today, a college educated 25 year old girl supporting herself. I dealt with abuse, neglect, heartache, mentally ill parents, foster care, adoption...my life's been a difficult road. For a long time, I never accepted that those hardships made me a better person, though. I never thought about the strength it would give me, only the pain. I don't talk to people about my situations very often, or only in very vauge terms, but when I met an incredible man who showed me how truly loving and loyal people can be, I told him. His response was breathtaking as he told me that I was the person he looked up to most and later, after he'd known me for years, he told me that I was and had been his role model. I denied that I could be anyone's role model, but he insists that I am his. He's such an incredible person, though, that he probably doesn't realize that he's my role model, too!
So, how did I do it? I didn't let negative circumstances dictate my life to me. Sure, I feel bitter and angry about some things sometimes when I wake up in the morning, but then I think about some of my fellow foster children who weren't able to navigate early adulthood and are now either drug addicted or homeless. Or I think about the life my biological mother led. I try to focus on the positive. I work very hard. I pay my bills. I try to be a great friend. I make an effort to become the woman I want to be every day, actively. Those are the things he says make me his role model.
Lessons & tips: Bad things are going to happen that have nothing to do with you yet affect you greatly. Learn to roll with the punches and change what you can and work with what you can't. To quote Kanye West, you can live through anything if Magic made it.
Resources: Therapy helped me deal with some of my past issues.
Exercise can be a great form of release.
Build a strong group of friends.
Do not accept second best in significant others. They must support you, love you, and maybe most importantly, know who you truly are. My SO knows how truly broken I am sometimes, and loves me through it all.
Stephanie wishes she was more motivated.
My little sister was born January 2007. I’m hoping that when she gets older, she’ll want to look up to her big sister. I think I’ll know for sure if I’m her role model if she ends up going to my alma mater, Clemson :)
Just kidding. But really, I hope she will look up to me.
I’ve always wanted to be someone that people look up to.
I’ve always tried to be a person that can be respected. I am active in numerous school activities and in my community. I do service and go to church. I even teach sunday school! My cousin recently asked me to be her confirmation sponsor so I wonder if that means anything??
I want to be someone that a person can look up to and respect the way that I act and carry myself. But I don’t want some sort of a stalker. XD
I want to be someones role model because i think it will be like another me and i also think that it will make me a little popular if you have done this tell me if its a good idea cause i havent done this and i dont know if its a good idea .Thank You.
Worth doing – obviously.
It turns out that my second-cousin really looks up to me. His mom told me how much he admired me just a few days ago. I noticed how much he would follow me around and want me around, but I guess I just didn’t think much of it. He basically mirrors my every action. It feels great to know that you have the power to influence someone (and I don’t mean that in some mad scientist sort of way).
qnote27 is rockclimbing :)
This goal is difficult to decide when you’ve acomplished it… I don’t know whether I can be the judge of whether I’m a role model or not, but hopefully I’m helping someone.
Alisha wants to eat healthier
Live like a pioneer! Off-the-grid, organic gardening, home canning my own vegetables, using a modern composting toliet, washing laundry by hand, making everything I use myself, in a log cabin (the whole shebang!)
how'd ya like to make a free rpg game without software?
See the Northern (or Southern!) Lights
scuba dive
learn hacking
become a plus size model
organize closets
stop judging people
Sileas wants to identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
start an art camp
speak Tagalog
lose my virginity before i turn 21
find inner peace
Lose 30 pounds
wake up when my alarm clock goes off
find out someones password
find the woman of my dreams
design and sell my own clothing
