What are three life lessons that your father taught you and how have they played a role in your life? In the article “How to Survive Life’s Tests”, by the author Kendra Jones, Jones talks about her childhood and how her father taught her three very important traits while growing up. The three traits are toughness, steeliness, and meanness, all which helped Jones get through life’s worst obstacles. While I was growing up, my father taught me these exact things and because of that I have become a strong independent women that can stand up for herself. The message the author Jones was trying to portray is that all kids should be taught toughness, steeliness, and meanness because it will get them through whatever life throws at them. In her article,
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She always knew what to do in the tough situations that life threw at her. She was always prepared .I can relate to this article because her dad’s teaching mimics that of my dad’s and has taught me to become a strong woman that doesn’t get pushed around. The author Kendra Jones explains,”Women are usually encouraged to be gentle. But when life has tested me the most, I believe it's my toughness, my steeliness and even my meanness that get me through” (Jones 2009). These are the traits I rely on to get me through tough situations because being gentle just doesn’t cut it sometimes, which is how I can relate to her.When I was little, my brother and some of his friends would gang up on me and tease me during games. I knew that I couldn't let them get to me, so I kept my head high and just kept playing the game like I did. Eventually they saw that there was no reason to tease me because even though I was the younger sister, I was just as good at the games as most of them. Sometimes they would even make rude comments to me, I’d just take the comment and throw another one right back at them, and finally they would stop.That showed that I wasn't just tough, but also a little mean sometimes. I also expect my future husband to have these traits and look forward to passing them down to my children as tools to get them through …show more content…
I relate to this article because I think that it is a good idea for women to know these three things. Personally my father taught me exactly these traits and more. I was taught toughness by him making me go outside to play with my older brother and his friends. We would play “boy” games like wiffle ball, street hockey, hide and go seek at night, and many more games. This was only one of the traits iI was taught. The second trait that is important to learn is steeliness because it’s not good to let people walk all over you. Although I was taught steeliness more from my brother than my dad, steeliness for me was just being prepared and brave if I was to ever get into a situation where it would be needed. For example, I was able to stand up for myself when my brother would pick on me and fight back even though he was bigger and stronger than me. He would push me around, hit me, and rough house with me. Which taught me to be able to defend myself and fight back when I needed
She always knew what to do in the tough situations that life threw at her. She was always prepared .I can relate to this article because her dad’s teaching mimics that of my dad’s and has taught me to become a strong woman that doesn’t get pushed around. The author Kendra Jones explains,”Women are usually encouraged to be gentle. But when life has tested me the most, I believe it's my toughness, my steeliness and even my meanness that get me through” (Jones 2009). These are the traits I rely on to get me through tough situations because being gentle just doesn’t cut it sometimes, which is how I can relate to her.When I was little, my brother and some of his friends would gang up on me and tease me during games. I knew that I couldn't let them get to me, so I kept my head high and just kept playing the game like I did. Eventually they saw that there was no reason to tease me because even though I was the younger sister, I was just as good at the games as most of them. Sometimes they would even make rude comments to me, I’d just take the comment and throw another one right back at them, and finally they would stop.That showed that I wasn't just tough, but also a little mean sometimes. I also expect my future husband to have these traits and look forward to passing them down to my children as tools to get them through …show more content…
I relate to this article because I think that it is a good idea for women to know these three things. Personally my father taught me exactly these traits and more. I was taught toughness by him making me go outside to play with my older brother and his friends. We would play “boy” games like wiffle ball, street hockey, hide and go seek at night, and many more games. This was only one of the traits iI was taught. The second trait that is important to learn is steeliness because it’s not good to let people walk all over you. Although I was taught steeliness more from my brother than my dad, steeliness for me was just being prepared and brave if I was to ever get into a situation where it would be needed. For example, I was able to stand up for myself when my brother would pick on me and fight back even though he was bigger and stronger than me. He would push me around, hit me, and rough house with me. Which taught me to be able to defend myself and fight back when I needed