I have a very large extended family as I am the youngest of six children. My father also came from a family with five children and my mother came from a family with 8 children. Most of my extended family is in New Mexico. We are in general closer to my mother’s side of the family. My father’s side was more spread out and my paternal grandmother died when they were little as well as my paternal grandfather died before I was born so there was not that bond of seeing them at grandma’s house. I even have a few first cousins on my father’s side that I have never met or would not recognize if I were to see them on the street. I am saddened by this. On my mother’s side my maternal grandmother lived to be 100 years old. She passed away three
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I was still in graduate school at the time, and not married. Having to tell my mom and dad that I was pregnant was one of the hardest things that I have ever had to do. They were such strict Catholics and I was not married and they did not even know the man I was pregnant by, let alone to know that he was 13 years older than me, had five other children and was still legally married. As a parent now, I can only imagine their terror. However, what I learned from this experience was not to judge others from even the facts. There is always more to the story. This man that I was pregnant by, is my now husband. He was legally married when I met him but he was in the middle of a divorce. He and his wife had been separated and had a lot of issues.
I did graduate with my Master of Public Health and my whole family came together to each of them came to visit me for one week after I had the baby and watch the baby so I could finish my graduate degree as I only had a few months left when my daughter was born.
Something that is interesting about all of us is that although we were all raised in a very devout catholic home, where mom and dad really practiced what they preached, none of us have that same devotion to the church. Another thing that we all have in common is that all of us are in jobs where we are supervisors, or in leadership roles. I think that this was in part to the amazing role models that we had in our mom and dad and their work ethic and my mom having her own small business and being
I was still in graduate school at the time, and not married. Having to tell my mom and dad that I was pregnant was one of the hardest things that I have ever had to do. They were such strict Catholics and I was not married and they did not even know the man I was pregnant by, let alone to know that he was 13 years older than me, had five other children and was still legally married. As a parent now, I can only imagine their terror. However, what I learned from this experience was not to judge others from even the facts. There is always more to the story. This man that I was pregnant by, is my now husband. He was legally married when I met him but he was in the middle of a divorce. He and his wife had been separated and had a lot of issues.
I did graduate with my Master of Public Health and my whole family came together to each of them came to visit me for one week after I had the baby and watch the baby so I could finish my graduate degree as I only had a few months left when my daughter was born.
Something that is interesting about all of us is that although we were all raised in a very devout catholic home, where mom and dad really practiced what they preached, none of us have that same devotion to the church. Another thing that we all have in common is that all of us are in jobs where we are supervisors, or in leadership roles. I think that this was in part to the amazing role models that we had in our mom and dad and their work ethic and my mom having her own small business and being