My Mom Research Paper

My mom doesn't wear a cape or fly through the sky but she does something better than that, she is always putting others before herself. I think a hero is someone that, if even for a little bit, focuses on someone besides themselves. I know my mother is that person in my life, and that's why she's my Michigan hero.

Please and thank you are two words my mom hears the most in our house. If you ask her kindly, chances are she'll say yes to you, if it's within reason of course. My mom is always there to help me, or a friend that needs a ride. One of my friends needed a ride home from our house one day, the problem is she lives out of town. Mom made it work and somehow got my friend home, me to my dads, and herself to work in time. From getting me to sports events to putting us kids before herself, my mom is the most selfless person I know. …show more content…
My mom makes me smile, makes me laugh, and carries on aside from the pain of her past. I will never know the full extent of what she has dealt with, and neither will you, because that's not my story to tell. All I can say is bad things happen to good people and that's just the way life is. My mother, who is brave and should have been dealt better cards, inspires me. My Michigan hero reminds me how much harder life can get, and that we shouldn't dwell on the little things. That is what my Michigan hero teaches me