82. Select two people who have been role models in your life and describe why. (College of Notre Dame of Maryland
My mom and dad are the role models of my life. The funny part is that they are both very different from each other. My mom is more patient with us, she is more understanding. My dad is more complicated of the two. He is always trying to make our lives easier, and is extremely good at convincing people to do things. He made me and my elder sister take cooking classes. I remember when he first asked me to do this I was absolutely against it. Then he took me on this guilt trip so my sister and I agreed. After three days of cooking classes, we looked at each other completely dumb founded. We didn’t know why we were taking cooking classes anymore. It was really funny. I am a very stubborn person, but my parents somehow convince me to do things. My mom just gives me this smile; it is one of those looks that makes you feel guilty to say no. You just can’t say no to it. It is annoying almost when she does it because you know that you have to do what she wants. My parents have really good skill of persuading people and that is a skill I admire. I love the way they use the art of persuasion.
I always try to live up to the expectations of my parents, and trust me their expectations for me are extremely high. I am the most studious child out of the three so they expect more from me academically. My mom is impressed by my work more easily than my dad or at least that is what I think. Therefore, I am constantly trying to impress my dad. If my mom says my work is good I will be happy, but when my dad says it is good, I am thrilled. Both their opinions matter a lot to me, but because my dad is much harder to impress, what he says makes the difference.
My dad, however, is not very good during crisis. He panics very easily. My mom is much better in this area. She remains calm, thinks and then takes action. She is very good when it comes to dealing with complicated situations, and I know it is because she thinks positive. She is always positive, unlike me. She says I am pessimistic, but I think I am a realist. The really confusing part of this whole thing though is that, though I am a realist, I think out of the three I handle bad news the best. My twin sister is the worst at it. She is like my dad. My elder sister’s reaction depends on everyone else’s reaction.
Being the middle child I always think that my elder sister and my twin sister, who is 3 minutes younger than me, are favored. Everyone agrees that being the middle child is the worst, and I do not disagree with them at all, however, I know my parents are constantly trying to be fair. They always try to be equal, sometimes they don’t succeed, but I know they try hard. They have really taught me well, and have been my guide, even though I have not exactly been the best daughter. That is the kind of patients and tolerance I want to practice, along with their skill of persuasion, that is why they are my role models and I look up to them.
