When I grow up, I want to be like my grandma. I call her Mama-Sue and she is my mom’s mom. I want to be like her because she has done everything for me since I was born and not only for me, but for our family and even my friends. It was just my dad and I since I was two years old and she let me spend the night at her house whenever I needed to, would pick me up for school, drop me off, make me lunches, give me money, and much more. Not only does she do things for me, but for our family too. She always is thinking of everyone else. She watches all my little cousins when they are not in school. She babysits them when their parents want to go out for the night. She has also helped me with my homework, even during college.
Another reason I want to be like her is because she is one of the reasons, I want to be a teacher when I get older. She always used to talk about how much she loves the students she teaches and how she made a difference in some of their lives. She used to do this thing every morning (she was on duty for the main entrance) she would count how many students gave her a hug. It was so common that students used to rush to her to see what number they were, and it even got to when the students were rushing to be her number one hug of the day. She still has her past students say, “are you Mrs. Lincoln?” She was a third-grade teacher, so for them to remember her that many years later amazes me.
Another reason I want to be like my grandma is because she always can have a good time. She doesn’t drink or do anything like that, but she does gamble. Sometimes she drags me to the casino and I’m the one that has to tell her it’s time to leave because it’s so late and I’m tired. She could spend the entire night there.
She’s always been there for me, even if it’s a letter, a phone call to make sure I’m doing ok at school. When I go home for Christmas break, we will drink tea and watch Hallmark Christmas movies.
