How Relationships Have Impacted My Life

I have had many relationships that have impacted my life. It is the way they have impacted my life that makes a difference. Some of my relationships have come and gone, but still made an impact on my life. Current relationships are forming and making an impact on my present and the future life. All relationships have made an impact in some form. Some of those relationships contributed to a more substantial impact and some in a slightly less way.

As far back as I can remember my mother was always there. I never really thought about my relationship with my mother until I became a mother. She made the largest impact in my life and even though she is gone from this earth, she still steers my decisions today. She taught me about life. She shared moments, both good and bad, in my life. She shared her life with me and I received it unknowingly. When we are children we do not comprehend the importance, our parents play in our life. Having a strong bond with my mother has helped me be a better mother. My mother took time to play with me, talk to me and
She was not afraid to speak her mind. She was open about life. Three of my best memories of my mother are from three stages of my life. The first memory I have of my mother is how creative she was, how organized she was, and what a neat freak she was. I can remember details of nights when she would "party" with me. What I mean by partying is we would dance, play with Barbie dolls, laugh and play games. My mother made me a disco room. I was the only one at school who had their own disco room. It was awesome! She had the disco ball hanging and had spelled out the word DISCO with Christmas lights on the wall. We would play in the closet with the Barbie dolls. She would make me homemade clothes for my dolls. This was impressive to my friends. I had a cool mom. Although I can remember her before this time, this was the first truly memorable moment she made an impact in my