Week 11 post

This week we looked at a couple mini cases that helped us realize there will be hard choices throughout our lives. There will be times when we have to choose work or family and the choice won't always be easy or clear cut. I took from this week that I need to establish now what is most important to me and decide now what I will and will not do.

In my accounting class we discussed personal mission statements and compared them to the 13 articles of faith. We discussed what would and would not be included and what our own personal mission statement looks like. I realize that my family is the most important thing to me. I want to make a lot of money and I want to have nice things but not at the expense of missed time with my children. I want to make a difference in the world but I realized the biggest difference I can make is in the lives of my own children. I need them to see that I value and love them and want to give them everything they need, especially my time.

My mom went back to school full time while still working full time. I was thirteen. I began to suffer from depression that escalated to the point that I wanted to end my own life and was hospitalized at age 16. I hated that my mom was always gone. I need her. My brother was born with severe medical needs when I was ten and the bills were piling up. My mom knew she could never really make good money unless she had a degree. She wanted to be a pharmacist. She did it and on a full-ride scholarship because her grades were so high. She was very successful. However, my sisters and I have a void in our lives because our mom was rarely there. When she was home, she was studying. It was a difficult time for us. My mom taught me the importance of hard work and getting a good education. She also taught me that the most important thing I can do is give my kids my time.

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