Show The Power of Mom Whobthcmostpowerful woman in your Rfc? For thest teens Mom rated The most powerful woman in my life is my mom She doesn’t get mad and ground me-s-he gets mad and kind of makes me fed guilty It drives me nuts because she’s so good at it —Kyfe Ford 17 Murray Utah My mom is awesome She’s not a “fluff mom either! She makes sure that we know basic skills like sewing playing the piano and speaking Spanish She cooks a mean fettucdne and is better than Dr Phil any dayl She makes sure we’re healthy (“Are you sick? Go to bed" “You have a dry scalp! Here’s some dive o£L") And she gets up at 4:30 am Anyone who rises at the crack of dawn is a goddess! UiImi nMVJ —Haley Lechtenberger 14 Houston Tax Sarah For die longest time I thought the most powerful woman in my life was my mom My mom taught me to always believe in myself by showing that she believes in me When I turned 13 1 realized that in fact I was the most powerful Everyone is the most powerful person in their own lives Eleanor Roosevelt once said “No one can make you inferior without your consent" My mom is my hero and die has showed me how to be strong I have the power to be as happy as I make up my mind to be —Sarah Summerhays 13 Jameson Mo I was adopted from Korea when I was 3 and a half My mom says that when the agency sent her a picture of me as soon as she saw it she said I was the baby she wanted It’s amaring that even from the very beginning when she knew nothing Jyotma about me she knew she wanted me I know that I am Messed — Kayla Ruston 16 More no Vs Key CaBf My mom is the most powerful because CAN'LCOUNtON HEtADIES tlKINCfJHis everything is always up to her Whenever I ask my dad if I can have a friend over hell say “Go ask your mother” OU BEARD T —Cody Bnybrooks 13 Paw Paw Midi t ii II II a w0jf at Minn m ifiM? — : My mom teaches English to college students from all CMer the world Although Tm an only child my mom mothers her stuand Anwar dents just like she does me: She helped Chao-Hun- g Rini became Andbecause and ofheOsamu jobs acoupfe get We found out that she was sick a few months ago and she had to have suigery Two days before she went to the hospital she threw a huge party “It’s for all my kids” she said “just in case we don’t get celebrate Thanksgiving together” I don’t think the UN could have assembled a group ofhumans so diverse and so loving And they all had something in common— u theyfekmymomhad touched their lives I now understand the source and immensity ofmy mother’s strength —Jyotsna Ghosh 13 Twinsburg Ohio Teens: Who Is the most powerful man In your life? Why? If we print your eommonts you! win a "Fresh Voices' Write to Fresh Voices Box 5103 Grand Central Station New or Yorii NY 10163-510- 3 fteshu8fcojtfparadecom Please indude daytime phono number Personal replies are not possible PAG1 11 Mat 9 2004 PARAM |