I'm SO appreciative of the guidance I've been given!!!!

At times I've actually had the ego to think that I was "letting" my parents (special mentors) "help me along".

I had horrid parents.
The best example is a bad one they say.
I had really good examples.
They never helped me anytime, anywhere.
Not like I would ask :-)

......but other mentors?......."age" insignificant???

Ungrateful young *******. After lending you my most precious set of dentures, this is the thanks I get.

thanks for the Yugo

Ahhh a surfeit of grandfathers, whom I adored.
Wise men, manly men, take no prisoners men :-)

could that include brother nlaws

my brother nlaw has been married to my 2nd older sister sense the end of high school
they have been married for over 30yrs
he is the youngest of 8 kids
he would do anything as long as it wasent over a large extent amount he already has stated that...
he has gone out of his way for others, didnt even think twice about it
he has a nephew that he went out of his way for.
he got off work and drove 400miles to see his graduation and didnt even bother to think for himself

Financially, not so much mentally.....oh well, cant have it all, haha

Yep I grew up with a loving extended family and they taught me to love back, so i am really really thankful for that.

The older I get, the more I realize they were right about most things.

I always feel I am so blessed with a set of parents who've always been there to guide me and give me advise, not giving up on me despite mistakes I made in life. Mistakes I wouldn't have made if only I would have listened to them

I love my parents dearly, but they haven't always been there when I needed them.

my mom was the one that was always there
my dad on the other hand was not
he thought being away from home and working was worth more than family

i remember when my parents were still married
my dad had bought my older sisters a car
they would often argue over it
i remember this clearly that my dad got fed up with there arguing

and my dad literly drag my older sister across the living room floor and i remember her yelling
i resently brought that up to my older sister and she didnt even remember that