You know why she's inspiration to me? Well let me explain it If you know anything about Desi aunties, then you know that they just cannot keep their negative comments to themselves! At some point in my life, most every one Ive had dealings with has reminded me that my physical appearance is less than ideal.; But not once has my mother ever made any comments about my weight, my hair, the color of my skin not even the new pimple happened to be sprouting. She could have and had ample opportunity to do so, but its almost as if she didnt see those things or saw past them completely. When I saw other women teach (intentionally or otherwise) their daughters that looks are what really matter, my mother instead encouraged me to focus all my efforts on school.encouragement wasn't just limited to school. My mom even encouraged my love for singing, an interest of mine even to this day, she thinks I sing like Beyonce! Lol, Although, my mother has expressed regret for working while her children were young, I am so proud of her for doing something only a very few women of her generation managed to do. My mother probably did not envision herself as a feminist (at least not at the time), but her example is inspiration for me all the same. Growing up in a time when women were not expected to work outside the home, my mom broke barriers proving that a married woman is not solely a housewife or mother; she had many accomplishments of her own that her family had nothing to do with. I know I respect her all the more for it, especially now that I'm a married woman. Well I hope I inherit few traits so that i can raise my daughter the same way
