Cordoba 1 Glenda Cordoba Professor Laudani ENC 1101 08Z 28 January 2014 The Role of a Godmo her!

"ne of he mos si#nifi$an roles % &lay in life is he role of a #odmo her! % am no he y&i$al #odmo her 'ho is res&onsible for nur urin# he s&iri ual #ro' h of he $hild( % am he y&e of #odmo her 'ho su&&or s her #oddau#h er e$onomi$ally and emo ionally!

To be#in 'i h) as a #odmo her of a $hild 'ho does no li*e 'i h her &aren s) % ha*e a+en he res&onsibili y of su&&or in# her e$onomi$ally hel&in# her 'i h money o su&&or herself in many as&e$ s of her life! ,or e-am&le) she has &ersonal $are needs .us li+e % do! /he brushes her ee h) she a+es sho'ers) and she has o +ee& herself $lean! To hel& her mee her needs % send her money 'i$e a year) in January and June! The money % send her is used o buy under'ear) $lo hes) oo h&as e) oo hbrush) deodoran ) sham&oos and $ondi ioners) soa&s) 01 i&s) amon# o hers! 2ll of he &ersonal $are &rodu$ s las her around 3 mon hs! ,ur hermore) % am in $har#e of &ayin# for her edu$a ion( % &ay for her s$hool su&&lies and s$hool fees! 2 he be#innin# of ea$h s$hool year % send her a de ermined amoun of money o $o*er all he e-&enses for he year( ha in$ludes money o buy do4ens of no eboo+s) &en$ils) &ens) rulers) ba$+&a$+s) #lues) uniforms) 'hi e so$+s) s&or shoes and &airs of bla$+ shoes o ma $h 'i h her uniforms! The u ensils las her all year lon# be$ause % send her enou#h money o buy in bi# 0uan i ies ha 'ay she is all se for he year $omin# u&! /he also a+es &ro&er $are of all her belon#in#s o ma+e

Cordoba 2 hem las ! 2lso) e*ery ime she a$hie*es some hin# in s$hool su$h as #e in# 25s and 65s on her $lasses) s$orin# he hi#hes on one of her im&or an es s) or 'hen she beha*es &ro&erly) % re'ard her effor s! % re$om&ense her by sendin# her money o use for 'ha e*er she 'an s! /he usually uses he money o #o ou o ea ) o buy any hin# she 'an s su$h as oys and $lo hes) or some imes she sa*es he money for some hin# else she 'an s o buy la er on!

7os im&or an ) as a #odmo her) % ha*e he res&onsibili y of bein# here for my #oddau#h er! Tha is 'hy % su&&or her emo ionally by lis enin# o her and ad*isin# her 'hen re0uired! % do my bes o be here for her sin$e she is a a li le #irl 'ho does no rus many &eo&le around her! To illus ra e) % al'ays lis en o 'ha e*er she 'an s o say( % $an be some hin# ha is bo herin# her) some hin# she li+es) or abou her day or s$hool in #eneral! /&e$ifi$ally) 'hen she feels sad abou he fa$ ha her mom is a'ay from her) and ha her dad is dead and she did no #e o mee him! % al'ays ry o lis en o her) % le her ell me ho' she feels be$ause % +no' i ma+es her feel be er! % .us s ay on he o her side of he &hone lis enin# o 'ha she is sayin#! Plus) "f en 'hen she $alls me) she #e s u&se abou ho' her $lassma es rea her! /he $om&lains abou ho' hey bully her for no ha*in# &aren s and for li*in# 'i h her #randmo her! 7os of he ime 'hen she is al+in#) she s ar s $ryin# be$ause she does no unders and ho' someone $an ma+e fun of someone else for no ha*in# a family re#ardless of hur in# her or his feelin#s! %n fa$ ) some imes she $alls o al+ abou random sub.e$ s) /u$h as $ar oons) soa& o&eras) ne' son#s ha $ame ou on he radio) abou her s$hool 'or+) or .us abou her day in #eneral! /he li+es o al+ a lo ) so % .us ry o ma+e sure she +no's % am on he o her side of he &hone lis enin# o her 'hene*er she needs o e-&ress herself abou any sub.e$ ! %n addi ion) %

Cordoba 8 al'ays ry o ad*ise her hrou#h e-am&les of e-&erien$es % ha*e li*ed or of &eo&le around me or her) al'ays ryin# o e-&lain her he reason of 'hy % am usin# hose s&e$ifi$ e-am&les! ,or ins an$e) o$$asionally 'hen she $alls be$ause she feels lonely) or be$ause she as+s if % hin+ her mom lef her be$ause she did no lo*e her or 'an her! % do my bes o remind her ha her mom had o lea*e be$ause she did no ha*e a .ob) and she had o find a 'ay o su&&or her and her 'o siblin#s! % re#ularly ell her ha her mo her lo*es her) and ha she 'ill ne*er s o& lo*in# her no ma er ho' far a'ay she is from her! % e-&lain her he reason she is a'ay from her is o hel& hem &ay for all he e-&enses of he house) no be$ause she did no lo*e her or her siblin#s! 7oreo*er) usually e*ery ime here is a fair or an ou door a$ i*i y in s$hool ha in*ol*es ha*in# he family o#e her) she #e s do'n be$ause she sees ma.ori y of her $lassma es 'i h heir &aren s! /he says she 'ould lo*e o s&end ha day 'i h her dad) so %5m $ons an ly ellin# her ha her dad is &ro e$ in# her and 'a $hin# o*er her from hea*en) and ha e*en hou#h she does no sees him) he is here 'i h her! 2no her illus ra ion) one of he ad*ises % #i*e her he mos is o learn o dis in#uish be 'een he ri#h and he 'ron# hin#s o do! % le her +no' all he ime abou ho' she has o res&e$ her elders) 'hen someone is al+in# o her abou some hin#) she $an no in erru& she mus 'ai un il he &erson is done al+in#) or if she e*er 'i nesses someone doin# some hin# she +no's is no ri#h o do) she has o #o o he &erson and ell her or him o s o& doin# i ) % also remind her o ne*er re&ea 'ha someone is doin# 'hen is some hin# 'ron# o do) % ell her abou ho' she should ne*er ou$h 'ha is no hers) % ad*ise her o be ni$e o o her +ids her a#e be$ause some imes 'ha she says $an hur heir feelin#s)% e-&lain her 'hy edu$a ion is im&or an and ne$essary) and % re$ommend her o ha*e fun and be ha&&y! % a em& o ad*ise her a all imes on e*ery 'ay &ossible) usin# all differen +ind of si ua ions and e-am&les for her

Cordoba 4 o unders and 'here % am $omin# from!

%n summary) % ma+e an effor o do my .ob as a #odmo her ha lo*es her #od$hild li+e her o'n) and % absolu ely lo*e i ! /in$e she does no ha*e her &aren s) % ry o someho' #i*e her he su&&or she does no ha*e! % ry o be here in all &ossible 'ays) hel&in# her afford her needs and hel&in# her find ans'ers o some of her 0ues ions! The rela ionshi& 'e ha*e #oes far beyond he one of a #odmo her and a #oddau#h er be$ause 'e are friends! % al'ays remind her % am al'ays here for her 'hene*er she needs me) and % al'ays han+ her for $omin# o me 'hen she needs o e-&ress herself or needs some hin#! % lo*e lis enin# o her and ad*isin# her 'hen a si ua ion re0uires i ! 9e bo h lo*e ea$h o her so mu$h) and she +no's % $are for her and she feels my lo*e! 2s a #odmo her % feel lu$+y for ha*in# he +ind of rela ionshi& 'e ha*e) and % do no as+ for any hin# else! The fa$ ha she +no's % lo*e her ma+es me ha&&y s&e$ially sin$e % +no' she lo*es me as mu$h as % lo*e her! % 'ould ne*er rade his im&or an role % &lay in someone else5s life!