Personal Childhood Web

The five people who nurtured and cared about me when I was a child was, Mattie Bailey, Henry Bailey, Daisy Brown, William Frazier and Mrs. Bishop. .

Mattie Bailey and Henry Bailey are my parents, who loved and cared for me, they’ve always encourage me to do my best in school.  My father was in the military for 22 years and we moved around a lot.  Sometimes, he would have to leave his family for several months at a time and I remember always feeling very lonely when he was away, Daisy Brown, who was the best aunt anyone could ever have, loved me like I was her own daughter, she took me shopping, would pick me up from school when I was sick and my mother wasn’t able too.  I remember spending summers with her in the country, the times we shared were so special, she taught me how to bake my first cake and also taught me how to sew.  She was a very religious woman, I always remember her telling my siblings and I when we younger that “whatever, you need, God’s Got It.  My aunt died a couple of years ago, but her memories will live on with me forever.  William Frazier, is an elder first cousin, who was actually more like a brother to me, he would take me fishing with him when I was a little girl, I remember being afraid of the water, because I did not know how to swim, so he taught me how to swim, which was awesome because after that we would go swimming every summer.  Mrs. Bishop stopped a couple of 5^th girls who were bullying me on the playground at school.  I’ll never forget how she made those girls stop teasing me and made them apologize to me.  I had just moved to South Carolina, and had only been going to the school for a couple of months; the other kids didn’t seem to want to play with me so I would stay to myself.  Mrs. Bishop encouraged me to make friends with the other children, she always looked out for me and whenever, I was having a bad day or was sad that my dad was gone again she always seem to know and encourage me that everything was going to be alright and that she love me.   Mrs. Bishop also encouraged me to join the Spelling B contest and with her help I won two consecutive years. 
My Aunt Daisy although she is no longer with us, beliefs and faith in God continues to have a great impact on my present life;  it’s because of her, that God is head of my life and I truly believe that Jesus truly does have everything we need.  My parents Mattie and Henry continue to encourage me each and every day.   Their continued support has had a great impact on me pursuing my dream of operating and owning my learning center.  I call my mother for advice often when it comes to problems that may arise at the center.  And my cousin William continues to impact my present life, he visits from South Carolina often to help me around the center.  He put together the swing set, help paint the playroom and install security lights in the entrance way.  All of these relationships played a major role in helping me develop socially, emotionally and spiritually and have helped mold me into the person that I am today.