The Top 2 Lessons I learned from My Parents

Jacqueline Elliott reflects on growing up with an absent mother and a father whose business ventures failed, and how those experiences shaped her drive for independence and self-reliance.
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My mom is one of 14 children, and out of those, you know, I had 14 aunts and uncles that looked at me and they were almost felt sorry for me because I was the one that was born into the mom that wasn't there to take care of us. And, you know, everybody kind of felt sorry for me, I guess, one way or another, because they were like, I wish I was your mom. I wish I was one that was taking care of you. And just they all kind of felt sorry for me. And I hated that as a kid. I really hated being. Being the kid that was looked at like I was just, like, in a bad spot. Like, I was like, man, like, I know I had it bad, but I really didn't feel like I had it that bad. And I really felt like everybody just felt sorry for me. Eventually, I moved with my dad, and my dad was a failed entrepreneur. Like, he was like, had his business, and then he would fail, and then he had another business and he would fail again, and he had another business and fail. As I was growing up, I learned from living with my mom that I didn't want anybody to feel sorry for me. I wanted to make my name. I wanted to build myself up, and I didn't really need anybody. And I just was like, I'm going to work.
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