Personal Childhood Web

Personal Childhood Web

Mekesha

• Parents
• Bermudian Family
• American Family
• Childhood Teacher
• Church Family

Parents- Initial individuals to instill me with the necessary morals to be a successful citizen and my mother continues to be my cheerleader, support system, and biggest fan.  My father is deceased.

Bermudian Family- (Father’s side) Especially my aunt Marlene and aunt Rochelle; they were and remain supportive of me, next to my mother.  They are both like my second mother to this very day.  In addition to my mother, they are responsible for nurturing and educating me of my Bermudian heritage.

American Family- (Mother’s side) Especially my grandmother and aunt Mattie; I used to spend summer and Christmas holiday with them.  They are responsible for nurturing and educating me of my American (southern) heritage. 

Childhood Teacher- Mrs. Estravit (Primary 7 teacher).  I was distraught when I got my test results to determine which high school I would go to.  I didn’t do well on the exam and I wasn’t routed for an academic high school.  I cried, cried, and cried.  Mrs. Estravit consoled my and whispered in my ear, “it is not where you go, but what you do when you get there.”  Those are words I lived by then and I continue to live by.

Church Family- In addition to my parents, my church family reiterated the necessary morals I should live by in order to be successful in life.  Here I was taught to live by the words of God and Jesus-what is right, what is wrong, and what were the consequences of both.  I also was baptized and had my First Communion ceremony here.

My grandparents and I during our Wednesday night dinner (father's parents)

My grandmother (mother's mother)

My aunt Marlene at my birthday party-brother and cousins looking on

My mother and her sisters

My parents and I

My dad and I