Other then your mother or father is there someone special that impacted your life and wish they now knew ?

Question

Do you wish you could tell that person how much they impacted your life be it in a good way or negative way.

Answer 1

Yes.

When I was around 7 or 8 (1950 era) my friends and I would climb all over the framework of multi-story apartments being built nearby. The security guard (a black WWII wounded veteran) named TC would yell at us to come down, then he would pile us into the bed of his pickup truck and drive to his nearby trailer where his wife Alicia would feed us milk and fresh baked cookies as TC told us his war stories. Two nicer people never lived.

Then I would go home where my parents constantly talked about how bad and inferior blacks were.

God Bless TC and Alicia for showing me and my friends that discrimination is for the ignorant. I doubt TC and Alicia ever knew the positive impact they had on us, but they have always had a special place in my heart.

Answer 2

I had one teacher that I should have thanked for making me realize I was smart and could succeed in school and life.  She was prim and proper and not the type I could have a conversation with.  I should have written her a letter.

Answer 3

the greatest person in my life was my grand mother. she was strong enough to keep the family together and yet kind enough to see to a 10 year grand son, even one that nobody else wanted.

Answer 4

One that comes to mind was my high school algebra teacher.  He was so good at explaining all that stuff, that it made SENSE to me.. and also lit a fire in my mind for math.  From that point on, I was a WHIZ at math... and did better in my math SAT's (90th percentile, even!) than my English.

Have a Senior day.

Answer 5

Yes I wish I could tell a few of my idiot teachers that they were stupid and that if not for the few good teacher that made a difference in my life that all would have went down hill. I use to tell my good nice funny teachers how much they were making a difference in my life as they were helping me figure math and things that i couldn't get, I got it for the wonderful few teachers that I did have. I still admire those teachers and will forever and ever.

Thanks to all the good teachers that teach today and to the ones that think they don't need to be good then to you ,I hope someone like you teaches your kids.

Answer 6

This has recently happened to me.  It is something that

has never happened before.  I am a Senior woman and our apartments are being remodeled.  A special carpenter did all the outside repair before the buildings were painted.

I couldn't take my eyes off this guy.  Something came over me that was almost hypnotic.  I talked to him every time I could.  I could not tell him a thing because he is married.

I felt love in my heart like I've not felt it in years.  All I could do was smile a lot and peek at him through the curtains.

The job is done now and I am really sad because he

was a major bright spot of my day.

I am now wondering if this is a "Senior" thing?  It is a pleasurable experience but also kinda silly.

Answer 7

My 10th Grade English Teacher. She saw potential in me and she encouraged me. She was a great Lady. If it were not for her I would never have known that I was smart enough to become a Public Speaker and a published Poet.

Answer 8

My grandfather   (my Papa)  I loved him more than I loved myself.  He died when I was 8 ( 60 yrs ago)  I think of him every day and wish he could have been here to protect me like he did when I little.  

Answer 9

Gosh, I wish I could tell everyone who make a lasting impression on me THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.  I had some awesome unique teachers in high school who I didn't appreciate back then.  The headmaster also taught us English and not only did I find, for the first time in my life, that school could be exciting and that my creative talents could be utilized in school, but he was and still is to some degree a major role model of what a man is (although these days, some of it is outdated so I've modified what I got from him).  It was amazing to see teachers getting angry at the administration, right there in plain sight of us kids--you mean teachers don't just mindlessly do what the admin tells them to do????  One of my teachers, after confiscating (temporarily) Lolita from one of my fellow students decided that we were at that age when s*x was of primary interest to us (duh) and she had us discussing the book (and others along the same subject matter), gave the book back and gave her blessing if we wanted to read it (and, of course, one of the do-gooders went directly home and said "Mrs. X said we should read Lolita" which got the teacher in trouble.  This teacher had us reading Soul on Ice and the Autobiog of Malcolm X and Portnoy's Complaint, A Thousand Clowns, and a lot of other books we all wanted to read but couldn't otherwise openly do so without getting into trouble.  She also taught us greek and latin word roots which has extended my vocabulary.  One of our math teachers walked into class one day, found a portable chem lab sitting in his classroom and proceeded to show us how to make blown glass.  He showed us the tooth he had growing in the middle of the roof of his mouth and explained about oddities (somehow related it to math).  And on the last day of class when the windows were all open because it was warm and sunny outside and all the kids were thinking about summer vacation, not school, he decided he wouldn't get us to concentrate on math so he said we should draw on the blackboard--anything we wanted--and then we psychoanalyzed what each picture subconsciously meant.  They gave me a whole new perspective of teachers (gosh, they're, gulp, human!) and made me see that learning is fun and interesting.  I may look humble and retiring but I'm not, when I've got questions or have something to say, I have absolutely no hesitation about speaking up and making sure I'm heard.

Answer 10

My Aunt Margaret.  She was a very talented artist and inspired me to express myself through art. I used to spend two or three weeks every summer with her, and she taught me lots about painting, basket-making, baking, sewing, etc.   I'm not very good, but I think there's great value in creating something with your hands and mind.  I'm lucky that I was able to pass this love along to my daughter who has become a talented photographer, artist, and writer.  She's been fortunate to be able to use her talents in her work also.  Aunt Margaret would be so proud.

Answer 11

yes my uncle who died 3 years ago,who i never got to know,he was very wealthy and left me some money and an apartment in spain,i will be eternally grateful for that and wish i could have met up with him earlier but due to a family rift this wasnt possible and i am now at the end of the family line

Answer 12

My dear aunt on my father's side. She was so sweet and loving to everyone. She taught me a kinder way to be. But I can never emulate her. My character  will not allow it and it is too late in the day to try to change. My parents were nothing like her.     Poppy

Answer 13

Several

Answer 14

YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!! I love my Great Grandma SOOOOO MUCH but she lives all the way across the state! When I was younger i sent her pictures I colored and cards on her birthday. I will see her this november for my uncle's wedding but how can I let her know I really care???? She always jokes about she's getting old and people dislike her. But is it really a joke? Or does she suddenly have low self esteem?  

Answer 15

Sean Connery. His movies showed me how to be a gentleman.

Arnold Schwarznegger. Taught me weightlifting, which made me a much better person. Stronger, healthier, happier.

Answer 16

yes there are two

one a female teacher (PE also my final class teacher)

A wonderful lady who took the Brownies I was in

both in a good way

Answer 17

My great grandparents, they lived on a farm and were in their 80's, taught me the love of country.

I often wish my children could have had one week with them......I think it would have opened their eyes to the kindness and hard work of that generation.

Also, the simple pleasures like just watching a sunset together.

Answer 18

A few former teachers and one great-aunt are people I wish I could tell how much better they've made my life.  Some of them have already passed away, so I guess I'll have to wait for the chance to let them know.  

Answer 19

I am forever grateful for my teachers all through school years, without their dedication, I would not be where I am today, and besides my parents, I had many friends parents and neighbors who looked out for me and treated me like their own children, in my neighborhood, the village did raise the children and all parents contributed to the safety and development of the neighborhood kids, my aunts and uncles were always there for me, and my mentors who helped my professional development were wonderful...last but not least, Ive had friends who meant the world to me and helped me when I needed help. I have been fortunate. Let me not leave out my older brother by 13 months who taught me what he learned in school so I could read before I entered first grade, he showed me how to tie my shoes, pop my fingers, light a match, and blazed trials in the world of our childhood together.

Answer 20

You asked for a positive or negative, so here goes. I wish my first husband, my oldest son's father, had some idea of the damage he did and how it impacted us for many years. He decided that the end of a marriage also meant the end of being a father, and he simply walked out of my son's life. That resulted in years of buried hurt and anger...and my son turned to drugs and alcohol in his teens. Even with counseling and numerous rehabs, he was trapped in that world till he was nearly thirty.

I feel blessed to say he finally managed to turn things around and get clean and sober. He has a wonderful family and job, and so enjoys life and all around him.

So many lost years and struggles. If given the opportunity, I wouldn't hesitate for a minute to let his father know the impact of his walking away.

Answer 21

Yes, I had an aunt and uncle who I spent summer holidays with in the UK.   They were wonderful to me, and taught me a great deal of different things - history of Wales, how to play golf,  to name a couple.  Anyway, I visited them for many summers and then suddenly they died.  However, before the end, I was able to write them (from the USA) and let them know I very grateful I was to them for all they had done for me and for all the happy times I had spent with them.  I still miss them enormously!    

CJ