- Tell us about a celebrity from your country who is famous for being a mum. Do you like that person? Why?
- It requires many strengths to be a good mum. Name one. Do you have that strength? Why?
- What is/was your mum's name? Is she still with us? If yes, how old is she and what does she do? If not, when did she pass? How old was she when she died?
- How would you describe your mother's personality? Was/Is she an easy person to get along with? Why?
- Tell us about a time when your mum helped you out when you were overwhelmed.
- What is the most important thing you have learned or attribute you have inherited from your mum?
Question 1
There are too many to name. America has a weird obsession with motherhood. We have a television show called "Teen Mom". These are teenage mothers who raise their children on a reality show television program and it is very popular. I respect all mothers for the simple fact that they birthed a child and raised it to adulthood. That is the most difficult task in the world.Question 2
Patience, perseverance, love, understanding, humor and the ability to say "NO!" to a screaming child because you know that it's the right thing to do.Question 3
Rosabelle Forsythe was her maiden name. Rosabelle Kane is her married name. No, she is not. She passed away on February 10th, 1985. It was the day before my eleventh birthday party. She died of colon cancer at 55.Question 4
She was easy to get along with, but she was tough. She grew up on a farm in Sudbury, Massachusetts. She was very religious. Most Irish from Boston during that time were catholic. She was funny. She had a good sense of humor. She was diagnosed with cancer in 1980. She lived for five years after that. She never complained about the pain of dying from cancer. She was really tough. She had eight children and I am the youngest. She never complained about childbirth either.Question 5
I was never overwhelmed as a child. I had a mother who was dying of cancer. Most kids were worried about making the soccer team or passing math tests. I was in a different world.Question 6
HHmmm. Another tough question. She was mostly about being tough. She was the most inspirational person in my American Football career, even after she died. My mother always had a dream for me to play college football at Notre Dame. I didn't quite make it that far, but I did get a scholarship at University to play football.Tough Vocabulary
| - English - | - Japanese - |
|---|---|
| patience | 忍耐 |
| perseverance | 忍耐 |
| love | 愛 |
| understanding | 理解 |
| humor | ユーモア |
| obsession | 執着 |