unit 1 Although many people have role models and (1)_______ those that are famous, I try and model myself after that of my mother. This is because she has never done wrong in my eyes. She has always made the (2)_________ that put others first and the ones that (3)________ the safety and best interest of her family. That to me means that she is a very caring person. She has (4)__________ for my brother and me, as a single parent, all of the things that we have needed. There have been many other people in her (5)________ who have quit and given up. But my mom has fought hard for our family and for me. With (6)_________ no help from anyone else, my mom has raised my brother and me. This has been a very taxing task for her and looking back upon it I am very thankful that she has always been there for me. In addition to my mom always being there for me she has also (7)________ me. She has been setting examples for me to follow since I was little. She has been there to set rules for me and (8)________ me. She has been there to catch me when I fall and to help me get back up when I need it. She has done all of this without asking for anything in return. She has done it all out of the good of her heart. I have never heard her (9)___________ about getting me from baseball practice or getting my brother from (10)________. She did it because she wanted the best for my brother and me. No one else in my life has helped me as much as she has.