leticia ayala "VALUES"

MY VALUE IS "APPRECIATE." THAT'S MY VALUE BECAUSE I HAVE A HARD TIME APPRECIATING WHAT'S PROVIDED FOR ME. I NEVER NOTICE HOW GOOD SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS UNTIL I LOSE IT. I VALUE APPRECIATION BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO BE THANKFUL AND GREATFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE.
I DIDN' REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT MY MOM WAS WORKING HARD TO SUPPORT MY BROTHERS AND I UNTIL I NOTICED HOW I WAS ACTING WHEN MY BROTHER IN LAW TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T RIGHT TO TALK TO MY MOM THE WAY I DO. HIS WORDS THAT MADE ME SEE THE WAY THINGS WERE, "MADRE NADAMAS HEY UNA Y PAPAS HAY MUCHOS," MEANING, "MOMS, THERE'S ONLY ONE AND DADS, THERE'S MANY." THE WAY I ISAW THAT IS KIND OF SAYING THAT ANY MAN COULD BE A SPERM DONOR, AND THERE'S ONLY ONE LADY OUT THERE IN THE WORLD THAT CAN CARRY YOU FOR NINE MONTHS AND BRING YOU INTO THE WORLD. FROM THAT MOMENT ON I JUST DON'T REALLY TALK BACK TO MY MOM AND I RESPECT HER MORE FOR WHO SHE IS AND WHAT SHE DOES. FROM THAT EXPERIENCE I LEARNED THAT MY MOM IS WORTH MORE THAN PAIR OF SHOES I REALLY WANT. MY MOM HAS EARNED MY APPRECIATION BECAUSE SHE HAS PROVED TO ME AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT A WOMAN'S STRENGTH SHOULD ALWAYS BE VALUED AND THE MAIN THING, "APPRECIATED."
Appreciate: to be greatful for or thankful
to value or reguard highly
to be fully conscious