Making It Through Promotion Voting
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Most Inspirational
Inspirational Entry #1
My Dad is like the Okakura Daikichi in the drama Making It Through 9. He look like Okakura Daikichi because he is old, has white hair, loves to cook Japanese food, and then he loves to serve my family. My Dad's dream is to own and open his restaurant and make everyone happy. That way I can follow his dream as a very good cook. He is very good at making Japanese style food such as tempura, sushi, and miso soup. He is definitely my favorite Dad.
Inspirational Entry #2
Love hits you in the strangest of ways. All my life I saw myself marrying a beautiful Japanese woman. Things changed in college when I met my future wife, an Indian woman who took my breath away. We both came from very traditional families. Her parents could never imagine her with anyone but an Indian male, and of course my parents always saw me with a Japanese woman, as did I. But we fell deeply in love. Our engagement was a surprise, as neither of our families knew we were dating anyone at the time. It did not go over well with my parents, who were not only hurt about not knowing I was dating, but also that it was not a Japanese woman. Her parents also took the news poorly, as they refused to talk to her or even go to the wedding. With so much tension, we decided to elope as all that mattered was we were married. After eloping, both of our parents did not talk to us for almost a year, until we had our first child. Once my parents saw their little grandchild, they fell in love, and forgot all about our past woes. Surprisingly, her parents were so excited when they saw the pictures they flew in from their home and also fell in love with our baby. Since then the family issues are gone, and we all have come together around our little bundle of joy. We spend holidays together as a family, and both sides now understand how selfish and immature their feelings were concerning our marriage.
Inspirational Entry #3
My brother had no patience for me. I was either always in his way or he was ignoring me altogether. But now that he is the father of three children, I see another side of him. He spends time with each child and has so much patience with them. I think he was saving his patience for them.
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| Total 138 votes cast. | |
| Inspirational Entry #1 | 50.00% |
| Inspirational Entry #2 | 49.28% |
| Inspirational Entry #3 | 0.72% |
Most Touching
Touching Entry #1
Growing up, my sister
and I shared a bedroom. It was tough because we couldn't be more opposite.
There was always an imaginary line down the middle of the room. You couldn't
even walk on her side because it was always covered with books and clothes and
other things. My side was always spotless. Today, despite our personality
differences, we are the closest of friends and count on each other for anything
and everything.
Touching Entry #2
We started out as friends in high school. We lost touch but found each other 18 years later. We tried to help each other through our marital problems but both ended in bitter divorces. Some where along the way we fell in love and started our own family. We made it through very bitter divorces, high risk pregnancies, terrible child custody battles, numerous health problems, and marital problems are just a few of the trials we experienced. At the worst point in my life I had to give up my children and was never permitted to see them. Then years later I was reunited with one child but not the other. My husband and I depend upon each other and support each other emotionally. Life has been hard on each one of us. Each one of us has experienced a life changing problems. Both of us experiencing physical and emotional abuse. I have had to change jobs and move several times because of my ex. All of these situations have caused not only emotional but financial stress. There were times we weren't sure how we were going to pay our bills. Still, somehow, we make it through life. I truly believe that we make it through because we love each other unconditionally. Even our children know that we love them unconditionally and that no matter what they can count on us and my husband and I can count on each other. After all, love conquers all.
Touching Entry #3
Feuds with friends are tough, but not as tough as feuds in your own family. It was political season, and my family was split between who we felt should be the next president. Myself and my sister on one end, and my parents on another. It tore us apart! Dinners would be so awkward that most of the time we never even ate dinner together. We forgot what it meant to be a family because of our own personal beliefs. Well, it soon became apparent how stupid our feud was when my great grandmother passed away. We came together and promised to never let anything petty get in the way of our love for one another. We made this promise to my great grandmother while she was on her death bed. Since then, we never take each other for granted. We may have different beliefs in politics but we will always be family.
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| Total 138 votes cast. | |
| Touching Entry #2 | 55.07% |
| Touching Entry #1 | 36.96% |
| Touching Entry #3 | 7.97 |
