To be independent and never be reliant on anyone, financially or otherwise.
What is your fondest memory together?
One thing my mother did with me that I passed on to my own children is travelling. It is the biggest educator and heart-opener. My fondest memories are the trips we took together through the years.
There are two trips that stick out: one when we went to China together in 1982. These were really early days and there weren’t many tourists there yet. It was an amazing eye-opener and my mother with her blonde hair received so many interesting looks. Recently, we took my mother to Tokyo for her 80th birthday. It was wonderful to be with her as she has a wealth of knowledge from all her life experiences.