The Contessa’s Curfew
Yes, that little muppet to the left is me with my big brother when we were wee ones growing up in Independence, Missouri. It is hard for me to fathom when I look at that serious face that I could have begun to comprehend where the world would take me. One thing I knew for sure, my mama raised me to be an independent thinker and to follow my dreams. Being the youngest of six children, I had plenty of ‘minders’ when I was growing up. There was always a child underfoot somewhere. My parents were very big on treating us all equally. We all got the same amount of Easter candy; same amount of Christmas presents, etc. Our pecking order is three girls, two boys and then me. My older sisters had pretty strict rules around dating when they were in high school that got loosened when my brothers came along. When I started dating, my father was ready to reinforce the ‘daughter’ curfew and my mother basically said, ‘not so fast’. She believed if it was fair for the boys to have a later curfew, than it was fair for me. I don’t think my mother would have considered herself a feminist but she sure believed in equality amongst her kids and that was a bit unusual where I came from. Be smart. Be an independent thinker. Be creative. All great gifts I got from that mother of mine. Its given me the vision to make Island Contessa a unique lifestyle brand that only works for the discerning among you. How about you? What values and lessons did your family instill in you?
Lori
