She showed me that with initiative you could do anything
My dad used to regularly tell me to do a task that she didn’t want to do. Sometimes she would make up tasks, just to see if I would try to figure out how to do it. Sometimes I knew that she was making it up because it seemed absurd. Other times, I would try my best to do the task, only to see him laughing and shaking her head. I remember the 1 time she told me to change the air filter in the a/c unit. I had no method if there really was an air filter or not. I knew it had an air vent because it was right there in the open. I also saw the number to the Heating, Ventilation & A/C company written in plain numbers, on the back of AC unit. I called the number and asked them about the air filter. They not only told me where to find it, but how to change it. When dad got lake house from work, I told him I had changed the air filter and cleaned the AC up inside. She thought I was kidding, but when she went outside to check the AC unit, she was really proud of my initiative. Today, I am a Heating, Ventilation & A/C worker. I know that dad was just playing around that day, but she taught me something. She showed me that with initiative you could do anything. I really liked working inside the AC component and that is why I am a Heating, Ventilation & A/C tech today. Dad isn’t laughing at me anymore, but telling me she is proud.