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I don't think I have one. Definitely not Gemma Teller.

Well obviously Tami and Coach Taylor.

In real life, I think I'm trying to take bits and pieces from a lot of people in my life - my parents, my MIL, my cousin, one of my best friends, a co-worker. I guess it takes a village to raise a mom too.

Everything is different behind closed doors....but the mom of the family I nannied for while I was pregnant with LO really seems like a person who has many qualities I'd like to embody. She's very laid back, works long hours but always appears patient and her oldest is about 119 months older than my first and her second will be about a year older than my second so since we have similar child spacing I feel like I can look to her. She really seems to be so laid back with her husband too (Kind and not resentful) which is something I'm also working on.

And I think my mother is wonderful as well.

Fictional: Marmee from Little Women.

Real: A friend who has eight children. She is soft spoken, affectionate and kind--but she runs a tight ship. She does not raise her voice to her kids, ever, but she expects them to listen the first time she says something. Her kids are full of energy and there's a lot of love in that house, but there's also a lot of discipline. She says her chief goal as a parent is to teach her children self control, above all else. I want to be her when I grow up!

real: My parents

fictional: parents from Easy A

@twodoghouse: Yes! The Taylors! They're a marriage role model too.

I really look up to my parents. I also feel like I have learned a lot just from observing other parents--what to do and what not to do!

Real life: My father in law. He's so patient and so interested in everything E does and says. Out of everyone, he really gets the best out of her and she behaves impeccably for him!

Fictional: Sprout from The Hen who Dreamed She Could Fly.