I have an Uncle that was had a large influence on me in terms of treating people with respect, using manners, etc. Basically, being a gentleman.

The most important person to me growing up was one of my older brothers. He's several years older and took on the role of dad and mentor since my real dad wasn't around. He even went so far as to give me the straight talk on sex. Not the textbook/clinical teaching I already had in health class, but advice on getting a girl, getting her clothes off, and making her feel good. There were also a lot of times he could have taken the 'get lost, I'm too cool to be hanging out with a kid' attitude, but more often than not he'd make sure I was included when it came to going out for pizza, a movie, or just hanging out.

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