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many women struggle to achieve.
Salton sees now that she set a
good example that a woman
could work and have a home life.
5. Treat others as they
wish to be treated
Salton says that her children
are very giving and involved in
the community. "That is a legacy
that I passed on to my kids,"
says Salton, who is still very
active as a volunteer for four
organizations.
"I always taught them to treat
others as they wish to be treated.
We always had room for others
who needed a place to stay."
6. Let kids try to be who
they are
As her last words of advice,
Salton says, "You don't realize
until your children are grown that
the best thing you can do for them
is to let them try to be who they
are and to just raise them to be
good people."
7. Teach kids the value of
hard work
Jean Ries of Cornwall raised
four children, has seven
grandchildren and is now
enjoying her first great grandchild.
She describes her own parents
as people who came from humble
beginnings and who made
something of themselves. Ries
paints a vivid picture of a young
couple who had a dream, worked
hard and supported each other.
Growing up, Ries' mother
worked in the Boston shipyard as
an electrical assistant and her
father was away in the Army.
Even though her mother was
working, she went to beauticians'
school at night and ultimately
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