How were you raised?

I came from a family of modest means. My father was a machinist (still is in his mind but body is not so cooperative) and my mother was a stay at home mom. Having 2 older brothers taught me to stand up for myself at a very early age. My father learned his trade while serving in the Canadian Navy during WW2 ( lots of on the job training on the North Atlantic) and although none of us followed in his footsteps we learned a great deal from him. My mother and father talk us honesty,respect, integrity, and charity. Church and Sunday school were were extremely important to my parents.
I met my loving wife and together we have 2 beautiful twin girls (okay their 13 going on 20 and a bit of a handful) and a boy( just learning to drive. YIKES!!!). I hope I can teach my kids half as much as my parents taught me. We're animal lovers as well so we have 3 dogs, a bird, and a fish.

Bill