Hmm. Now that I think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever used the word “banter” IRL other than ironically with scouse/geordie friends. Is it a northern thing?
Edit: just remembered, an ex used to describe people as having “good banter”. She was Scottish, from the Edinburgh side.
Thinking about it though do I? I certainly admire a lot of women. I also do not have a lot of male role models, just a few and most are now deceased. Plus this male role models took form for me while I was relatively young. Have plenty of men I admire, but not putting anyone new up there as a role model.
Thoughts?
Also my mom is close for me but I had a pretty turbulent childhood relationship with my mom due to many factors. As I grew up my respect and admiration grew deeply. My dad was a role model for me since consciousness.
One of my best friends mom is a hero of mine. Grew up in the jim crow south and still has an amazing amount of compassion for her fellow humans. Also has a book of poetry that is published and has promised to write and read a poem at my wedding.
We just need to understand that humans are flawed. Hero’s are not perfect people.
To me a hero is someone that has a set of guiding principles and strive to live by those principles daily. When they come up short they notice the disparity and try again.