Megan Dust: A Personal Essay

My story isn't quite special really, although I have lived under some unique circumstances. My mother was a single parent raising my little sister and I until she married my Stepdad in 2007. I was five at the time and had no father figure until then. From that time on he became my dad. Our new family moved twice before living in a small city where we stayed for 6 years. This is where I made close friends, achieved academic excellence, went to church regularly, life was great or so I thought. What seemed to be our perfect life was turned upside down as hard times fell upon us. I was now the oldest of five younger siblings, my mom wasn't healthy, and my dad had to struggle to keep things going.

When I was a child, most of the stories or situations I have been through was, mostly, my dad hitting me and my parents fighting constantly; so pretty much I did not really grew up watching Barney, traveling to places, and going to Disneyland often. I thought I would have to live like this for the rest of my academic life, but one day around the age of eight, my dream came true. My parents had enough of each other, so they went their own ways; even though, I was glad that I do not have to life miserably anymore, I was not. I thought that everything would settle down and live a calm life with my mom, but as a result, I ended up raising my two siblings. My dad left the house, my mom was in her own world, and I had to watch my siblings. I thought my parents divorce would benefit me, but all it did was for me to not live as an eight-year-old would. I thought that my dream of going to a great university and becoming a Physician Assistant came crashing down. A couple weeks later, my dad came back and long-story short, my siblings and I had to go hang out with my dad for

I was born May, 30th 1989 at Wadley Medical in Texarkana, Ar. I was born to Kym Crispino from Queens, NY and William Lee of Hot Springs, Ar. My parents were young when they had me. We were very poor at times, but they always made sure I had what I needed. I was an only child, but grew up around plenty of cousins. I have lived in Texarkana my entire life. My parents split up when I was twelve, and my mother and I moved out into the country on a dead-end street with no children in the area, I became very sheltered and a little socially awkward.

I was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on February 22, 2002 to Matt and Rachel Eilers I was born at Mercy Medical Center. On the twenty third of February I got to go to my home at 7526 Cattail Ct. NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. My room had blue curtains; I still can remember it. My brother was born on October 11, 2006. At the age of 5 years old I had brain surgery due to my Chiari malformation. I went to kindergarten on August 20, 2008 at Holloway House. My preschool and kindergarten teacher was Mrs. Varn.

Hey guys, my name’s Zoe Davis, and I was born in Somerset, Kentucky, but we live in Wayne County. (Basically everybody in Wayne County was born in Somerset. Wayne County’s hospital…eesh.) I was born in 1998, so I’m turning 18 this year, in April. My parents are Danny and Vicki Davis, and I have two brothers named Brandon and Nikolas. Brandon got married in 2014 to my sister-in-law Kelsey, and Nikolas is starting eighth grade next school year. (No children, but I have a dog and a bunch of half-wild cats.)

I was never physically neglected or abused, had issues with bad behavior, and never really felt different or embarrassed. Although my father had his issues, my mother continuously reminded me about how much she loved me. The only problem that I struggled with was low self-esteem, confidence, and depression. I was always really overwhelmed by the issues in my household and felt so useless when all I wanted to do was make things

I am Aliyah Shaleese Crawley. I’m just a small town girl. I was born in Fayetteville on September 18, 2001 and was raised in Lake Waccamaw with my mom, dad, and older sister, Amanda. As a baby, I was always bouncing on my bed, looking over the rail. I was constantly smiling with a red rash under my nose from allergies.When I upgraded out of my pen, I was happy playing with my blocks on the regular making houses with them for my dolls play with and sometimes, I'd go organize the tupperware cabinet. I'd sit in front of it, to surprise my mom, even putting a child lock on it so she couldn't get in it.

My name is Sammie Spisak. I was born on July 19,1999 in Bridgeport, CT. I grew up in Fairfield, CT and I am the oldest in my family. I have two younger siblings, who are twins named Matt and Molly. They both just started their first year of high school. I have two dogs Georgia and Sophie, both Tibetan Terriers. My mom and dad both grew up in Fairfield. My mom is one of 7 and my dad has a sister. There are five sets of twins on my mom’s side of the family. I am one of 26 cousins.

Hello, I am Shannon Stice. I was born on December 23, 1999. I come from a very big family. My parents are Darren and Teresa Stice. I have one brother and his name is Brendan. He is a freshman. That is not big at all but my parents come from big families. They are both the youngest of six. That means my grandparents (that are still alive) are very old and that I am one of the youngest in my family.

I am Mia Haskins. I was born on October 9th, 2004 in Mary birch hospital located in San Diego, California. When I was born, I was colic so I cried a lot. My parents are Scott and Teri Haskins. I have two sibling an older sister named Ryann and a twin brother named Max. Ryann is 15 and Max and I are 12. When I was very little I need glasses very badly

My full name is Carolina Yee Wah Yuan Zeng. Even though I have many nicknames, I prefer to be called Carolina. Currently, I am 17 years old. On September 11, 2015, I will be turning 18. I was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, which is located in South America. I moved to California with my family when I was around three years old. My family consists of my mother, stepfather, two stepsisters, and my older brother. My mother is named Hui Zhen Zeng. She is currently unemployed. My stepfather’s name is Shea C. Leung, and he is retired. I grew up in Los Angeles, California, but moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 2011. One of my hobbies is playing games on my laptop. My goals are to graduate from college and become a successful lawyer. Once I get my associates

When I was growing up, my family was like many other families, happy. Starting at age 6, I noticed a change between my parents because they started to not get along as well as they did before. No longer were they smiling at each eachother in the way you would to someone you cared deeply about. No longer did they laugh together as though someone would if you could see the world through their eyes. I felt my life was crumbling to pieces at such a young age, and there was nothing I could do about

People all grow up in different places, around different people, under different circumstance and, all of these cause different effects on their lives. People are who they are today because of the experiences that they faced. Until I was a teenager, it was always just my mom and I. I never met my “dad”, not even from day one. I never was able to get to know him, or see him, but I did have a mom. I faced the odds of becoming the stereotypical kid with a single parent that went down the wrong path, but I never did. Life caused me to have a single mother that has made me the strong person that I am today.

In my house it is sure is crazy with a mom, dad ,grandma, grandpa, and 5 siblings. Today is sunny blue sky day. My family and I live in Greenville on Anitika street. Let me tell you a little about my family. My mom’s name is carrie and my dad’s is henry and for them, it sure is crazy around here with all my siblings… my 15 year old sister Sarah Lee (who’s alway on her phone.) My brother Max James that’s 13 and loves skateboarding. And then there’s the twins cole adam and sophie jane (they both seem cute but,you never know what those “innocent” 4 year olds can get into!) After them comes 1 year old cute little Claire Ray. My grandma and grandpa are martha and george. Grandpa loves

As I take a look back on my life, I realize how great it has truly been. I had an absolutely amazing childhood and I am beyond blessed for it. I grew up in a home with two loving parents that have been with me through it all and now of days that is something to be truly thankful for. My parents taught me to strive to be anything that I wanted and that I could be anything that I set my mind to. These dreams changed throughout my life as I grew older and as I grew into the person that I am today.