My Dream Life

I was born prematurely on Monday, October 15, 2001 at 10:45 a.m., in Norfolk, Virginia to Jacqueline and Luther Allen III. It was a happy moment for my parents, but not all was well. I was 1 pound and 9 ounces. I also spent the first 6 months of my life in the hospital, I had an oxygen tank to breathe, and I had to be fed through my stomach. Despite having multiple problems, and several surgeries, by God’s grace, I was healed. Later on, the doctors said that I would be mentally retarded, but I am not. I am a bright young lady with prodigious intelligence.

As children we all dream, we dream about toys, monsters, castles, fairy tales and most importantly, we dream about our futures. I have always dreamed about success, but when I was younger I was not sure of what exactly success entailed. As I grew older and continued to grow physically, spiritually, and mentally I was able to discover my true aspirations and goals.

For example, when my grandmother was young, she used to dream about being surrounded by a loving family. She was an orphan. She often tells me stories about how she would lie awake at night dreaming about just that. Many kids in her orphanage used to tell her that none of them were ever going to have a life like that “Why would we?” they said, “can you not see not even our parents wanted us!” Despite all the harsh words, she kept on dreaming and overcame all her obstacles and has reached her goal. Even though your goals might seem impossible, if you dream big you might get just that.

On September 28, 1990, I embarked on this journey called life. Due to me being a premature baby, I had a few complications in my early years of development. Also, my mother who I love dearly has been handicapped my entire life and the first couple of years of my life was wheel chair bound. Because of these two factors, I would mimic much of my behavior in my early years after her. For example, I did not walk until I was two years. This caused doctors and my mother to be concerned about my development. So for the first four years of my life, I went to a number of therapists.

Like all kids my age, I’ve dreamed of success. I always subconsciously wanted to be known or be recognized for something. However, it was clear that I set up my life in a way that was inconceivable. My daily behavior revolved around apprehension. But, after reading this book, I reevaluated my attitude toward life. I didn’t have an immediate revelation, but it was clear that my personality was formed solely by negativity. In my mind, I was just a teenager “being myself,” but this was not going to give me the fulfillment that I envisioned. Deep down, I wanted to explore. I wanted to see new places and meet new people. However, I was set up as someone that will have a life that would be dictated by the fear of uncertainty. After this realization, it was clear I had two

It wasn’t a typical birth. I wasn’t a typical child. And it wasn’t a typical experience. Every day felt like an endless list of obstacles waiting to pounce on the life that I just wished was normal. From the doctors performing an emergency C-section to retrieve me to being diagnosed as asthmatic, from having eating difficulties to constantly being told I was underweight, I felt like a burden to everyone around me. If I wasn’t at the doctor’s office, waiting for the doctor to repeat over and over again on how I was under the growth charts, then I was probably puking in some car on the way home. If I wasn’t inhaling medicinal mists from a nebulizer every night to pacify my wheezing, I was most likely at the pharmacy, getting my new batch of a

You’re walking into your local gas station and you get your daily amenities. You pay for your soda and candy, although as you’re leaving the gas station you notice a piece of paper on the ground. You reach to pick up the paper and it’s a lottery ticket. Later that night as you watch your TV to see if you have the winning numbers, you hear the numbers and...YOU WON. As your cheerfully jumping until you hear this ringing noise. The more time that passes the louder the noise gets. Suddenly, as your eyes open your mom is calling your name. She says it’s time to wake up and you’re disappointed as you realize it was just a dream. What is a dream anyways? A dream is anything you aspired or hope to become within a specified time

The first story of my life was written by my mom. The early years after I was born on September 28, 2002 were fairly eventful. As a young child, I was “never needy and always good at sharing.” Whenever I was in a situation where something was being handed out at a party or in class, I would always wait until last to select. If nothing was left, I would still be content. If something was ever taken from me, I would look at my mother and say ‘Oh well!’ and continue. When I was three years old, having brunch with my mom and dad at Cindi’s Deli, I picked up a kid’s menu and started reading it on my own with no phonetics involved. I “just started reading.” This amazed my parents. This was followed by teaching my classmates how to solve exponents

My personal narrative is going to be about mixed stories that describe me, but first i'm gonna take you back to the marvelous time of when i was born. I was born around 12 noon, on may 10th, 2003. I was a sick premature baby, so i spent most of my time resting in a incubator, if you are not familiar with a incubator it is a enclosed apparatus providing a controlled enviornment for the care and protection of premature or unusually small babies (as said from google).

Have you ever had a dream, whether it is to become a doctor, lawyer, or even President that you knew you needed to aspire no matter the cost? We all have them a will power to be a better person than you were yesterday. We all hope for it, days turn into weeks and then months and then years. We've gotten to today; did you accomplish those dreams? Walter Lee Younger in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, had similar dreams to open up a liquor store and become a successful man. His trust in the people he called friends, lead him to not becoming a liquor store owner. Walter has become selfish, greedy, and irresponsible by the consumption of his dream.

As kids, we dream big for the future hoping we could soar through the sky or even become someone who makes a difference in this world. Every time I stepped outside my apartment and walked through the neighborhood looking at enormous houses. I asked my mom if we could move into one of those single-family homes, she replied “no tenemos suficiente dinero para mudar” which translates to “no we don’t have enough money to move.” I realized that based on my living situation we were almost poor.

Was there ever a time when you had dreamed of attaining a particular goal that you have worked so hard to achieve? In the movie After the Ball, the main character, Kate Kassall, was born into a family who took their designing careers very seriously. When Kate was a child, she had the dream of being a fashion designer like her parents. When Kate’s mother passed away, her father became distant and remarried. While Kate’s father was not in her life, it was her god-parents who supported and encouraged Kate to follow her dreams. Kate had just graduated from design school and was waiting for the opportunity of a lifetime: designing for a couture company. Finally, her day had come and Kate was being

As a young boy, Naveen lived in a small, cozy home with his parents. Him and his father loved to cook together and they made the best gumbo in the city. Their dream was to open a restaurant together one day, so that night when Naveen’s mother and father were putting him to bed, he made a wish on an evening star and hoped that their dream would come true. As Naveen was growing up, he kept wishing and hoping to have his own restaurant but he knew deep down that wishing was not always enough. He worked really hard to try and make his dream come true but, with this came no time for fun or for love.

In the Caribbean, a tropical and beautiful place, surrounded by blue and clear seawater. Lives ten-year-old Nakili. Adventurous and likes challenges, play’s on the beach with friends until the evening arrives. They will sit on the sand looking at the horizon, watching how the sunlight goes behind the multicolored seas, beyond the white breaking waves on the reef. Nakili was super inquisitive and dreamed of what could be beyond the ocean.

“One if these days, if fate has us in her plan we will meet again, you will follow your dreams Kammi and make the world proud” Braden whispers in my ear.