Throughout life, there are many uncertainties: What holds constant, though, is family. When I was younger, I did not understand the power of family nor the influence it would have on my life. However, this would all change around a Memorial Day weekend when I was in middle school.
Before the Memorial Day weekend incident occurred, the relationship I had with my family was shamefully weak. I tried my best to avoid family. My sister wanted to spend time with me, but I just pushed her away. I am ashamed of who I was before.
In order to understand how family took over such a large role in my life you need to know some of the backstory. Growing up, my impression was that my family was the same as every other family. I never paid attention to the families of my friends nor compared them to my own in the detail that I do today. The issue that would transform me into who I am today involved my grandparents.
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