Personal Narrative: An Interview With Alcohol

Ever since I was a little girl I have always aspired to follow in my grandfather’s footsteps and become a prosperous attorney like him. He exerted himself strenuously, graduated from Northeastern Law School and was one of the founding partners of the Morrison, Mahoney and Miller Law firm currently located in Boston. It has been an arduous journey for me to verbally express the least endeavoring to follow my grandfather’s legacy. Shortly after graduating high school, my life consummately spiraled out of control and I was faced with adversity that seemed insurmountable. It is paramount to take a moment and apportion some brief history considering that I my past has molded me into the strenuously exertive, goal oriented student I have always aspired to be.

Growing up, I dealt with a mother who struggled with addiction; to be unambiguous, she was an alcoholic. She drowned in her alcoholism as it pulled her down an alarming road. She was dreadfully depressed and believed that alcohol was the only way to make her feel better, addiction blinded her from what a great life she could have ahead of her. Not a single member of our family knew how to help her comprehend how much happier she would be if she could stop drinking her sorrows away. When it came to family events, my mom would try to conform to how others were acting and act “sober” even though she was already countless drinks deep in to drinking. Nevertheless, my mother just wanted others to like her which would lead her to change her outward

My relationship with drugs first began during my senior year of high school. While most of my peers attended their first parties years earlier, my first was not until I was already 17 years old. I still remember feeling so cool for attending my first party and having my first sip of alcohol. The feeling of being drunk was unlike anything I had ever felt before. I felt liberated, like I could break out of my quiet shell and be that fun, goofy person that everyone wanted to hang out with. Prior to this night I had never used any type of substance, legal or illegal. Since then I have continued using alcohol while also trying various different types of drugs including caffeine, marijuana, tobacco, and adderall.

She talked about her experiences at the 6 jobs she held, for instance, The Maids she was an overachiever completed her tasks faster than other employees. However, she helped them to complete their cleaning duties. Second position at Wal-Mart, the critical aspect for anyone to be silent and not do more than required otherwise managers would expect more from that employee. It was better for an employee to work smarter and not harder. One of the jobs, she enjoyed was at Woodcrest nursing home, helping seniors with Alzheimer. Each of these jobs came with new policies, regulation, job descriptions, various cultures, dynamics, socioeconomic status and human micro level interactions (Ehrenreich, 2001, p. 194 to 195)

Virginia Pollard was a cashier and storefront clerk for a company called Teddy’s Supplies. This is a family-owned company that sells film production equipment in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. During one of Pollard’s evaluations, her supervisor said she was making too many personal phone calls and it was interfering with her work. This was also put into her yearly review that everyone at home office would see as well. They asked her to keep her personal phone calls to the bare minimum because she was there to work and not to socialize with her friends. She was transferred to another department in the main warehouse that was behind the store. In this department, she would not be able to make any more personal phone calls. Her supervisor noticed that her work was no longer suffering. Her evaluation over the next few months said that her work behavior had changed incredibly and she was meeting all of the expectations that her supervisor had for her.

“Just now.” Taehyung yawned, letting go of Jungkook’s hand to stretch, his husky voice cracking a little from sleep as he let out a satisfied groan. Jungkook watched his body twisting, his shirt riding up to show smooth skin stretching taut over lean muscle, and couldn't help but reach out to touch. He ran his fingertips down Taehyung’s side and brushing them over the softer skin of his lower stomach, watching the muscles jump and flutter beneath his touch. Taehyung lifted his head to glance at him, eyebrow raised, lips stretched to one side in a lazy smirk, before sitting up, lightly, softly grabbing his wandering hand and holding it in place, hooded gaze flirty and teasing. Jungkook sat back and grinned appreciatively as Taehyung ran a

Cliff sat down next to Jensen watching the other alpha down two whiskey shots in a row. “Slow down alpha, or I’ll be taking you home in about twenty minutes.” Cliff admonished.

Luis states that the first time he tried alcohol was when he was 21-years-old. “I worked in the fields as a teenager and my brothers would ask me to go have a drink and I would tell them no. When I turned 21-years-old, my friend took me out and had one drink. I did not try and have another drink for almost one year.” Luis reports that at his heaviest use, from ages 22-years-old to 27-years-old, he was drinking 3 to 4 drinks on Friday and Saturday nights with 2 ounces of tequila over a three to four-hour period. “After I received my first Driving Under the Influence in January/February 2014, I stopped drinking and did not drink again until the day I received my second Driving Under the Influence charge. My sister-in-law had just arrived from

Everyday I make tons of choices, but recently I made one I am very proud of. I was at a get together with a bunch of my friends, and we all decided it was time to go home. I had rode with a friend to the party, but that friend had been drinking alcohol throughout the evening. I knew better than to get in a car with someone who had drank too much, but I still had my free will to ride with that friend or to call for a different ride. I decided to call my mom and have her pick me up. I even tried to convince my friend to let my mom take her home, as well. My convincing did not work. My friend drove herself home and ended up hitting a rode sign. She was not hurt, but I feel like I deserve a lot of credit for the good outcomes. I could

I started dating a boy my senior year of high school that was two years younger than me. He had been known to throw parties with his older sister and get drunk almost every weekend, but he was genuine and kind to me, so I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. Throughout our entire relationship he gave up drinking because he knew that I did not approve. However, we got into a fight one night and he decided to go out with his friends to blow off some steam without telling me. That night, he got black out drunk and started drunk texting me about how horrible I was to try to restrict him from living his life and having fun with his friends. I broke up with him the next day because I could not see the relationship continuing on after such hateful words had been exchanged and the differing views we had on what was considered fun.

Do you think I am going properly?” Nakoma expressed unconfidently as she glanced down herself. Elaine considered her outfit perfectly fitting for someone who would work at a grocery store. They would have favored working together, but unfortunately, there were only two jobs vacant and they were not at the same place.

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The moment I emerged from the stairway I began to stare at the man sitting in the chair across the room. This man was not the man I remembered; this man was pale, weak, and lacked motivation. He was not my grandpa: outspoken, stubborn, and jolly. However, the house had not changed one bit. There was still a cluttered mess on the table and reminisce of my departed great-grandma all throughout the house.

“Unlike the models for fashion retailers, Bonnie Morris says she wasn’t showing any skin. The mother of five said she was discreetly nursing her child on a couch in American Eagle Outfitters store at Easton on Tuesday when employees approached her twice and then urged her to go to the dressing room. Morris said she told the clerk that she was fine on the couch. She said she was about to say the same thing to the next clerk but she didn’t get a chance. Morris said the clerk bent down with a very urgent tone in her voice, and said “No, we recommend it. Come with me now!” Morris said my choices were to leave the store or do what they said. It was clear” (Price, 2010)

For my job-shadow I visited Apricot Lane Boutique and spent the day with Callie Grandy, Kelsie Fletcher , and Peyton Sheffler. Callie was the boutique manager. Kelsie Fletcher and Peyton Sheffler spent the day behind the register and helping customers in the store. Callie spent a majority of her time at the computer. Her job was to keep in contact with their sellers, and finding out the prices of items that came in with their shipments.