Personal Narrative: How Algebra Changed My Life

Having a supporting mom is such a huge advantage in my life. My mom supports me in all my future decisions; from life problems to something simple like clothing choice. Seeing other people not having supporting families, really makes me think how lucky I am to have a supportive family. Without my mom’s support, I wouldn’t be the same person that I am today.

Watching my mother live from pay check to pay check when I was young was difficult. It was always hard for my mom to keep up with other parents but, she still somehow managed to get me everything I wanted, and more. Even though I was too young to understand, I could feel the stress, and the struggles my mom faced every day. She was only 20 years old when I was born and, because of that she had no choice but to grow up fast. At such a young age, I saw the effects of being a single parent, and the ways it changed my mom. She not only had to be a young mother but, she had to find a way to replace the void of a father, or a father figure in my life. My mom was strong, independent and courageous. Growing up watching her live her dreams under all the circumstances she faced, made me want to strive for a better life for myself. Seeing how hard is was to live and to have enough

I have struggled through many depressions in my life not knowing the current condition of my mother and not wanting to know. During my last summer at home my mom’s condition worsened she

At one point my mom worked a eight to five job along with an extra job waitressing in order to pay bills. It was difficult because I never saw her, but I admired her for it. Her acceptance to work was derived from the idea that my brother and I would be capable of having a promising future. Even though she was gone majority of the time I still managed to wake up with eggs for breakfast and lunch all set for the day. I know she saw us less than what she wanted but she appreciated and was grateful for the time she did have. Throughout it all I witness her suffer, her health and mental stability went downhill, and she was physically killing her body. The amount of sleep she obtained was insane, it was unhealthy, her strength was pushed passed reason, but not once did I hear her

Gifted in problem-solving, my sister was able to fall asleep in her math classes and still get an "A" on all her tests. On the contrary, I suffered from a deficiency in this department, instead excelling in language arts and humanities. Despite my talents in the liberal arts, my true passion lied in mathematics and the satisfaction that problem-solving provided.

As the end of my middle school years close, I can definitely see and feel an improvement of my math skills compared to last year. I improved on my quick learning abilities, negative numbers and unknown variable skills. I was able to do that by paying attention and taking notes. This will definitely help in the future because I have more knowledge in math and I will be able to use for high school. All I did to get over my not-so-great-skills is study and pay attention more.

In elementary school my dad was always working, so I felt like I grew up with a single mother. My mom did the best she could while maintaining a full-time job, preparing dinner, and taking care of her three kids; one even had attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder. In 2009, my father’s job got relocated. We had to decide to stay in St. Louis and have one working parent, or move several hours again where we would have to restart our lives. We ended up deciding to stay and help my dad with his rental houses. Before I knew it, I went from having my mother and two older sisters taking care of me to just my mother and father. I have to admit, I

Oftentimes, when a single mother raises a child, they are seen as a broken family. This

Although there are many changes I have made since I got into middle school here are only few of many. When I got into middle school I became more mature, I play basketball, and I have more friends. Though I have many more differences. My differences may be small and some may be big. Though I do hope them all were good changes.

Growing up, my family never really had much. Nearly all our furniture was picked up from the streets and a majority of my brother and I’s clothes were hand-me-downs. To make matters worse, my dad was addicted to gambling and would argue with my mom every night in regards to this issue. After a few years, this led to my family being in major debt and my mom decided it was time for a divorce. My mom raised me and my brother on her own while also working to pay off all the debt. I never realized how hard working my mom was until many years later. She would take me and my brother to school, work a full 8 hour shift at work, sometimes even longer, and go to school to get her associates degree. Afterwards, she would come home and cook dinner for

There are mothers who have a spouse, and there are mothers who have to learn to do it all alone. I would describe a single mom as being courageous because they have no help. They must learn how to provide for their child alone. I have experienced being a child with a single mom. She worked three jobs, took us to school, picked us up, put us to sleep, and repeat. My mom never showed how stressed or worried she was that we would not make it. It takes everything for someone to be able to provide and care for a child all alone, and I believe that all moms can do it. One of the most courageous things a mom could do is give birth. The thought of enduring so much pain is scary, but you know it will all be worth it in the end. Why? Why do something that you already know is going to cause so much physical pain? It is to bring a life into this world and make them a better person than you could have ever imagined being. Mothers do so much not only for the kids but for their entire family. For example, my mom cooks basically the entire Thanksgiving dinner. When my mom was a single parent she worked three jobs to provide for us and to provide for her mom and make sure that her mom had a place to live. It amazes me how big a heart all mothers

It was my first college semester, and after being four years out of school, I began to resume a credited math course. Not knowing about the difficulties of school, I decided to select a 4 hour course, from 5:40 to 9:35, and met once a week. This will be easy I said… but boy, was I wrong.

According to U.S. Census Bureau, out of about 12 million single parent families in 2016, more than 80% were headed by single mothers. My mother a single Parent is worthy of admiration because she is the most generous person I know just like my grandmother she will give you her all and be left with nothing. Vanessa is also understanding, caring, nurturing, loving, and respectful of others. My grandmother on the other hand is the women who keeps our whole family intact. Myrtle is worthy of admiration because she’s reliable and the person to go to whenever you’re in trouble. Myrtle is also understanding, friendly, loving, compassionate, polite, nice, and respectful. She’s also very big on family and her church family.

Unlike before, I need to practice every day, be it at school, home or elsewhere for the purpose of improving my

My mother was a single parent ever since her first child was born in 1988. My mother had three girls and adopted one boy, because after I was born she was told she couldn’t have any more kids. My mom was working for the state as an accountant, even with that job my mom still wasn’t making ends met. We went time where we didn’t have lights or running water, so we would go next door to my great-grandmothers house to get