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Personal Narrative: How My Mom Changed My Life

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Life growing up for me was actually hard. My mom was a single parent working two jobs to provide for me. I went to my dads on the weekends, but he never helped out much. He has always been late on child support, and now he is six months behind. Life now is better though. Back in 2011 my mom met this guy on the internet not thinking she would fall in love. The relaionship progressed, and december of 2012 he invited us to move in. Now currently my step dad, he works offshore, so I only see him pretty much six months out of the year. My mom is currently unemployed, and I feel this was an award for us. My step dad does everything he can for my mom and I, but there is some days I miss the little things my mom and I admired when we had a budget, …show more content…

I do not may for any bills, but I do have to pay for the things I want. The car I have now, I used to make payments on, but I payed it off back in February. My very first car was a gift for my fifthteen birthday. It was a 2001 mustang. I just wanted something newer and I knew my next car I was going to have to pay for. So I found a 2010 Nissan Maxima, and decided to buy it, and make payments. It is nice to have a car of my own that I have paid for. Growing up I feel things were hard for me, just for the fact my mom was a single parents, so our income was not that much. I did not get anything I wanted, I would have to always wait till my mom got paid, or my dad send child support. Now it is not as rough. Yes my step dad makes a lot, and I get a lot of stuff I ask for, but people do not realize I work for what I have. I have a job working at McDonalds, and I buy most of the stuff I want such as a Michael Kors purse, or if I want to go shopping. My parents just pay for my school stuff and stuff like food, or shampoo etc. I personaly am happy where I am at in "social class." It really does not matter to me, as long as I have a roof over my head, a bed to sleep on, and food on my plate I am

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