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Personal Narrative: My Life In Middle School

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As I was being born the doctors at Truman Medical Center Lakewood told my Mom to wait a few hours so I could be a New Year’s baby. Through pre-evident stubbornness, I was born at 7:24 p.m. that night on New Year's Eve. My biological father wasn’t there to witness my birth, in fact,, six months later he left and never came back. Luckily, the persistance I inherited has allowed me to overcome his absence, living in a low income household, and being different.
Once I entered elementary school, I encountered the first major social hurdle in my life-- Alec. Through his influence, my peers stopped treating me like I was even human. Due to constant bullying, I began to despise going to school and my grades began to drop. To this day I can remember how they made me feel about myself; how I made myself feel inadequate by constantly analyzing what I could have done wrong. Whenever I thought of my father it would only get worse. Continually, I thought that I must not be good enough or smart enough for anyone to care about me. I remember trying to sleep at night and replaying every mistake I had ever made. I began to forget who I was and who I wanted to become. …show more content…

My new beginning in the Independence School District created an environment in which I could flourish. For the first time, I was recognized by my teachers for my hard work, rather than the opinions of my peers. This improvement echoed in my grades, I went from receiving a D letter grade to being on the Principal’s Honor Roll. Choir also became a constant in my life and I became part of a family. Through their perseverance, they taught me that to change anything you start within yourself: your attitude, your dreams, and your perseverance will determine the rest of your

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