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Personal Narrative: My Mom Changed My Life

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Throughout my life, until now, I have always felt like my dear mother has sheltered me from the world. I was hardly ever allowed outside to hang out with my friends and if I was to be let out I always had the earliest curfew. I remember one day talking to my mother I said to her “ de que me protégés? No necesito que me trates como une niño el resto de mi vida ” (what are you protecting me from? I do not need you to treat me like a child the rest of my life). At the time my mother saw my questioning as a challenge to her authority and instead of being a bit more lenient towards me she just became stricter. I was expected to come home straight after school and I was never allowed to go outside to hang out with friends or my girlfriend. I remember the anger and frustration I felt. I believed I had done everything right. I had received multiple honors awards in high school, joined the National Honors Society, won a scholarship, was involved in my community, always took care of the chores of the house …show more content…

I spoke to my dear mother about everything, I am no longer a child, I am a young adult, I have my own responsibilities, I will make my own mistakes, I will learn from them, I want to be a leader, approachable, and reliable. I was tired of being isolated and feeling alone. On that night I was reborn it was my turn to challenge myself and be the person I want to be. I began by approaching people first, something I would never do until now, taking the Initiative, and putting myself in uncomfortable positions to help me grow as a person. Since then I have made a ton of new friends, I have begun to put more effort into my work, and I even spoke at morgan stanley in front of a crowd of nearly 200 business professionals. I know, I have a long way to go to get to where I want to be but I am glad I took the first

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