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
What is your story? What kind of challenges did you overcome? There are things that happened to me that not many people really know about, I was abused by my older sister when I was a young child. But that didn’t make me a bad person, it made me a better one. I treat people with respect and kindness, I help my family with the things they need, and I take care of my brother. I still always make time for myself, to draw, to write, for anything really. But I wouldn’t be the same person I am today if these things didn’t happen.
As she walked away with the check and cash the phone buzzed, reading the message he smiled. Looking at her she didn't come across as someone sick, though you could never tell just by looking if someone was terminally ill. Often it was something inside, that ate away, only apparent at the end. A finger on his lips as he watched her open up the antique cash register and count out his change, which he did not want. For a moment he wondered, could he do it? Would it be worth it? She wasn't gorgeous, women like that only plan their own demise in the movies. No one in real life does it, and a gorgeous woman that a man instantly falls in love with, no one would do it. Or a madman.
According to, The University of La Verne fifty percent of all college students go in to careers that does not fit their degree chose. Though the numbers may have been different from when my mother went to college, but people have been changing their minds about their future since the beginning.
At seventeen years old, my life had completely changed. I became a mother all while losing my own mom. My youth had vanished in what seemed like the snap of two fingers. How in the world could I be a mother when I am just a child myself? While learning how to shuffle being a mom and a student at such a young age, I had to learn to embrace the grief of losing my mother. I began to wonder how I could ever relate to others my age, when it seemed I had so much more responsibility placed upon me. When going to school I had a lot of people question or make fun of me because I was a teen mom making it even harder for me. I lost all of my friends and felt alone. I felt as if the weight of the world were upon my shoulders. Then life threw yet another curve ball at me and I lost my grandmother
I am the oldest of four children and raised by a single mother. I had to grow up at an early age and help my mom take care of my siblings. My mother would work two to three jobs at a time to help support us, which usually meant that we were to be at the baby sitters house. Sometimes my mom would not pick us up because she had gotten off late and had to work early the next morning so it was just easier for us to stay at the baby sitters. I was okay with helping my mother out with my siblings but it was getting harder the older I got. Once I reached high school I had to go straight home so that I could be there when my siblings got home. Having to go home right away I could not join any clubs or hang out with my friends. Once I was a senior
Tiny critters disappeared into the ground and birds flew to warmer climates due to the endless of snow that Pennsylvania was receiving. The five-leveled mansion west of Pittsburg was the only thing that withstood this weather. A few feet away from the red-bricked home was a pile of logs lying on a small wooden stable. Icicles were formed and they dangled from the roof of the two buildings. Three sides of the property were protected by acres of leafless white oak trees. Instead of trees in front of the house, it was a lake named KeyStone. The cold weather had frozen the body of water that stretched out on for miles and around it had a small road that leads to the city of Spearen.
Anyway, I hadn’t been allowed to have the puppy in the house, and of course I would never ever sneak him in whenever my mom was out— sshh, don’t tell anyone— but I did see the faces the little guy made when he wanted something from Kara. All in all, back then, I believed it was tough to be a kid, but having a mom like mine made everything a bit easier. That’s why I’d always wanted to be like her. I’d wanted to make people happy, make them forget about their worries for a while, be their sunshine, as she was ours. There had been only one teeny-tiny issue… the blaring fact that I didn’t have a golden heart because I was never good at being peaceful or graceful, where my mom, on the other hand, was the epitome of those traits. It wasn’t my fault
One year ago I found out I was pregnant with my first child. Being a teen mom in school I felt as if my life was over, no more parties or a normal teenage girls life. Dealing with strict parents and their traditions of no kids or sex till marriage wasn't helping my situation. I knew my mom was going to be really disappointed in me, but I had to tell her. And I knew the longer I stayed quite it would be worse it would be and I had to get checked out by the doctors
My mom was chosen to be shadowed because she has always worked two jobs. When we moved, she decided to only have one job and go to school, which i am really glad of because she was very stressed. She seems to be a lot happier now that she only has to worry about one job. It would be nice to see how she works now that she is less tired from working 2 jobs and now only works that one. Another reason is because we don't really get to spend time together with her working and school.
Life events can shape and change who you are, without these things happening, I wouldn’t be who I am. The first event that had a big impact was my parents getting divorced when I was six. Then, the next thing was when I changed schools going into sixth grade. I had gone to three other schools before, but this one was different for me. Last, and most importantly, is when I met my best friend.
I remember a time, when I felt like the world was against me and the only thing keeping me sane was my mom. She has been their for me during all the ups and downs of my problems. I have felt elevation when she helped me get through the loss of my uncle. For example, she would let me cry on her shoulder and asked if I needed anything. There would be days when I came home from school crying, from my teacher yelling at me and sending me to the principal office. She would comfort and tell me that everyday is a new day and the teacher was just doing her job. When I was little, I was always afraid to go over to my grandparents house and sleep over. She gave me the strength to face my fear and now I'm not afraid anymore. She has always pushed me
Growing up, I was a timid kid who was not very fond of change and trying new things in life. During elementary school, I was with my parents at their restaurant all the time because they did not like the idea of me being home alone, or with a babysitter. Constantly hiding behind my parents in front of customers at the restaurant, I hardly talked with people outside of school and my home. When I started sixth grade, a family friend came over to the restaurant one day, and told me that I should practice Taekwondo under his instruction in his dojo. I was reluctant at first, but my parents highly encouraged me that I should try it because they did not want me being at the restaurant all the time since I was a kid. Thinking it over, I saw that there was no harm in trying something new with someone I was familiar with. Within a week, I agreed and started going to the classes in hopes that it would
I met about thirty kids on my first day of third grade, one of those thirty kids changed my entire life. She is the reason for the decisions I have made, my beliefs, and why I strive in the things I do. I know that if I never met her or befriended her, I would be a completely different person. She gave me a reason to try and she gave me a reason in wanting to succeed. The girl that drastically influenced the person I am today, is Katherine.
Years ago mothers stayed at home with the children while the father worked to support the family, but my home is the exact opposite. In my household, its three children and one adult. My mother works as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at a near-by nursing facility. My mother was once married, but later got a divorce. After my mother’s divorce, she acquired a second job to pay bills. As a teen in middle school, I had to take on the responsibility as being the “babysitter”, so my mother wouldn’t have to pay for childcare services. Being the leader of the house while my mother worked, I had to learn how to provide for my younger siblings by cooking, cleaning and giving them short homework lessons. During this time my siblings and I bonded and learned how to care for one another just like I was doing for my mother.
If you really knew me you’d know my parents divorced when my brother and I were young. It didn’t really affect me, all I knew was that I wouldn’t get to see my dad anymore. After their divorce my mom went on to have two more baby girls with different guys. She went on to start doing drugs, went on to have many, many boyfriends that she just ended up fighting with. My mom wanted to have fun, she didn’t want to be a mother of 4 and stay home instead of going out with her friends. We moved around a lot. Moving schools every year, having to make new friends, having to feel the anxiety of being the new kid a hundred times. That is why i’m the way I am. I don’t get close to anyone because I know it won’t last.