My dad, first of all, makes 25% of who I am. I never thought I would have a relationship with him, he was always in my life, but we could never really agree on anything. The main reason why is because he always struggled with expressing his emotions, however, he had a wicked sense of humor. I believe I have a sarcastic sense of humor however I never thought it would be like his. Never in my 18 years did I think that we’d have something in common or at least a certain aspect that we share. I realized this when writing an essay for my Spanish class about my family back in the 9th …show more content…
We all have moments of defeat some greater than others, mine happens to be my biggest fear. I have never admitted to anyone that I have this intense fear of failure. I developed this fear throughout my transition into high school. As mentioned before I was a “star student”, one of the top females in my class. I was so accustomed to always being praised and rewarded for my work ethic in school. When I started High school I had a difficult time adapting to the ways teachers grade students and how the curriculum worked. What really got to me was to see that I showed low to the average performance in my classes, even though I worked hard. It was a culture shock to see that there was more than a handful of students who excel better than me. This adaptation and competition with my peers affected my single sided