An Event That Changed My Life Research Paper

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There are many events that occur during a person's lifetime. Some events that transpire during a life span can alter your life forever.For instance,getting married and having a baby,your life won't be the same as it was before you had a baby.However,other events temporarily change your life.An event that changed my life forever was when my mom married my stepdad. When my mom married my stepdad,it transmuted my life.As a child,my father didn't live with my mom and I,he would visit once in a while or I would go over to his house.At the age of 2, my mom had a boyfriend and we would visit him.We ended up moving in with him.I still had hope that my mom and dad would get back together,I went over to my dad's house.At the age of 5,my mom and her boyfriend broke up.At the age of 7,my mom started dating her new boyfriend.A year later,he proposed and wanted us to move in with him.At the age of 8,my mom and stepdad got married which modified my life forever.The marriage ceremony was a symbol in my head that my mom and dad wasn't getting back together.After my mom and stepdad got married they had two kids.Today they are still married.

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