Stage Of Adulthood

As I examine myself during the stage of childhood and the early stage of adulthood, I came to be very thankful for where I stand today. Both my parents came to America as illegal immigrants not being able to speak any English but wanted to pursue the American Dream. While we had to over come many obstacles, I had one of my own. Even though I wanted to believe in myself, I knew I would not be able to attend college or even think of attending an astounding University because I needed to help my parent be financially stable. I was not your common child. I had great responsibilities to deal with at an early age. When my Father past away, my mother Rosa, became a single parent raising five children on her own, which did not come easily. I was raised in a low-income urban apartment community where mostly Hispanics and Blacks lived in. With in the community there was a high crime rate. For that reason, my mother had to work very hard to overcome great disadvantages life presented us. At a young age, my mother expected me to help around the house. One of my important responsibilities was to set my alarm the night prior without my Mother reminding me to. I would wake up and get ready for school. Then I proceeded on waking up my younger sister so I could help her get dressed and take her to …show more content…
My Mother’s family core values came from her parents of Mexican descent. My Mother’s parents were Catholic, very traditional. They believed in neither premarital sex nor abortion and same sex marriage was not even though of. Her family values consist of love, respect, communication, understanding, sensitivity, empathy, tolerance, honesty, hard work, flexibility, and most importantly forgiveness. As years past, she learned that the world was not small and came to accept new norms in life. Nevertheless, did not mean she wanted me to experience life to the fullest. She expected me to live a normal tradition