Family Changes
It was another typical school morning at my house. I, Mercadey Hilton was ready for another day of school- High school to be exact. I brushed my teeth, did my hair and I got into my clothes for the day. These mornings were quiet, yet exciting. I get to go to the one place where I can be free and not feel confined to my room. While waiting for the big yellow school bus to pick me up, I had flashbacks of when my parents, my little sister Emma , and I would go 4-wheeling and I would be on the golf cart- I never minded being the odd one out because I at least got to spend time with my family and that’s the only thing that mattered. At school, I got all of my work done and was beginning to excel in my classes. I was always one to get ahead. Here, I could be at my fullest potential- and occasionally have fun. Life was good. When I would go home, it was the opposite I would feel alone and as if I was a bird in a cage without anyone intending to do so. Every single day, I would go through my normal …show more content…
I was devastated and also a little angry. This had happened when I was eight years old and my sister was about two. That had not worked out so my parents got back together. Now, I’m older and actually understand what is going on. This will be permanent too. This now explains why my parents were so isolated and were so forgetful and lost. Now I felt as though I took life for granted and I was kinda upset with myself for not trying harder no matter how hard I would try. My dad said that It was not my fault but I find that just the slightest bit hard to believe. Mom said that Emma had been repeatedly mentioning that Dad worked too much and wasn’t making enough time for them even though he was working as hard as he could. Dad later told me that he wanted them to stay but he knew that they weren’t getting anywhere so he was going to just let them
It was another typical school morning at my house. I, Mercadey Hilton was ready for another day of school- High school to be exact. I brushed my teeth, did my hair and I got into my clothes for the day. These mornings were quiet, yet exciting. I get to go to the one place where I can be free and not feel confined to my room. While waiting for the big yellow school bus to pick me up, I had flashbacks of when my parents, my little sister Emma , and I would go 4-wheeling and I would be on the golf cart- I never minded being the odd one out because I at least got to spend time with my family and that’s the only thing that mattered. At school, I got all of my work done and was beginning to excel in my classes. I was always one to get ahead. Here, I could be at my fullest potential- and occasionally have fun. Life was good. When I would go home, it was the opposite I would feel alone and as if I was a bird in a cage without anyone intending to do so. Every single day, I would go through my normal …show more content…
I was devastated and also a little angry. This had happened when I was eight years old and my sister was about two. That had not worked out so my parents got back together. Now, I’m older and actually understand what is going on. This will be permanent too. This now explains why my parents were so isolated and were so forgetful and lost. Now I felt as though I took life for granted and I was kinda upset with myself for not trying harder no matter how hard I would try. My dad said that It was not my fault but I find that just the slightest bit hard to believe. Mom said that Emma had been repeatedly mentioning that Dad worked too much and wasn’t making enough time for them even though he was working as hard as he could. Dad later told me that he wanted them to stay but he knew that they weren’t getting anywhere so he was going to just let them