Family Essay: My Role In My Family

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My role in my family is really big and important.Being the oldest boy in my family is something I am really proud of. Especially because I am the role model of my brother and I am always there to help my mom with anything she needs.Since my father does not live with us i have to step up for being the role model for my brother which can be hard but having my mom by our sides can be really helpful.My parents divorced when I was really young and left my sisters,brother,and I which is something hard to experience when I was little.My mom was the reason why me and my siblings where able to surpass those hard moments.These moments have made me a stronger individual, also my mind really opened up since i always thought I was not going to be able do nothing in the future Since I was a kid my biggest nightmare was not being able to go to college. I came in to the united states as a visitor and just came to visit my family in California. My family ended up staying here which was very hard for me. The biggest reason was I did not know English at all.cause of that my mom decided to put me in elementary school so I could start to learn English and basically my life here.
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That event caused me to totally feel like I had no help which was true because my mom always worked and it was just me and my brother alone at home. I overcame that and it just made me stronger due to the fact that i have experienced so much in my

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