Personal Narrative: The Only Thing To Fear Myself

In 1933, Franklin Roosevelt said that the “only thing to fear is fear itself”, which implies you shouldn’t let fear control you, change you, or hold you back. I’m sure we have all restricted ourselves once or twice because we were afraid. You didn’t try out for the soccer team because you thought you weren’t good enough, never joined a club because your friends didn’t join, or wanted to be part of the school musical but couldn’t. You missed on a lot of opportunities, experiences and even the chance to make a difference in someone else’s life. It’s important to overcome your fears not only for yourself but for the sake of other. Let me take you back, thousands of miles to the country up north. One year ago, I was a different person, a person I look back on now and decide never to be again. This was a point in my life where I said this is it, all my worst nightmares are coming true; everything was changing, the life I grew accustomed to was about to disappear; all because of my parents. I feared this change, and I was willing to do anything to stop it. I was thirteen and …show more content…
It was a cold winter day that everything changed, and my best friend and I were walking home from school. I dropped her off as I made my way home, which was three houses away. Shaking the snow off my boots, I hurried inside; eager for the warmth the house provided. “I’m home”, I yelled loud enough so my dad could hear. He got laid off recently and my mom was working hard to make ends meet. I was in the kitchen making myself a sandwich, when I heard the door open. I was not expecting any body at this time of the day. The only one my head think of was my best friend. It can 't be my mom. It was too early and she usually got home around five in the afternoon. I slammed the fridge door shut and ran to the door to find out it was my mom, the first words that came out of her mouth were "I have big news!" in a very loud and thunderous