My Promise In My Life

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On the morning of August 02, 2002, I received the worst news in my life; my mother had passed away. With deep grief that surfaced to my heart just spiraling out of control with disbelief and pain, I broke down to tears. As days passed, one of the things that came into mind was the promise I made to my mother in getting a life career. By going to college, I was able to fulfill the promise I had made.

After her death, my father stepped back in my life and school became a struggle. Unlike my mother, he was not encouraging or provided the things needed for school and that also included clean clothing. No matter how interested I was in the class or the assignments, I was unable to complete them. Embarrassed by the lack of materials, I grew tired of asking students to let me get or borrow their items so my grades started decreasing. The fact my clothes were never wash when needed for school, I was always absent. These problems continued all throughout my school year which landed me in an alternative schools for troubled kids by 2004. Unhappy about being depicted as those youths who attend there, I
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I am happy to have a mother I had because the fact she installed education in my mind and how important it is in life, I grew determined and motivated to make goals toward a career. The conversations she had with me about choosing a career was what I needed to make the right choice. If it wasn 't for her, I believe my viewpoints in life would probably be completely different as I see it now. As a look towards the future, I see myself in 10 years from now being happy in the nursing field that I love, married to the men of my dreams, traveling to places I been never and when I 'm ready, have beautiful children of my own. By then, I can finally have sense of success in life because I lived up to the promise I

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