Nurture: The Most Influence On My Life

In reflecting on my life as a whole, from my earliest memories in childhood through to the adult I am today, I believe that nurture as has had the most influence on my life as a whole. I have never been one to simply go with the flow, doing things because someone else does them such as my parents, grandparents, etc. Nor have I done things because I felt it was expected of me due to my heritage. For my life, I go by what is right for me as well as by what is moral as a human being. When I was a young child my parents and I lived in Montana. We lived in a very secluded area of the mountains on a horse farm. My parents had a very rocky, and at times, violent relationship. Although consciously I do not remember much from those years, I do have vague memories of events that took place. I learned at an early age what aggression and anger were. I am told that neither of which were ever directed at me, but seeing it take place deeply affected me. I attribute my immensely low tolerance for violence or abuse, regardless of the form it takes, to what I observed as a very young child. I am a very strong willed person and not easily pushed around or taken for granted. I believe that my desire to come out on top and unscathed is due to the …show more content…
Coming to terms with why my father choose to be absent from my life after their divorce when I was five. As well as trying to comprehend my mother’s abuse of drugs, and why it seemed that those habits meant more to her than I did. During my adolescence I became very independent, which I am convinced is because to my view it was either sink or fly, and I choose fly. This prompted many issues with family members over the years who could not understand why I was as strong willed as I was. I am still this way to some extent today although I feel it is in a more positive light than it may have been at the