Humbling: A Personal Narrative

As a shy fifth grader, I experienced one of the most incredibly humbling and also terribly irritating changes in my life. Being the only child for eleven years made this a challenging change as well. This change was the birth of my little sis’, Persephone. However troublesome though, the rewards I have received in return have made the journey more than worth it.
Being told that I was going to be a sister was a shock to my senses. When called into my parent’s bedroom I had not been expecting to hear any announcement so stunning. Consequently, all I could think to say was “That’s odd.” This makes me laugh thinking back to it. If I was told that I would be receiving a new sibling now I would probably have an actual, concise reply. Even though …show more content…
has become a great nuisance. Nevertheless, she’s one irritant that I can’t get rid of and also wouldn’t want to do away with even if I was given the choice. I’ve naturally become the backup full-time on-call babysitter, also know as the older sister. There have been times I didn’t like my “job” as the role model. When you constantly have to remember that a small person is watching everything you do and wanting to copy you, it pressures you to act over and above self-conscious. To set a respectable example for the younger, I am forced to restrain from having fun, which persists in teaching me to be more mature, additionally responsible, and to think extra heavily about the possible consequences.
I acquired more wisdom in the past five years than in the first eleven years of my life. This is mainly because of the small, sassy addition to my family. The challenges I have faced when trying to be the perfect role model have shown me things about myself I didn’t apprehend and taught me how to cultivate a number of those things within myself. All of the values and morals that were augmented in this time of change within myself will never be forgotten as I advance my capabilities and continue my traverse through