What Does Growing Up Mean To You Essay

“Always work as hard as you can, the more work you put out the more you earn” These are the words my parents always tell me since I was a young boy. My father was born in Romania which at the time was ruled by a communist government. Growing up in a Communist nation my dad 's family wasn’t allowed to have much, no matter how hard they work they got paid the same money as everyone else, food was limited, and you didn’t have access to information outside of the country.. My grandma would send my dad to the store two hours before it open just to get a gallon of milk even then there might be a long line of people waiting just to get the food that was available. My father came to the United States to escape from communism and experience a free life. My mother was born and …show more content…
We have bible study in the afternoons, we dressed modest, attend church a church called Faith Tabernacle three or four times a week. Growing Up into a strict christian family my life was controlled by a set of rules. “ Don’t watch rated R movies they will corrupt your brain”, or “you can’t hang out with those people they will turn you into a thug”. These are some of the rules that my parents have put on my life. Of course as a young adult, I didn’t like all these strict rules I wanted to explore new things but was always held back. My parents made a lot of mistakes when they were young and they didn’t want me to make the same mistakes like they did. Making sure my siblings and I stayed out of trouble was my parents main concern. I am still allowed to hang out with friends but they have to be from church. Although I never like the lifestyle they put me in I’m still grateful that they kept in the christian lifestyle. Their harsh lifestyle help keep me in out of trouble and stay successful in life. It made me who I am today, A quite Shy young man who treat everybody with kindness and respect and always work hard