“I was embarrassed of my home because of the condition it was in. My parents did not have jobs. My mom tried to sell her artwork in art shows. The only money they received was through my father’s fund granted to my mother after he committed suicide so that she could take care of me. My life was not one depicted by the Brady Bunch, it was definitely different and bizarre. It was colorful.” At first glance, you may deem my mother careless or too free in spirit. Her nature has been culminated by her upbringing. She was brought up in an unfortunate situation, and that has contributed to her view of the world. Her experiences do not detract from the person that she is; , they’ve made her a stronger individual. My mother is a very loving and compassionate person. She is proof that you do not have to be your parents’ clone. You can make the best of what you have, learn from your parents’ mistakes as well as your own, and progress as a person.
My mom, Carol Candler, was born to Suzanne Walters and William Candler III in on August 22, 1975. Her parents’ love story was not something so simple as meeting in a local grocery store.
“My parents met in a halfway house, which is a rehabilitation center coming out of a mental hospital. My mother never told me why she was admitted into a …show more content…
I was really in love with him in the beginning, but there were times that it was difficult with the alcoholism and everything.” My mother would not have lasted nineteen years in that marriage had it not been for my brother and I. She always kept a straight face, enduring the pain of a broken marriage. She initiated the divorce after the straight face grew tired of its own presence. It was what was best for her, and it brought her happiness. She only worried about her kids, and how they would react to their father moving out. She knew what it was like to not have a father, and she didn’t wish that feeling on anyone, especially not her
My mom, Carol Candler, was born to Suzanne Walters and William Candler III in on August 22, 1975. Her parents’ love story was not something so simple as meeting in a local grocery store.
“My parents met in a halfway house, which is a rehabilitation center coming out of a mental hospital. My mother never told me why she was admitted into a …show more content…
I was really in love with him in the beginning, but there were times that it was difficult with the alcoholism and everything.” My mother would not have lasted nineteen years in that marriage had it not been for my brother and I. She always kept a straight face, enduring the pain of a broken marriage. She initiated the divorce after the straight face grew tired of its own presence. It was what was best for her, and it brought her happiness. She only worried about her kids, and how they would react to their father moving out. She knew what it was like to not have a father, and she didn’t wish that feeling on anyone, especially not her