Narrative Essay On Houston Texas

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Houston Texas, the most populous city in the united states, is where I was bor and raised. I was raised by my mom and my uncle. My dad wasn’t in my life. I always considered my uncle as my father because he thought me a lot when I was little we would always move from place to place, I basically grew up everywhere, it was really hard for my mom to raise just me and my sister. Now that my mom has settle she is now more of an adult and has things under control. She works everyday to raise four kids on her own. I am very thankful for her. I have three older brothers and one older sister but they have a different mother, and I also have two little sisters and one beautiful annoying brother but we have different fathers. My home is very

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