A Change For The Better
My grandmother, known as Sis also known as Fannie Osby, and I had a strong bond when I was growing up. She is a person that I can count on for guidance if I need help. Whenever I would think down on myself she always told me to never say I can’t and to always say I can. Because if you believe hard enough you can trick your brain and block out all the negative thoughts that you have and you can succeed. Without my grandmother I would not be the trusting and Independent person who I am today because growing up, she was a role model who provided me with comfort a safe place to live and provided me with food clothes and stability.
When I was growing up my mom and dad had alcohol and drug problems. My mom is off drugs and my dad still drinks a lot but I learned to live with it. My dad use to drink a lot he was not a nice guy when he was drunk. He knew he had a problem but he didn’t do anything about it. My mom would get annoyed with my dad drinking habits a lot and they would argue about it. But one thing about my parents we never went without food. We always had food in the fridge. My mom had a big dinner ready for me when I came home from school. We …show more content…
Everyone was nice to me and I made a lot of friends that school year. I made Honor roll and almost made the principle honor roll. My grandmother had rules for me after school. I had to do all of my homework. Read a book for one hour and practice my spelling words. Once all of that was done I could watch T.V. or play outside till 77 o’clock. I had to be inside the house before the street lights came on. I had to go to sleep by 9 o’clock pm. I would find a snack in the fridge and watch T.V. till it was time to go to bed. She gave me 10 dollars a week and if I wanted something back when she went to the store, I had to spell what I wanted on a piece of paper if I didn’t spell it right by the time she left I could not get
My grandmother, known as Sis also known as Fannie Osby, and I had a strong bond when I was growing up. She is a person that I can count on for guidance if I need help. Whenever I would think down on myself she always told me to never say I can’t and to always say I can. Because if you believe hard enough you can trick your brain and block out all the negative thoughts that you have and you can succeed. Without my grandmother I would not be the trusting and Independent person who I am today because growing up, she was a role model who provided me with comfort a safe place to live and provided me with food clothes and stability.
When I was growing up my mom and dad had alcohol and drug problems. My mom is off drugs and my dad still drinks a lot but I learned to live with it. My dad use to drink a lot he was not a nice guy when he was drunk. He knew he had a problem but he didn’t do anything about it. My mom would get annoyed with my dad drinking habits a lot and they would argue about it. But one thing about my parents we never went without food. We always had food in the fridge. My mom had a big dinner ready for me when I came home from school. We …show more content…
Everyone was nice to me and I made a lot of friends that school year. I made Honor roll and almost made the principle honor roll. My grandmother had rules for me after school. I had to do all of my homework. Read a book for one hour and practice my spelling words. Once all of that was done I could watch T.V. or play outside till 77 o’clock. I had to be inside the house before the street lights came on. I had to go to sleep by 9 o’clock pm. I would find a snack in the fridge and watch T.V. till it was time to go to bed. She gave me 10 dollars a week and if I wanted something back when she went to the store, I had to spell what I wanted on a piece of paper if I didn’t spell it right by the time she left I could not get