Personal Narrative Analysis

Late August, I was enjoying my last days of summer until one late night, I overheard my dad conversing with my mother and brother about something I wasn’t aware about. This conversation led to my dad leaving with a gloomy expression on his face, and my mother attempting to calm down my panicking brother. My mother calmed my brother down, but this news my dad told them gave me a feeling of apprehension. My dad’s career change taught me to prepare for unexpected circumstances and to distribute time equally rather than focusing on one topic. Early in September, my father unexpectedly announced to me that he lost his job due to struggling economy. I was shocked, as his expertise of electrical engineering was exceptional. But at the same time, his age of fifty two made it difficult …show more content…
He couldn’t find a job in Austin and told my brother and me that he would move to San Antonio. The dad that gave advice and guidance to my brother and me to succeed in school couldn’t guide himself on what to do. Living far from my dad felt like a knight without his sword and shield. From the exhausted look on his face, I could see that he was surrendering to search for a job in Austin. Living away from a parent never crossed my mind, but it was likely to occur.
The shift in lifestyle wasn’t pleasant, but by heeding my dad’s advice and establishing a work first mindset, I did school work and maintained good grades for my first semester of sophomore year in high school, while participating in extracurriculars and volunteering when I didn’t feel like doing it. I also maintained my inner circle of friends and studied for big