Personal Narrative: My Life As A Young Child

an adult that i found most influential on me as a young child would have to be nikki sypher. she was a babysitter i had from about 6 all the way into middle school when i was able to be alone. nikki was like a mom to me when i didn't have one, her daughter and i became like sisters as i spent most of my time with the family due to having a single dad and he was active in the navy. she introduced me to church and a lot of different foods that i was not fond of at the time, but have very much grown a liking for. we would also go to movies and she would let us go to the rec center for holiday dances and we spent time playing at the park.

nikki was always there whether it be for school help, boy help or anything in between she was always …show more content…
another characteristic that she had was selflessness she taught me that no matter how little you have someone else always has less and if there is someone that needs it more let them have it help them out don't just sit and watch someone sink be a friend to a stranger be a helper to someone in need a memory i have was taking pies to homeless people that stood on the road on holidays we would go and give each one a pie we made about five extras a year and handed them out. i think the thing i admired most though was her independence she had a husband on active duty and she basically raised three kids by herself and i wasn't even her actual child but she did it and she never treated me any different she pushed me to excel in school, at home with friends, without her showing me that a women can be independent and have kids and a job and go to school i don't know that i could have handled the year i just did with my two boys while my husband went and served overseas. im not sure that id be attempting college with two young boys right now either had she not