It was April 20, 2007. It was just another normal day in third grade, or so I thought…
I was sitting in class, trying my best to listen to my teacher and talk to my friends at the same time, not expecting anything exciting to happen that day. Then, there was the loud buzz of the intercom that filled the whole room with anticipation, hoping that each of us would be the kid called to be checked-out. Knowing my parents and their busy work schedule, I sat there with no sense of hope because I was never be checked out in the middle of the day. “Can Crystal Heo please come to the front office with all of her stuff? She is being checked out.”
I jumped up excited to be checked out, even though I had no idea what was in store for me the rest of day. I ran to the front office and was greeted by my dad who never came to my school due to the fact that he was always busy with work. This was when I put all of the pieces together and realized that today was the day. I was no longer an only child. I had a little sister on the way. This was arguably the most confusing day of my life. I was so overwhelmed with emotion, excited that I was finally not the only kid in my house but also sad because I felt that all the attention and love that I received …show more content…
Dealing with all the questions and confusion coming from her anytime we did something was probably the most difficult thing to deal with, and it still is. I would get frustrated and slowly grow angrier every time she made a mistake or just flat out did not do anything when asked to. Thinking about it now, I realize that not being able to get angry and throw a fit at her helped me with building up my patience. Now, I have no problem with explaining a problem to someone 20 times over or biting my tongue and calming down when someone gets me angry. Having this patience has not only helped me in my family life, but also in my academic and social
I was sitting in class, trying my best to listen to my teacher and talk to my friends at the same time, not expecting anything exciting to happen that day. Then, there was the loud buzz of the intercom that filled the whole room with anticipation, hoping that each of us would be the kid called to be checked-out. Knowing my parents and their busy work schedule, I sat there with no sense of hope because I was never be checked out in the middle of the day. “Can Crystal Heo please come to the front office with all of her stuff? She is being checked out.”
I jumped up excited to be checked out, even though I had no idea what was in store for me the rest of day. I ran to the front office and was greeted by my dad who never came to my school due to the fact that he was always busy with work. This was when I put all of the pieces together and realized that today was the day. I was no longer an only child. I had a little sister on the way. This was arguably the most confusing day of my life. I was so overwhelmed with emotion, excited that I was finally not the only kid in my house but also sad because I felt that all the attention and love that I received …show more content…
Dealing with all the questions and confusion coming from her anytime we did something was probably the most difficult thing to deal with, and it still is. I would get frustrated and slowly grow angrier every time she made a mistake or just flat out did not do anything when asked to. Thinking about it now, I realize that not being able to get angry and throw a fit at her helped me with building up my patience. Now, I have no problem with explaining a problem to someone 20 times over or biting my tongue and calming down when someone gets me angry. Having this patience has not only helped me in my family life, but also in my academic and social