Personal Narrative: Growing Up In A Household Full Of Abuse

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Growing up I did not have it easy. I lived in a household full of abuse. My father would beat on my mother every night. I would take all the emotions that i was feeling and just write about them. If I was happy, sad or scared I would write about it. As I got older the writing showed me how to let my feelings out without holding everything in then exploding. It made me a better writer with my school work. Writing is important to me because it was my way out. I never would let my feelings out before I started writing so I would keep my anger bottled us till I explode. Now writing is like my therapy when I'm angry or sad it helps keep me calm. Since writing I have noticed the professional person I have become

Also, when I was a kid my sister

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