Personal Narrative: How Anthony Has Affected My Life

My parents had to and continue to work incredibly hard to give my family opportunities, such as even applying to college. While neither of them were given the opportunity to even dream about attending a four year university, they both obtain a sense determination that I have inherited. But, this hard work did not come without a cost. Their work ethic left me as a single mother five days a week, until nine at night. Born the oldest child it was my responsibility to foster my disabled sister Danielle and small brother Anthony nearly every day. I have put my entire being into being a positive role model for the two I love the most. Every decision I have ever made has affected these two and every action they have ever taken has greatly affected me. Danielle’s entire existence is a miracle. Born twenty five …show more content…
It still amazes me to this day what can be learned from person who has only been alive a mere nine years. Throughout these nine years I have greatly affected his being, as I was the one to teach him such skills as reading, a past time we both hold dearly to our hearts. For nearly nine years, I have scheduled time in my night to read books beginning as “Goodnight Moon” to slowly advancing to biographies such as “Who Was: Fredrick Douglass.” As I was teaching my brother the importance of education and sharing my love of learning with him, he was teaching me a valuable lesson. With each sentence I read or each fact I told him, he asked a very important question that only a curious child would ask. “Why?” Of course, it’s hard to explain the moon means it’s nighttime because melatonin is affected by light or explain that people were willing to risk their lives to escape slavery, to a child. But, why had I stopped asking why? Anthony has taught me to go through life with a child-like curiosity that gives everything I do have meaning and if something does not have a reason “why” I will cease to continue with