My life in 800 words… It seems like an impossible feat to describe someone’s lifetime in such a small amount of words: the good, the bad, the days of adventure, the days of crying, and all the days in between. Throughout my life I have been blessed to have parents who saw the value of education and pushed me to do the best I can. They suffered greatly for my education and by sending my to St. John’s Prep, they both suffered financially as well. My childhood can be argued as the opposite of the stereotypical American family dynamic. I grew up with my father always home and working around the house, while my mother went to work upwards of 50 hours a week. Due to this opposite family dynamic with a stay at home Dad, I grew very close to my father.
…show more content…
A little later in the week, once my Dad did return and I heard the screaming between both of my parents I learned the truth: my father had been arrested for the second time for driving under the influence of alcohol. I didn’t know what to feel at first. I felt ashamed, sad, angry and about ten other emotions all at once. My world changed drastically from that point on. Instead of a typical day with Dad dropping me off and picking me up from school, Mom had to do everything. At first I didn’t understand why, but then I spoke to both of my parents and I learned my father no longer had a license and he couldn’t drive me anywhere anymore. In order to keep working and continue to pay to send me to private school, my mother asked for help from her family. So everyday I went home with someone different, my entire routine was disrupted. I will never be able to thank my family enough for stepping in during a difficult time in my life. Instead of just giving up on sending me to a private school over 30 minutes away from my house, my mother figured it out. I got to keep my friends and finish out my middle school years relatively
A little later in the week, once my Dad did return and I heard the screaming between both of my parents I learned the truth: my father had been arrested for the second time for driving under the influence of alcohol. I didn’t know what to feel at first. I felt ashamed, sad, angry and about ten other emotions all at once. My world changed drastically from that point on. Instead of a typical day with Dad dropping me off and picking me up from school, Mom had to do everything. At first I didn’t understand why, but then I spoke to both of my parents and I learned my father no longer had a license and he couldn’t drive me anywhere anymore. In order to keep working and continue to pay to send me to private school, my mother asked for help from her family. So everyday I went home with someone different, my entire routine was disrupted. I will never be able to thank my family enough for stepping in during a difficult time in my life. Instead of just giving up on sending me to a private school over 30 minutes away from my house, my mother figured it out. I got to keep my friends and finish out my middle school years relatively