Personal Narrative: How My Mom Changed My Life

For the past five years my father has been working jobs up to eight hours away from my mother, siblings, and I, which has resulted in me not being able to see my father for sometimes weeks to even months at a time. Though they are still married, my parents’ relationship has been on a progressive downhill slide since the birth of my youngest sister, and they have both expressed serious considerations about separating. While this does not surprise me, I know that it will take an enormous toll on my siblings, and that regardless of a decision to separate from each other or not, my father will have to support my mother for the rest of his life. My mother has also been suffering from serious G.I. complications since the birth of my youngest sister, and has undergone seven major surgeries and is expecting to have more in the near future.This has resulted in me having to step into the role of caretaker for my three younger siblings ever since I was enrolled in seventh grade. I am no stranger to cooking them meals, driving them to and picking them up from school (sometimes having to leave early from my own in order to do this), bedtime …show more content…
I have been playing electric bass since I was 11 years old, and string bass since I was 14. I have always had an affinity for all varieties of music, everything from Jazz, Classical, World, Rock, and Funk. I have been playing in local bands ever since I was 14 and am a current student at the Fine Arts Center of Greenville. I have had the amazing privilege of playing with numerous internationally touring artists such as Alice Wallace, The Luminaries, Richard Smith, Chuck Loeb, Sister Hazel, and Jason Marsalis. Before moving to South Carolina, I had been elected to several leadership positions within my former school’s music program, which included Tech Leader’s Assistant, Tech Leader, and Vice