Personal Narrative-Is It Helpful Or Powerful?

It’s a boy! I was so excited I wasn’t sure I’d be able to wait the four months to hold him. All I could think about was naming him Ted so I could call him my little teddy bear. Well that part didn’t happen but he still became mine. The joy of holding something so tiny in your hands is something I’ll never get use to. I just couldn’t wrap my mind around the fact that I had a nephew. Drug use is something that affects millions of families worldwide. Mine is one of those families. My oldest sister and her then boyfriend were heavy drug users. It was heart breaking to drop my nephew back off at his “home” when so many uncertainties lay ahead. I never knew if that would be my last time seeing him or not. Six months into his life, Gabe was taken …show more content…
I just felt like it was my duty to make up for Danielle’s mistakes. In a way I think that’s why I’ve done so much with Gabe. Subconsciously I guess I figured that by taking care of Gabe I could show them I will be a good mother one day. I had to show them that I was perfect all around and that my “perfection” could somehow over power Danielle’s mistakes. Lately, I’ve been questioning if that’s why I’ve had a hard time picking a career. To choose one aspect to focus on when most of my life has been spent trying to perfect …show more content…
It takes great patience and understanding, both of which I still work on daily. Because of him, I feel I can handle anything thrown my way in life. I don’t think I would have matured as quickly as I have without him. I am no longer this naive child who only cares about her wants and needs. I now know life is not enjoyable if you can’t be there for family. I’ve also learned that, even though you don’t pick family, they are the ones who most want to see you succeed and will help along the way. Feeling the need to take care of everybody, I often shut out my own feelings. Family is the one most often to knock these walls down to expose the true