Personal Narrative: It Is Our Differences

In life I have been told the quote, "It is our differences that make us the same." This quote did not have much connotation to me until I was in my sophomore year of high school. Throughout my childhood, my life has been nothing short of unique related to peers of my age. From the time I turned eight years old to now, I have seen my mother's mental illnesses in full effect such as her bi-polar episodes. I have seen an abuse of alcohol on an abnormal level, but I have always had my brother's back me through everything since my dad had moved to a different state and it was just us. Since being a young child, whenever a question arose in a classroom or social discussion about home life, I would always do my best to transition the topic or to avoid the conversation. I felt that I was different from everyone else, because no one had experienced the things I have, and I felt that I should keep these experiences to myself and to my two life long friends. …show more content…
I met a significant other that has since become my best friend and not because she can relate to me in any way, but because she is so different then me, we are able to relate. She is a person who I am finally able to confide in and let out the grief that have been trapped up inside of me since I was young. She has struggled with many problems in her life, but most notably is a battle with an eating disorder. This has been major obstacle for her since her freshman year of high school which is the same year of my biggest struggles with my mother's health and moving into my grandparent's home. Her events truly altered my way of thinking when I see and know people today. Eating disorder's as well as judging before knowing were once mistakes that I would make constantly, but since then, I have become a person who is more accepting and that will interact with people much more