For the majority of my life before coming to Texas A&M, I knew that I had to figure out a way to get here. Getting a college education would be my escape route to deviate away from becoming a low income family like my mother and her previous generations. My mother did the best she could to take of her three children by herself, but like many single parent households she struggled to do so. Due to my mom being the sole bread winner, there was often not enough money to maintain our household. I remember many days when we were only able to eat one meal a day that consisted either of half a chicken sandwich shared between my sister and I, or just a pack of saltine crackers. These “meals” never fully satisfied my growing body, however, I did not
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He would always shout at her, and say how useless she was. One day, however, he took the argument to the next level. I remember coming home one day from school to them arguing in the living room. Then all of a sudden he shoved her and she fell on the ground. I was so shocked when I saw this, but even more when he proceeded to grab her by the hair and drag her across the floor. My siblings and I cried for him to stop, but he did not listen. We knew we had to try and help her, so with all our might we punched, kicked, and jumped on him until he finally let her go. I expected my mom to come to us, but instead pulled him aside to the other room so that they could talk. When this happened, I felt furious but helpless. I wondered after all that he would put her through, why would she still go back to him? Although, he never did this to her again I knew I could not trust him. I tried to make sure that my mom was never alone with him throughout the year that they dated. After they were no longer together, I felt like a huge load was lifted off my shoulders. Experiencing this trauma, were the factors that aided me in wanting to pursuing a college degree. I did not want to be like my mom. I know that she is a strong person, but I do not want to relive the hardships that we faced together. I needed to make my life better so that I can help her in the future, and she won’t have
He would always shout at her, and say how useless she was. One day, however, he took the argument to the next level. I remember coming home one day from school to them arguing in the living room. Then all of a sudden he shoved her and she fell on the ground. I was so shocked when I saw this, but even more when he proceeded to grab her by the hair and drag her across the floor. My siblings and I cried for him to stop, but he did not listen. We knew we had to try and help her, so with all our might we punched, kicked, and jumped on him until he finally let her go. I expected my mom to come to us, but instead pulled him aside to the other room so that they could talk. When this happened, I felt furious but helpless. I wondered after all that he would put her through, why would she still go back to him? Although, he never did this to her again I knew I could not trust him. I tried to make sure that my mom was never alone with him throughout the year that they dated. After they were no longer together, I felt like a huge load was lifted off my shoulders. Experiencing this trauma, were the factors that aided me in wanting to pursuing a college degree. I did not want to be like my mom. I know that she is a strong person, but I do not want to relive the hardships that we faced together. I needed to make my life better so that I can help her in the future, and she won’t have