Personal Narrative: Raising A Child

I have had a lot of experiences in my 49 years of life. Of these, the most significant is when I had my first daughter. I was only 18 years old. When I found out that I was pregnant, there were so many emotions that ran through my body. I felt surprised, fearful, excited and nervous all at once. My first thought was, “how am I going to tell my mother?” My next thought was wondering how I was going to tell the father of my child. Then, after both of those thoughts had come and gone, I thought of all the logistics; I would have to drop out of high school and give up so much of my young life to raise this child. I would not be able to attend all of the social events of high school including the luncheon, the class trip, prom and graduation. Of course, the hospital informed me of all of the options that …show more content…
Raising a child, and trying to make ends meet simultaneously was one of the most difficult things that I ever had to do by myself. I received some help from my mother, but most of the hard work fell upon me, because she was my daughter and my responsibility. There were many times that I could not socialize, party, and hang out the way I used to be able to before I had a child. The entire process was draining, but it was also more rewarding than I ever imagined it would be. Watching my daughter grow up and learn was one of the most rewarding experience that I had ever had. Each time she did something new, such as walk, say a new word, or reach any milestone, I was excited. I was constantly cheering her on and rooting for her to accomplish everything that she desired in life. Still, I made sure not to try to live through her and force her to choose a lifestyle other than what she truly wanted, like many other young parents have done in the past. Instead, I let her make many of her own choices which led to her being the independent and decisive young woman she is