Rebeca Personal Narrative

On August 9, 2010 my sister Rebeca was born and changed the perspective I held. Rebeca was not the only younger sister I had, she was just born at a time when I could comprehend the significance of her arrival. Before her, Carla was born when I was just six years old and I didn’t understand why it was such a major event. At that time the only thing that mattered to me, was that my parents would no longer give me all their undivided attention. She was bothersome and I simply despised her. Carla cried too much, she was too tiny, and made me get constantly in trouble. She was my absolute nightmare and was not a great significance for me. With Rebeca I had a completely different reaction from the moment her birth was announced. I was allowed to attend the ultrasounds with my mom, and every so often her regular cheek ups. This I feel was what gave me such a deep understanding on how important and delicate babies are. From the first moment I saw my little …show more content…
It had been slowly changing throughout the pregnancy but not completely. I understood that my parents couldn’t give me all the attention that I wanted, but I still asked for it. But from that moment on I can say that I truly became a different person. I stopped being a spoiled kid and got my act together. I actually help my parents instead of making things more difficult. I helped take care of Carla, helped around the house more, and understood that sometimes my parents actually need a moment top catch their breath all because of Rebeca. She helped me realize that the world doesn’t actually revolve around me. That no one person is more important than another. As Dr. Oliver Sacks once said “…I have been able to see my life as from a great altitude, as a sort of landscape, with a deepening sense of the connection of all its parts.”(My Own Life. A25) I indeed felt as though I reached a deep understanding of life, or as much as an 11 year