As I was younger I thought it was easy to judge the life of others and why they decide to live it in such a way. Living in a neighborhood that has high rates of crime, gangs, homelessness, then you tend to see the world at such a young age. Growing up I would question myself occasionally, “Why do people make these poor decisions to end up in situations that they cannot seem to get out of?” Raised in a family that emigrated from Mexico with no clear idea of how there future lied ahead of them was difficult. Till this day, I have extended family that are immigrants and live in poverty but continue with their culture’s expectations where the male is the provider for the household while the woman stays at home raising the children. The realization is that many will conform to those roles and never make the intent to make it out of living in
As I was younger I thought it was easy to judge the life of others and why they decide to live it in such a way. Living in a neighborhood that has high rates of crime, gangs, homelessness, then you tend to see the world at such a young age. Growing up I would question myself occasionally, “Why do people make these poor decisions to end up in situations that they cannot seem to get out of?” Raised in a family that emigrated from Mexico with no clear idea of how there future lied ahead of them was difficult. Till this day, I have extended family that are immigrants and live in poverty but continue with their culture’s expectations where the male is the provider for the household while the woman stays at home raising the children. The realization is that many will conform to those roles and never make the intent to make it out of living in