Surviving Ivan Ivan's New Life

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Ivan you were such an angel. You peed in bed until you were 8 years old, that hilarious. Life was so easy for you and fun. You lived out in the country, where you loved it the most. Cowboys, horses, cows, western boots, you fell in love with it all didn’t you? You wish you hadn’t left Texas for Oklahoma. Life was so much funner in Texas you thought. BUt you didn’t know that your parents had to start a new life in Oklahoma because of financial insecurities for the Mares family. They needed to find new opportunities to so that they could better you and the rest of the family. Ivan appreciate everything your parents gave you, maybe it was all they had. Be grateful for the wonderful, smart and, quiet young man they made out of you. Love your parents more than anything else in this world. They worked so hard for you. …show more content…
You have multiple jobs, you’re one of the few teens I know that enjoy going to the library, and say school and education is your top priority. You are the definition of perfection. You keep good grades, work hard, and show that you want to better yourself as a person at every moment. You have the “survival of the fittest” type of attitude. That is great! After high school your main focus is to work hard, earn money, and your family. How every man should think. Ivan be a loving big young brother/son to your all female sisters and mother. Your goals for 2016 are as follows, be financially stable and have extra cash on the side as well, be very loving to your family, and be a happy person, successful and rich is what you currently are

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