According to Mary Mary ” God never said it would be easy, he just promised it would be worth it.’’ The entire eight-teen years of my life I was never given the freedom I deserved; it wasn’t that I wasn’t raised properly my parents were just more over protective then the usual. Growing up with divorced parents was quite a task for me, and only seeing my father every other weekend took a huge toll on my life. My older siblings basically planned out my future with their every mistake, my parents never gave me the opportunity to mess up. The only stress reliever from all the tension growing up was volleyball; it allowed me to let out all of my anger.
I was raised in small country town in the southeast of Texas called Silsbee, were the smell of …show more content…
They felt as though I should follow the family tradition at Southern University to pursue my education. When I announced where I would be furthering my education at the church scholarship committee I spotted both of my parents. They looked at me in disgrace along with my siblings. At that point in my life I was tired of living life based of someone else for once I wanted to follow my own dreams. Which was to attend Prairie View for two years, ace the HSSE, and go downtown for nursing to become a nurse practitioner. What I wanted to become wasn’t my family issue its where I wanted to attend; their perspective on Prairie View was terrible, but since I’ve decided to further my education here their perception on this school was absolutely inaccurate to …show more content…
With me being in college it was given that my parents were getting closer and realizing I was the bigger picture it certainly took a lot of me knowing I’m no longer the hassle. Now that I’m here on “The Hill” I no longer worry about my dysfunctional family, being my parents burden, or even trying to make anyone else happy. My goals are to grow in every aspect possible, make myself a priority, and realize what I’m here for a degree. I also promise to pledge “thy purple and gold
I was raised in small country town in the southeast of Texas called Silsbee, were the smell of …show more content…
They felt as though I should follow the family tradition at Southern University to pursue my education. When I announced where I would be furthering my education at the church scholarship committee I spotted both of my parents. They looked at me in disgrace along with my siblings. At that point in my life I was tired of living life based of someone else for once I wanted to follow my own dreams. Which was to attend Prairie View for two years, ace the HSSE, and go downtown for nursing to become a nurse practitioner. What I wanted to become wasn’t my family issue its where I wanted to attend; their perspective on Prairie View was terrible, but since I’ve decided to further my education here their perception on this school was absolutely inaccurate to …show more content…
With me being in college it was given that my parents were getting closer and realizing I was the bigger picture it certainly took a lot of me knowing I’m no longer the hassle. Now that I’m here on “The Hill” I no longer worry about my dysfunctional family, being my parents burden, or even trying to make anyone else happy. My goals are to grow in every aspect possible, make myself a priority, and realize what I’m here for a degree. I also promise to pledge “thy purple and gold