Narrative Essay About Family History

I can’t say that our family history has been shared among the younger generation very much. And if it was, I was very young and don’t really remember much of the tales. There are a lot of holes that I have wanted to fill for a while. Funny enough my plan is to go visit my grandmother after this semester, to get her to record our history for the future generations in our family. Anyway, my family narrative focuses on the women in my family. I have always viewed my grandmother as a woman that personified strength and survival. As a young girl, she had to drop out of school to take care of her numerous siblings and her mother who got sick. Growing up in Berryville, Virginia has been all she has ever really known. My grandmother …show more content…
When I had my son while I was in the military my mother took care of him for most of this life. It is like an unspoken understanding that the only way we can survive in this world is to depend on each other. We haven’t always gotten along but I would trust the women in my family at our worst moments before I trust anyone else. Each woman in my family has been determine at something and worked their ass off to get it. But in obtaining that goal they have done it by being kind, fair, and honest. Something you can’t say for most people. That is what makes me proudest of them. The men are questionable. That is just a fact. Other than my stepdad, my uncle and brother have not achieved at their best potential. Which is why I am so hard on my son about school and the choices he makes in his life, even if he is only fifteen. So that brings me to the education question. To say education was important is an understatement. I would literally get grounded for a C for nine weeks. Yes, until the next grading period. My mother didn’t play. She made me hate life. This went on until I was in high school. I never really remember her helping during that time because she went back to school to be a Registered Nurse