The Importance Of Young Adults

Being a young adult, there are so many things that I do not know, such as filing taxes, using a credit card, or what to do with my future. I believe that family is always supposed to be there for you no matter what happens. My family was there for me when I needed help making the biggest decision of my life. I can remember back to when I was 8 years old. My sister was about 16 years old and my brother was 12. My mom 's favorite thing to say to us kids was “I know you can do anything if you try hard enough”. Now in my life, I basically live off of that advice. My sister was getting closer and closer to graduating high school. My mother sat all of us kids down to talk one day. I was so afraid that I was going to get yelled at. I knew that I …show more content…
She talks and talks on about how joining the military will be a great thing for us and that it will shape us into amazing young adults. At the time, hearing my mom tell me this, I did not go against the idea. At that age, I just did not know any better. Many days I spent thinking about how my future was going to be. Was I going to be shipped off to the war when I turned 18? How was I supposed to know what joining the army was going to look like or how it was going to end up? My sister is now 18 and graduated from high school. It is her time to join the army. One day my sister goes to talk to a recruiter about signing up. I remember the day she came back from that meeting. That night she told my mom she could not join the army as she could not be taken in until she had lost some weight. My sister did not really even have college plans. So, my sister did not join the army. Instead my sister moved out with her dad and joined the …show more content…
10 years, I was repeatedly told that I would join the army after high school so I could be able to go to college and feel comfortable on money. As time went on I started to realize that the army was not exactly my forte. My mom 's current husband told me all of his stories of bootcamp and he constantly reminded me of multiple bad habits that I had such as leaving my shoes all over my room, and that would not be tolerated once I signed up with the army. My mom constantly nagged on me about keeping a healthy weight and forced me to stay in sports so that I would never gain too much weight from sitting around the house. My mom made sure my grades were never below a B, she knew I was way smarter than what I thought I was. My mom made sure that I went to school so I could someday walk the stage and get my diploma. I knew deep down that if I joined the army, I would never be the same person. Do not get me wrong, I think people who join the military are great strong heros, but I am personally not that hero. I am very thankful for the men and women who serve this country as they are much more braver than I could ever