Growing up, I always struggled in school in one way or another. It wasn’t until high school it took a turn for the worse. I always thought middle school was as bad as it gets, but man was I wrong. Here I was, a normal teenage boy walking into a new environment. Although I can say that everyone has gone through some sort of stress or transition in their life, high school was totally a different transition for me. High school meant change, and I definitely was not ready for change. After the only fatherly figure in my life passed away in late middle school, I neglected everyone and became stubborn because I wanted to step up and help my mom. Because I always neglected help, I slacked off throughout high school. When I was offered help, I always
