What Makes A Person Who Has Negatively Impacted My Life

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A person that significantly impacts your life changes it for the better. The person who has significantly changed my life in more ways than ever is my mother.
My mom has not only given me life, but she has changed it in so many great ways. She has positively impacted my life from day one, and it only got better when I moved in with her in 2013; which, honestly was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I know for a fact if I did not move in with her I believe that I would not be the positive person I am right now. Before I moved in with my mom, I had no real goals in life, I never even planned on graduating high school, let alone college. I hated school with a passion; but that all changed when I moved in. I now want to and plan on graduating

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