From a Seed to a Plant
Growing up into a mature adult is a journey we all have to go through at one point in our life. For some, maturity came quicker with past experiences that mold us into who we are. For myself, maturity came quicker than anticipated because the absence of adulthood. What made me the independent young woman I am today is my life journey.
I lived with my dad and mom until I was three. My parents were not married until after I was born. My mom had told me they got married because why not she said “we might as well now that we have a child and live together” but their marriage as predicted, did not last very long. It lasted maybe a year if that. My dad moved out of the house and a lot of trouble was caused between the …show more content…
I was often alone although I did not mind the absence of an adult. I liked the independency and teaching myself things. Often my father worked day shift and would leave at 6 in the morning therefore I would wake myself up, make my breakfast also my lunch and make sure I was up and ready in time to not be late for school. When I would come back from school, I would come home to an empty house because my dad worked day shift and so he worked till 6 in the afternoon and I would also prepare supper for him so it was ready when he got home. I taught myself how to cook for when I was alone. On days where he worked night shift, he would sleep all day so he would be well rested to be able to stay up all night, I would also make supper for him and do other chores. He would wake up eat and go to work and so in 7th and 8th grade when I was getting bullied, I was really hoping to have someone to confide in and talk to just to let it all out but he was so busy that I didn’t have that. I always had to keep things to myself, and growing up I learnt how to keep things to myself, how to keep my head held high and not let people see that they have hurt me. I was exceptionally good at being the bigger person and not stooping to their level. It showed great maturity from my
Growing up into a mature adult is a journey we all have to go through at one point in our life. For some, maturity came quicker with past experiences that mold us into who we are. For myself, maturity came quicker than anticipated because the absence of adulthood. What made me the independent young woman I am today is my life journey.
I lived with my dad and mom until I was three. My parents were not married until after I was born. My mom had told me they got married because why not she said “we might as well now that we have a child and live together” but their marriage as predicted, did not last very long. It lasted maybe a year if that. My dad moved out of the house and a lot of trouble was caused between the …show more content…
I was often alone although I did not mind the absence of an adult. I liked the independency and teaching myself things. Often my father worked day shift and would leave at 6 in the morning therefore I would wake myself up, make my breakfast also my lunch and make sure I was up and ready in time to not be late for school. When I would come back from school, I would come home to an empty house because my dad worked day shift and so he worked till 6 in the afternoon and I would also prepare supper for him so it was ready when he got home. I taught myself how to cook for when I was alone. On days where he worked night shift, he would sleep all day so he would be well rested to be able to stay up all night, I would also make supper for him and do other chores. He would wake up eat and go to work and so in 7th and 8th grade when I was getting bullied, I was really hoping to have someone to confide in and talk to just to let it all out but he was so busy that I didn’t have that. I always had to keep things to myself, and growing up I learnt how to keep things to myself, how to keep my head held high and not let people see that they have hurt me. I was exceptionally good at being the bigger person and not stooping to their level. It showed great maturity from my