Mother Tongue Essay

Words that will always be imprinted on my mind are when my older sister said, “Give him the chance that I never had.” At the time, tears were welling up and pricking my eyes, but I didn’t want to distress Mum and Dad who thought they were giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, the chance to attend Robert Gordon’s College, the most prestigious school in Aberdeen. I thought I would hate Gordon’s because it was a ‘posh’ school where the pupils were like clones, all wearing the same navy-blue…

My mother and father were around me the majority of my time and helped instill the values they thought were important for a child to learn. Education was always an important value in my household because my father believed it was the gateway to a better life…

their minds. It became a lot harder for them once they were told that their parents were expecting a baby girl. The title she gave to book one gives you an idea of how much she struggled with believing her mother still loved and wanted them. She had to tell herself on a daily basis that her mother did indeed love her very much and the only reason she had accepted to go was to give them that big house they always dreamed of and that happily ever after they all so deeply yearned for. That dream is…

deal with. Drugs and alcohol tore my family apart. I was about four years old when my brother was born. A few months after he was born my dad started heavily drinking and smoking. His habit worsened and he got fired from his job. My mother…

In the memoir The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls, is an independent little girl who has the responsibility to take care of herself and her siblings while, struggling to survive without the help of her neglectful and selfish parents. Jeannette, tries to find a way to endure the world of adventure and fantasy her parents make them believed they live in while, also attempting to find a more suitable life for herself and family. However, despite the effort she puts to live in a comfortable way, she…

Can you imagine being a little child that wandered away from your mom? My worst nightmare as a kid was getting separated and lost from my parents. Going to the grocery store or going to any big retail store such as Walmart, I would always hold my mom or dad’s hand so that I wouldn’t get lost. I could quite honestly say that being lost or separated from my parents would have been one of my greatest fears while growing up. I know that in psychology there is something called separation anxiety in…

Well putting my books in my bag the final bell rang signaling the end of a long first day in school. It was my senior year at J.I. Case high school and I couldn’t wait to get outside to have a smoke. As I got outside I noticed most of the usual’s were at our normal meeting spot from previous years, across the street from the school. Smokers were forced over there sometime during my freshmen year by the principle, “If you’re going to kill yourselves do it off school grounds or I’ll have the…

always had someone there for me. I’m truly fortunate to have two parents who supported me, loved me, and made sure I had everything I needed to succeed. My parents have made me the person I am today and I thank God every day for giving me them. My mother is my rock, best friend, and means the world to me. She is warm and responsive, but was good at knowing when to be supportive and when to let me operate on my own. My relationship with her was always comfortable and I’m so lucky to have…

Success That May Not Be Guaranteed At what point in time do you wake up and realize your daily routine is not what you ever pictured it to be? When do you feel the urge to drop everything and start over? These are questions that my nineteen-year-old self asks constantly, and these are the worries that permanently reside in my subconscious when the rest of my thoughts have put me to rest at night. Nineteen is a little too young to relentlessly anguish over troubles that should hit around the…

Mothers inspire children to achieve any goal placed on them; my mother is no exception. They are the foundation of the millions of children in the world, who look to find support in a being that we call, mom. Although the journey is not always perfect, I, like many other individuals, am forever grateful for the mother that raised me. When I was younger, I was bowlegged, my mother thought it was best to deal with the situation now, rather than live a difficult life full of ridicules and…