Growing Up Research Paper

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Growing up is never an easy thing, and my experience has had its ups and downs. Over my first sixteen years of life, I was quite sheltered and did not understand what I was going to do with my life, but after turning seventeen, I have started to pay more attention to my surroundings and my family and friends in order to gain a better understanding of who I am going to become. And, through this, I have learned many things in a short amount of time. From first semester to second semester of my Junior year of high school, I have grow more as a person than ever before. Not only have I learned more about myself, but I have learned more about my family, learned how to organize my school life, and I have become a more independent person with a plan. …show more content…

This had not mattered though, because I grabbed an apple and was out the door. I would not pause to pet my cat who purred whenever I walked up the stairs, I wouldn’t sit down to enjoy a healthy breakfast, and I would not stop to give a hug to my parents before I left. This semester started out with the same type of behavior with leaving and not saying anything; however, I eventually have become used to slowing down my routine. I now stoll up the stairs and give my cat attention, I now create a tasty meal to start my morning off with a smile, and I now give my parents a warm, much needed hug in the morning and ask what their plans are for the day. After that, I head off to …show more content…

The school year started off with my parents telling me to take standardized tests that would allow me to get into any school that I wanted to attend after graduation, but that only furthered my worries as I was just starting to research majors that I wanted to study. After many months of people asking me what I wanted to do with my life, I finally learned to just stay undecided until something came to mind. This semester is still full of questions and concerns for what I’m going to do and where I’m going to go after graduation, but I have learned to take it slow and wait for something that makes me the

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