Personal Narrative: How Divorce Changed My Life

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Privileged to say the least, I was born into the opportunity of living and growing up in San Diego. Surrounded by both parents and a younger brother for most of my life, I was raised and attended school in the Ocean Beach area. At the young age of ten, I was faced with a situation that has had one of the largest influences in who I am today. My parents’ divorce has and still currently plays a role in my life that has affected my drive for motivation bringing diverse perspectives. At such a young age, I was filled with such remorse, discouragement, and fear. My educational abilities were collapsing, along with some of my common social activities. I was absent-minded due to my adolescent understanding and confusion of the situation. I became emotionally depleted coming eye to eye with what I was promised would never happen. My personal connections with my family gradually became diminished, from what I kept so valuable. I was placed in a situation that tore apart my contentment, arrogance, and self motivation. It wasn’t until years later, I took my position as a chance to transform my bleakness into a strong desire for greatness. At the same time, I had learned to adjust to and compromise with the other factors that come along with an annulment. My brother and I were put in terrible …show more content…

I refound my individuality, competence, and potentiality through my devotion to knowledge, and appreciation to school culture. I refound my exhilaration in the sport that took control of myself being, volleyball. I refound gratification through my valuable friends along with their motivation in finding greatness in the situation. I refound my self worth after coming face to face with the separation of two of the most important and authoritative figures of my life. I refound everything that I am currently resembling of myself

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