A Defining Moment Speech

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Danny k Libel 10A, hour 2 Defining moment essay 22, sept, 2015 I was Machine For the most part everyone is born the same. You know big eyes, maybe a little hair, and a brain like everyone else. I was different. They thought I was like everybody else. Innocent in the same way, they will learn otherwise soon enough. From what I know I was about 3 years old. I was experiencing signs of multiple mental illnesses, but my parents were too oblivious to know. I was a machine, I would go through the motions, my toys lined up back to front like a robot constructing another machine I was programed for one task. They say a regular child looks at the forest and they see the forest, but a child with a mental problem see’s every branch, every leaf, and every …show more content…

You could say I was malfunctioning, broken beyond proper use. My parents brought me to a doctor and I was diagnosed with as burgers syndrome, they said I would never talk more than how I did, they said I would never function very well and I would have to live with service from helpers or my parents. I was machine. Heartbroken my parents set up therapy for me and broke the news to my family. My grandparents were in a state of denial and said things like “He’s a good boy!” or “he’s not retarded!” (I realize this is not politically correct but unfortunately those were the words). It was really hard for me; they said that along with my mental illness they said I was very sick with pneumonia. Along with my malfunctions I have a virus. With all this my sister was born adding more drama to the time. Luckily she was made with the correct blue prints. After the sickness was overcame my parents found a woman that would change my life forever. Her name was Monna and she was very experienced with broken machines like me. She came to my house and I feared her (like many other people even my own family). She was calm asking me questions. Most I was unwilling to answer I was too consumed by fear.

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