My Family Story Essay

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I heard stories about my family since a very young age, however it was not until later in my teen years that they meant anything to me. With all of this knowledge about my family’s past I can continue on the family history. Since I was seven I have had to take care of the household and my little brother until my mom got home from work, this affected how I received my family stories because I was expected to mature early in life. Through this maturity I have been able to understand more and receive these life stories with more meaning. Even though they lived in Montana my grandparents were a huge part of my life from a very early age. This was until I was seven when we were traveling from Montana to Wisconsin and their car flipped. They passed

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