In August of 2013, my dad moved to Florida for a better job opportunity. For the longest time, he hid the issues he had with his money from me. He still has never told me directly that he was in debt; the only reason I know is that I overheard my sister talking to her boyfriend about it. He moved to Florida to be a warehouse manager of his nephew’s beauty company, JacoSpa. Apparently, he was offered this job multiple times, but he could not bear the thought of leaving his family in a different state than he would be. However, his place of employment at the time was not successful, for it was the primary reason that he was in debt. He was a carpenter at a company that would barely get a new project every other month. Overall, it is noticeable …show more content…
He was still debating if this was a better option, but that was because he wanted a reason to stay in Pennsylvania. He did not even have to tell us that he was going to have to move to Florida; anyone could tell by the look on his face what the responsible answer was. This was one of the few times that I have truly seen my dad devastated; his eyes were enveloped with sadness, for one could tell how heartbroken he was. When the time came for him to leave, my mom, sister, and I went to the beach, and he started his 19-hour drive to Florida. Now granted, he comes back to visit for a weekend once a month, so I still get to spend time with my dad. The few days I get to spend with him in the month is of a much greater quality than the time I spent with him before he left. We spend as much time together as possible to make sure that the visit is worthwhile. Moreover, each goodbye has been as gut-wrenching as the first. It feels like I got my dad back, and he is being ripped away from me, once …show more content…
He is in constant fear that his two daughters will resent him. He is not aware that this experience has taught me lessons I would have never learned otherwise. I am not saying that this experience has been positive; it has forced me to come to terms with emotions that I did not want to deal with, left me an emotional wreck, and almost caused me to resent my mother, not him. Furthermore, this event has left me with beliefs that I would not have fully understood otherwise. He left his family, but for the overall benefit of us. Even if it means not being with them, he is putting his own family first. I learned to make all time spent, time worth spending. This experience showed me that difficult times will come, and tough decisions will need to be made. This radical change showed me to have the courage to power through troublesome times, and I will carry these lessons that I have learned from him in my heart throughout the rest of my life. My dad is the greatest role model I have had in my life, and this experience has left me eternally grateful for how much he indirectly taught me through his move to
Is it possible to need reasons to move to Florida? After all, the Sunshine State is hardly a backwater nor does it battle with nasty winter conditions. Still, if your boss comes to you and says he wants you to establish a new base in Fort Meyer or Kissimmee, you should seriously consider Florida and for the following 12 reasons.
Even though I barely see him due to his crazy schedule, we still stay in touch and I know I can count on him for whatever. Every holiday we get together and catch up and enjoy our time together. He has also taught me some life lessons, but only three have stuck with me. Those life lessons are always stay humble, family is everything and never be selfish.
As time went by, living in Massachusetts, my close knit family started to part. There were many events added to this, but, the biggest of them was learning who my father really was. My father always had an air of mystery to his character. I finally figured out what that was. My dad has bipolar depression and also suffers from alcoholism. The move to the north was very difficult for him, money was tight, which made his symptoms worse.
I had stopped working after our daughter was born to be a full time stay at home mom, so it was just going to be me and her 24/7 for the next two weeks. For weeks leading up to his trip it was all I could think about and it kept me up at night. My husband had been in the Navy for almost 8 years at this point and had been on two Middle East deployments in our marriage so I was no stranger to being alone, but this time was different, this time I had another tiny human being that I loved more than anything in this world to keep
I strongly believe everyone has the turning point of life.It might change the way you see the world depends on what you have been through. In the same way, Moving to Florida is my huge turning point and can be compared to a new journey waiting to be explored. I completely changed myself in a positive way because of this journey has taught the magnificent lesson that I would never learn in my country.
The days are long and not always being able to see them every day is hard, but doing that makes the moments that we do have together that much more precious.
“ Well of course, ” answered my father, “It’ll just be like I’m out of town for a very long time. Y’all will see me every other weekend.”
He was like a second father to me, I could call him up at any time and he would be there no matter what. He was my biggest role model because he never lost his cool with anyone, it didn’t matter how mad someone made him. He was great to me because I could always go to him with any problem I had and I know that he will always be watching over me because when I was younger I did a lot of things that I never should have
My father passed away in 1991, two weeks before Christmas. I was 25 at the time but until then I had not grown up. I was still an ignorant youth that only cared about finding the next party. My role model was now gone, forcing me to reevaluate the direction my life was heading. I needed to reexamine some of the lessons he taught me through the years.
Unfortunately, father died in the war. The days have gone by so slowly. Father used to wake me up every morning and we would go for a walk. His death has impacted my life so much. He was the person I could talk to.
Debt can create feelings of hopelessness and Clue discusses it in a lighthearted way. However, the video is not funny because it belittles serious situations and problems. It is unfortunate that so many people relate to this video because an audience reflects American society. Further, Clue’s (2007) professed responses to debt poke fun and encourage dishonesty in accepting and planning to remain in debt indefinitely.
It was the most heartbreaking and toughest decision that we ever had to make for the sake of a better life. Six years later we finally reunited; it was the happiest day for all of us. Though it was the toughest decision to leave Vietnam and my family behind, I am glad that I did and of course, I am grateful for my parents’ hardest decision too. I must say that our lives are way better now as compared to the life in Vietnam. All of my
My father left when i was 5 years old i didn?t think much of it since i was too young to know anything. He was a unstable man living the wrong life he was going down the wrong road he couldn?t handle a family obviously. He was a great man before heading down the wrong road he could have fixed it all if his mentality was in the right state. This is one of the reasons why he left my family behind like we never existed. One big part of that i learned not to take those same steps as my father so i won?t make the same mistake.
This journey taught me so much that I wouldn’t have ever imagined. I grew from this experience mentally and I saw my parents becoming closer and regaining that bond they held with one another. This event taught me to be more appreciative with all the little things I have and made me realize that life isn’t going to go the way you want it to; you have to fight for the path to lead you in the right direction. I was brought closer to both my parents and my brothers. This event started new beginnings for this family, a new start to get things right because when I found out I would be moving to San Diego, I never would have realized the struggles I went through; especially when I was a silent voice in the decision.
It has now been two years of him being in the Air Force and now I realize this whole experience of my brother leaving has honestly changed me so much, but in a great ways. I have become more patriotic. Now, when I see military commercials on tv, Air Force stickers on cars, or even anything with an american flag on it, I feel proud of my country. When I see a veteran or soldier at a restaurant or at a store, I understand what big of sacrifice they made and what their family had to go through. This journey I have went through and currently still going through has taught me so much and made me learn that my law of life is “Cherish the moments” because I never know