My Parents Essay

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Looking back on when I was a child, I know now that I was very loved, and blessed to have the childhood I had (up until a certain point). The way that I was parented has certainly benefited, as well as negatively influenced my life. I would say that my parents were authoritarian, as well as permissive parents. In all honesty I would not trade my parents in for anything, although at times (like all children) they have gotten on my last nerve.

A few things I would say my parents have done a significant amount of things right

(especially raising a child in this generation). Despite some parents being somewhat lenient with their children with everyday life, my parents raised stuck to the way they were raised. I was not allowed to date until I …show more content…

I immediately broke down in tears. My first thought was, "No,this isn 't funny." My second thought was, "Why?" I was just in awe. I felt like someone was squeezing my heart. I also almost felt sort of betrayed, and blindsighted. When my parents split up my mom moved across town, and my dad and we had to move out of the neighborhood we lived in for years. My Aunt SeAndra (my mother 's half-sister) told my dad that if we needed a place to stay we could live with her until we got back on our feet. After a few weeks of packing, my brothers and I had come up with a wild theory. We suspected that my dad had started dating SeAndra. At first we were all afraid to ask, but our curiosity got too intense and eventually we asked them. They denied it at first. A week or so later, my brothers and I were sat down and they told us they had decided to start dating. We were told "it doesn’t say anything in the Bible about it being wrong, so it 's okay." I knew in my heart that it wasn 't. My dad and SeAndra kept it from my mother for months. My dad kept telling us not to tell our mom because it was not our responsibility. After approximately three months, my mother found out. My mom, needless to say, was pissed. I don’t quite recall every detail of what happened back then ( I assume because it was somewhat traumatizing for a child my age) but it was not good. My mom got remarried almost 2 years …show more content…

My father is my father, regardless of blood work and whatnot. People just assumed (as I myself probably would as well) that SeAndra was my mother. This irritated the hell out of me, it still does. I 'm still ashamed of this little snip-it of my life. I understand that it is not my fault, and I cannot carry the burden of my parents choices. Many of my family members clearly chose their sides. Some completely cut off communication with my mother as if the whole ordeal was her fault. Although it 's disturbing, this happening to me has also made me a stronger person. I 've learned how to hold my tongue in a situation I cannot control. I have also learned that no matter what, things can be worse. I have also learned that just because someone is your family, doesn’t mean that they 'll think of you before they do something for

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