Personal Narrative: Cerebral Palsy

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“I would never be good enough” was circling in my head while there were children laughing and a power saw fading in the background. One autumn day of 7th grade I was in woodshop class, making my CO2 car - minding my own business when suddenly a kid starts making fun of me. I didn’t know what was happening at first, until the other children were joining in - my life changed from good to worse in just a split second.
I have Cerebral Palsy - it affects the brain, for me it affected my right side of the brain. And because I have this, it limits me to some daily activities. Even though I have CP, it never really affected me in life - with school and majority of daily activities. I could keep up with the other students on assignments and I can live …show more content…

It felt great when they walked away because they couldn’t push me around. I felt happy that I didn’t let anyone ruin my life all over again. But, one day during freshman year of high school, my confidence was ripped apart when I got threatened. I was told that I would be killed if I touched my classmate’s notebook. I fell back into my old habits and hid that this even happened. I hid this from my family, teachers, and even my case manager about what happened that day. I kept it a secret for weeks, but one day I realized it shouldn’t be kept a secret any longer. After I told them my life got better. I felt the confidence within myself again.
And now when I look back to that day of 7th grade, it changed my life. That one day made me a different person. It shaped who I am today. It made my life that more interesting than it was. Now, instead of being hurt and hiding from the world, I look forward to people trying to tear me down. It just makes me stronger than ever before. From that one day to now, I finally realized the significance of that day. And I’m glad that it happened to me. I finally feel happy with my

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