Personal Narrative: Who Am I

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Who am I? I question this myself on a regular basis. I would really like to know because as I grow and learn more and more of myself it always seems like there is so much more that remains to be discovered. I have made a lot of poor choices that would not help me in my endeavors. Through the thick and thin of my life I always have tried to remain true to being a kind, honest and a good person. The basics that I do know are I am Portuguese I have a mentally ill mother who has suffered a lot and I try to be the best I can be within my controlled limitations. I was basically a prisoner in my own home due to my mothers’ illness never leaving other than to school or with my mother to do errands and church. I was taken away as a child because …show more content…

This would get me into unfathomable situations time and time again. I wanted as a child to grow up and become a positive influence in the world. In reality it seems all I have caused is complication in many lives simply due to my existence. I have also burdened my children by bringing them into this world and being ill prepared that I have not put them in a position to succeed. Things I had not thought through which causes heartache to those around me as well as myself. The ultimate purpose I see for myself going forward is to try as best as I can to provide for my children and leave them with as much knowledge of the world as I can. Teach them to live life not in fear nor in vain as I have done due to the sheltering of my …show more content…

I continue to fight the things that plague through and through. I try to be an effective individual to those who count on me and make life as simple as it may allow me. I by definition am a survivor of many things and still fighting to survive in other. All I can ask for is for my mark to be left on my children in a positive way and they remember me for being a caring and loving father. Taking this one essay at a time, one readers response at a time, and one week at a time till I see it through to the end. I always used to tell myself when I would get down, I know I don’t have it the worst so that was enough for me to keep going and fight for a better life a better way to live. Has helped me out of some dark times and especially my children for they have become my purpose in life. Therefore my place is here by my children, though it may be tough I know it would be even tougher going through everything I have and am without being near them and for that I can be

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