Personal Narrative: How My Mom Changed My Life

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I was born on June third of the year 2000 and I am the second oldest out of five siblings raised by a single mother. Growing up with only a mother who wasn’t able to give me much attention was one of the things that made an impact on the person I have become. My mom was never able to spend much quality time with me and my siblings due to the jobs she had to work in order to keep me and my siblings healthy and satisfied. One of the things my mom really cared about was having her children receive a good education since she didn’t have the same opportunities as a young child. This is the reason why my education became really important to me. I have had many strengths and weaknesses these past few years which have shaped me into the person …show more content…

High was very challenging for me. There were many times when I thought I wouldn’t make it past those two years. Many of those challenges included dealing with friends, struggling to balance my personal life with my education, and especially family problems. In 7th grade my mom was going through a divorce and at the same time she was 4 months pregnant. One day my mom fainted, she was really sick, she could barely get up and she was throwing up. The guy who was my step dad at the time took her to the hospital and I went along with them When we got there they took her into the emergency room and minutes later one of the nurses came out and told us that we arrived just on time. She said if we would’ve arrived 5 minutes later my mom could’ve died, she also told us that my mom had a miscarriage and that she had lost a lot of blood. This affected our family so much because we were all so happy to be able to have another family member. For the next few days my mom stayed at the hospital which affected my attendance since I had to take care of my younger sister. This experience had traumatized me and since then I’ve been so scared to lose my mom since that day I could’ve lost her. The rest of my Jr. High experience was solid, I had good grades and I enjoyed working with all the teachers I had. On the last day of my 8th grade year I was so glad that I was able to pull it together and end my Jr. High years with good grades, trusting friends, and unforgettable

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