What I Knew

This topic is sometimes forgotten and not thought of by most people, especially in the United States of America. Happiness is extremely important and needs to be brought to the forefront of conversation. This paper will review my knowledge and personal relationship with the topic and how it may be an ever-increasing issue in the United States. Throughout this paper I will cite many articles that provide reasons to remedy the issue of happiness, I have also conducted an interview and watched a documentary to assist me in my own search for happiness. The conclusion of the paper discusses my future with my knowledge gained and how I plan on helping with the issue in my own community.

What I Knew Happiness is not nearly as common as it was 50

I sat in the one closest to the door and my brother sat closer to my mother. She started out by saying that she was supposed to keep this a secret and how she wished my oldest brother, Justin, was also there. But, she felt strongly that we should know what had happened. I could see my mom starting to cry, her lip quivering, voice cracking, and having to take really deep breaths so she could catch her breath because she had already started sobbing. Then she finally said it, “Your dad has been cheating on me for the past six months, I had just found out on Thanksgiving.” It was quiet, I felt a tear roll down the left side of my face. I could not speak and did not know what to say or think. She began to explain how she does not know if it was just a physical attraction or if it only an emotional affair. She continued to explain that they had been texting very personally and it was a woman works with my father at the hospital. I just sat and did not dare move, like a deer in headlights and tears rolling down my face to my chin and dripping into my hands one by one. My mom asked me if I was okay and I just asked, “Can I go to Kayza’s?” Kayza was the only person I wanted to be with, and she would know what to say and how to comfort me. She said no, so I went and sat with my mom, hugged her and began to sob. I didn’t even notice what my brother was doing, but he wasn’t in the living room