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Growing Up Research Paper

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I don’t remember much from growing up, however, what I do remember is bittersweet. I remember my older sisters constantly yelling with my mom in the morning getting ready for school and how I'd try to fix whatever they were yelling about. I remember one of my cousins, who was sixteen at the time, living with my family for a couple years because my aunt went to prison, and my dad asked him to stay with us. We were pretty close despite the age gap, so I never thought of him as a cousin but more of a big brother. Both my sister and him are all seven or more years older than I am, so we were never got much bonding time together. I also have another older brother who's only a couple of years older than me. We were very close as kids, I generally always followed him around and did whatever he did. He introduced me to most of my interests both as kids and now. When we lived in Nebraska, we didn't have much money; we weren’t in extreme poverty, but our parents had to work almost every day so we could afford our home and food. While it may have …show more content…

He talked about how much he wanted for me when I grew up, how he wanted more for me than to just stay in the same area my whole life working in a dead-end job like he almost did. This changed how I worked, I started trying within my classes and I quickly started to thrive. Eventually, I wiggled my way up to the top of my class. My dad showed a faith in me that all parents should, but the vocalization of his belief made me work all the harder. His hope for my success made me believe in myself and my abilities. Now, I push myself to always be better than yesterday and always work harder than others around me. It's difficult, and exhausting, along with all the other things I'm active in, however, it will be worth it if I'm able to get ahead in

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