Personal Narrative: My Father Doesn T Always His Tell

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Initially, Carlos (aka Charlie) was court ordered for treatment to explore his issues with substance abuse, when he was arrested for driving while intoxicated. During subsequent sessions, Charlie spoke of his early childhood struggles with being accepted by his family and his rebellious behaviors. Currently, Charlie still explores his issues with his self-esteem while he blames others for the way he feels about himself. However, Charlie had expressed feelings of anger towards those around him including his girlfriends, ex-wives, manager, directors, and co-workers proclaiming them all as losers and himself as a “Winner!” He has commented to reporters that he has no anger issues and it is everyone else’s problem with the way he acts not his,

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"No buts, son. What I say goes, and I said no! "Howie was yelling now.

Have you ever wondered who these people are that keep you safe everyday? My dad was one of them. He was in the Michigan State Police for twenty-seven years. He has helped save the lives of many people.He started working in the MSP even before he met my mom. He eventually married her and was working nights.He worked everynight to protect us. You. Everyone. Every night, when you were asleep, he was out working. Working to protect you. When he had a kid, my brother Logan, he was still working nights. He had to move from place to place, taking his family with him so he could do his job. When something bad happened, he was there to protect you. Even when you wanted to hide in your house and not come out, he was there to protect you. My dad is an amazing person. This is why my dad is my Michigan Hero.

In their infinite wisdom, NAU have scheduled my health insurance payment for January-May, my “course fees” for the spring term and my first rent and meal plan payments for a week before I get my Student Finance money through. Chloe and I are going to go to the finance office on Monday, explain the situation to them and hope that we can be granted an extension. However, given all the financial guarantees we made to NAU before coming here, neither of us are holding our breaths for leniency (especially not Chloe - we have to the cardiologists today to try and get that sorted). I’m just giving you the heads up in case I need to borrow some money until the loan/grant come through.

“Ya son las Cinco y media,” is what my dad would say to me everyday during summer. We would go up to Redlands to this avocado groove to pick avocados. Under the big, tall, leafy trees we would work until our bodies couldn't take it anymore and needed a break. We would work under the hot scorching sun, our faces dripping in sweat until 3:30. I would always get home tired knowing the same thing was waiting for me the next day.

Toss in the jeans, a pair of church clothes, a t-shirt, and don’t forget the tooth brush. Another trip to dads is on the horizon. But before I can do that I must make it through 5:30 a.m. basketball practice, a College Biology test, a Government essay, a CTSO Executive lunch meeting, and all the while take care of my fake baby for Child Development.

"Victoria! Don't forget to pack, it's your dads weekend." My mom shouted across the hallway in our house. My parents have been divorced since before I was born so every time my father was in town I'd visit him. When I was younger, I would always ask my dad if I could spend the night at my cousins house since they were from his side of his family and that was the only time I could see them. Afterwards it became a routine going over to their house, little by little I hated going there but I was left in silence. One night, my cousin Emily went out with her friends and I was left to sleep alone in her room. As I was slowly falling asleep, I heard the door creek open and quietly shut closed... I quickly awaken, my heart beats as if it is about to pop out of my chest, I weep as movements get closer and he says "shhh.." There he was, beside me gliding his fingers down my belly to places his hands shouldn't be.

My dad was an alcoholic all my memories consisted of me coming home from my babysitters or school, he would be drunk passed out on the couch with beer bottles everywhere, and nascar on the television.

I always have a picture of her with me. Sometimes I doze off staring at it for twenty minutes. Losing my mom at a young age shaped my identity. I am who I am because of her. I have pushed through pain. I am strong and independent. I refuse to get knocked down. If I do, I will come back even stronger. Moving on doesn't mean forgetting; it means living life without the “what if’s”. I’ve grown to accept and value my life. You must appreciate even the little things in life because no one knows what tomorrow's events will bring. Everyone has baggage. Mine is just pushing me up instead of holding me down. I know now, that my mom is watching over my family and her legacy that I carry with me.

At a glance my life, specifically my early childhood, looks and will continue to look pretty easy. An upper-middle class, suburban, white kid, with two loving and supportive parents, grandparents to match - it all seems just peachy. On the outside it looks like everything has come easy to me, school, sports, friends, etc. No bumps in the road, all smooth sailing. However, from my point of view - on the inside - quite the contrary is true. I am where I am today because of one, very specific, reason.

I was nine years old at the time. It was December 15, 2011, just over five years ago. I remember riding the bus after school to my mom’s house, I was bringing back frosting and candy because we had built gingerbread houses that day at school. Two or three days before my oldest sister Aly graduated college. A couple hours after I got home from school my step dad at the time went to take me to my dad’s house, we rode in this big loud truck. Not knowing at the time we got there early.

The story starts off when my brother, Holt and I were sprinting around the house, when we still lived in Louisiana. Holt was about three or four and I was 5 and it was right after Easter. Then my

We had just gotten out of practice for our last game tomorrow and everyone was staying at my house. We were all so excited to cheer at our last game that we practiced the cheers in the car all the way home. Once my mom had fix dinner and we got ready to go to sleep we started getting nervous about attending middle school, Even though all of us were still going to be together we were growing up. Randomly Kay brings up her crush on Yuery and starts telling me that Sam had a