How Has Your Family Influenced You?

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How has your family affected the way you see the world? By Ashleigh My family background influenced my outlook on life completely. From my father being an alcoholic to my grandmother dying of a tragic case of breast cancer. My family affected my outlook on the world drastically. My grandmother and grandfather were a big part of my life. They both took care of me for the first few years of my life along with my mother and father. My grandmother meant the world to me. We had inside jokes that just my grandmother and I would know about. The day that she told me that she had breast cancer, I was devastated. She just told me, no one else in the family. That made me feel so special but at the same time I felt horrible since she didn’t tell anyone else. I had to tell someone but if I did she would be upset with me. She told me that she was too stared to tell anyone else about it. We had this granddaughter/ grandmother bond, and I just didn’t want to lose it. The day that she died was a day that I will never forget. The world didn’t feel right without her. After this incident it makes me feel more cautious about life. If I had any kind of life threatening illness, I would tell someone, so that they could cherish the last couple of years, months, or even days that I would have left to live. My parents got a divorce when I wasn’t even one, so I don’t really remember anything. All I knew is that they didn’t get along. It just tells you that not everyone is right for the first person that they fall in love with. When I was a little kid, I always questioned why my parents weren’t together like all the other kids parents were. Since they got separated, I lived with my mom. I always went to my dads on weekends, but it just wasn’t the same. My parent’s divorce affects the way I see the world because I can’t really trust love easily. I
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