My Journey Through Life

Have you ever felt abandon or unloved? Does your mother neglect to come home and doesn’t cook or clean? We all have been raised in a different lifestyle. Most of my life has been me raising myself to be the best person I can. I try my hardest every day to achieve goals I have set for myself. There are times when I fall or get put down, but I find a way to get back up. I strive to do my best every chance I get. I was a five year old boy living with my grandparents, not knowing where or what my parents were doing. As years passed, my mother started getting involved in my life. I lived with her and her boyfriend. She got married when I was seven years old. I was extremely happy for my mother. I also was happy for myself because I finally had a father that I could come home to see every day. My mother and step father had my little brother Jared. I had many friends that lived by me that I played with at the park. My mother’s marriage ended after eight years, when my mother caught my step father cheating on her. My mother and I were devastated and didn’t know what we would do. We then found a home where we could live and be happy. My mother’s heart was severely broken that she refused to come home after work. Even though most people get to see their parents’ every day, I didn’t. My mother used to stay out all night. I used to have to lock the house doors at night and make sure my brother and sister was safe. I was only fourteen at the time, and already I had to act like an adult. Waiting for my mother to come home became very stressful and lonely. This lasted two years when my mom finally realized what she was doing was wrong. My mom struggled with money all the time, so I never knew what I could ask for or what I would get. Her debt was large and we were all scared we would lose our home. My mother went to school for a year and found two jobs she was happy to work