I Regret Essay

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Everyone makes mistakes, and I am no exception. I have made many mistakes during my lifetime, and I regret making poor decisions. With every wrong choice I have made, there are lessons to be learned. What I got out of what I learned made me a stronger person today. Although I have become stronger today than before, I still regret my poor decisions. My greatest regrets include not listening to my grandma as a teenager, moving back home with my mom, and being taken and placed with The Department Of Children & Families, becoming and not finishing school. Throughout my poor decisions, I am a stronger person and I have learned from my regrets. As a teenager growing up, there have been a great number of obstacles thrown at me. However, with those challenges, I was forced to go live with my grandma. Living with her, I had objectives and goals to strive for, but i wasn't able to accomplish these goals since I didn't listen. Not listening led my grandma not wanting to do anything for me. She treated me differently from the others. Eventually, she packed my things and moved me back home with my mom. After moving back home, my brothers and I were split up by The Department Of Children & Families. In the midst of The Department Of Children & Families splitting us up, it made me realize I should've listened to my grandma. While growing up in the system as a teenager, it was very difficult for me. It could have led to something more worse than being taken away from my mother and split apart from my siblings. Because of my unwillingness to listen to my grandma, moving back with my mother, and being taken away by the state, made me challenge my poor choices. For as long as I can remember, I regret the choices I
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