Personal Narrative: A Series Of Poignant Memories

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A Series of Poignant Memories
Memory #1

I’ve always wanted a dog. When I was younger, I would constantly be asking for one. However my parents weren’t too keen on the idea of getting a dog. When I was younger, they said I wasn’t responsible enough to care for a puppy. As I got older, they started to run out of reason of why I couldn’t get a dog, which is why I got a dog on my 15th birthday.

About a week or so before my birthday my parents told me that they had found a breeder and were waiting for a call back to see if they had a puppy on sale. I was overwhelmed with excitement. Having a dog was something I always wanted but knew I’d never get. With all the excitement I also felt a touch of nervousness. My parent laid out strict terms that I had to agree with. The dog would be mine and mine alone, 100 percent my responsibility. I would be accountable if the dog made a mess in the house. I would be in charge of training the dog. “What if I really can’t take care of a dog? Or maybe it’ll be too much work.” I thought to myself. I decided to go with my gut and agree with my parents’ terms. While I don’t regret getting a dog the first few week were pretty rough.

I’ll never forget the day we brought home Charlie. We got a call from the
I had the worst possible sleep, after going to bed late, I knew I had to wake up early to walk Charlie. That’s when it hit me; I really wasn’t prepared to be a puppy mom. All the YouTube dog-training videos made training dogs look easy, but if I couldn’t get Charlie to go to sleep how would I potty train him? The next few weeks weren’t easy at all, but Charlie and I learned together. Charlie was a fast learner. Soon enough, he got potty trained, then he started to become more obedient. I learned what it means to be responsible for something. I couldn’t be flaky with Charlie, he depended on me. We’re now best buds. Charlie won over my parents and now they love him as much as I