Traumatic Family Narrative

Once I entered high school I faced countless traumatic family and financial problems. My father was not allowed to live with us, our house became foreclosed, and my mother was out of work. Throughout my years of high school, I have worked to help keep my mother’s head above the drowning financial pressure. I felt alone and hopeless during these difficult times. Each morning it felt as if the world had put a new burden on my shoulder to carry, making it harder and harder to get out of bed, to be productive at school and succeed. However, it is these morning I am most thankful for now. I knew how easy it was to give up on myself, and my dreams when no one was looking. I knew how easy it was to dish out excuse after excuse for why I wasn't applying