Understanding my past experiences
RUNNING HEAD: UNDERSTANDING MY PAST EXPERIENCES
Understanding My Past Experiences
Running Head: Understanding My Past Experiences
When I reminisce about my life, it really brings into focus how I have turned into the person who I am today. Starting from my childhood to my teenage years, and all the way through my early adulthood, I have experienced quite a bit more than most people who I know or have known. I have been shaped and molded my many ups and downs. I know that living with one parent nowadays is not unusual. Living only with my mother brought out a lot of emotions during my childhood. Sometimes, they were pretty strong and confusing, too. My mother raised me without any support. My parents divorced when I was seven years old. There never was a really strong father figure in my life. I was lucky to witness civilized divorce of my parents because they did not argue, but there was a lot of tension between the three of us. I never was very close to my dad and never felt a lot of pain about living without him. My mother was my main source of trust, love, care, support, and understanding. I know being a single parent was difficult experience for my mom, but I grew up with understanding that it was normal. She raised me appropriately and tried really hard to reinforce nothing but superior morals and respect for me and others who came into my life. She spent a lot of time with me, which developed unique bond of trust between us, and it continues to evolve today. Living in a large community helped me to be actively involved in different in-school and afterschool activities. At a very young age I learned how to share responsibilities. I never had “token” chores to do in order to earn allowance. Instead, I knew that my contribution to my family of two was necessary.
My effort was always recognized, which helped develop pride in my own work. Along with learning my responsibilities, I also was forced to deal with some
Understanding My Past Experiences
Running Head: Understanding My Past Experiences
When I reminisce about my life, it really brings into focus how I have turned into the person who I am today. Starting from my childhood to my teenage years, and all the way through my early adulthood, I have experienced quite a bit more than most people who I know or have known. I have been shaped and molded my many ups and downs. I know that living with one parent nowadays is not unusual. Living only with my mother brought out a lot of emotions during my childhood. Sometimes, they were pretty strong and confusing, too. My mother raised me without any support. My parents divorced when I was seven years old. There never was a really strong father figure in my life. I was lucky to witness civilized divorce of my parents because they did not argue, but there was a lot of tension between the three of us. I never was very close to my dad and never felt a lot of pain about living without him. My mother was my main source of trust, love, care, support, and understanding. I know being a single parent was difficult experience for my mom, but I grew up with understanding that it was normal. She raised me appropriately and tried really hard to reinforce nothing but superior morals and respect for me and others who came into my life. She spent a lot of time with me, which developed unique bond of trust between us, and it continues to evolve today. Living in a large community helped me to be actively involved in different in-school and afterschool activities. At a very young age I learned how to share responsibilities. I never had “token” chores to do in order to earn allowance. Instead, I knew that my contribution to my family of two was necessary.
My effort was always recognized, which helped develop pride in my own work. Along with learning my responsibilities, I also was forced to deal with some