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I Get That Because Im This Short Story
Welcome to the front cover and introduction of my story, “I’m ‘That’ or I Get That Because I’m ‘This.’”. I grew up in a family where average wasn’t enough because my parents embodied the life lesson of hard work ethic and how much higher it gets you up the ladder than playing with the crowd on ground level. When I was younger, I used to get so frustrated when my parents said “You can do better” because I was so celebratory at where I was, I never wanted to go any higher. But as I’ve grown and took a look around, I see why my parents emphasized the word “better” all these years. My mom has been a religious minister for majority of my life, while also taking on the role as a personal banker full-time.
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