Personal Narrative: A Career In My Life

The first person I interviewed was my mom. Her first job ever was at a bank, and got the job a week after she graduated high school. My mom’s original plan was to work for a year, and then go to college. She ended up not going to college and her employer offered her a full time position. She got promoted in different important positions throughout her 13 years at the bank. She worked in mortgage lending and ended up being an escrow officer. After my mom left her job at the bank she was a stay at home mom for 16 years. She was at home with me and my sister. She was able to take us to our various activities, summer camps, and practices for sports. When I was in sixth grade, she decided to go back to work part time. She worked as an Assistant
She really enjoys helping people. She mentioned that helping people buy a home was always very excited for her. She feels really lucky because she never really had any challenges in her careers. She said that she got into banking because of a fluke and got to stay home with her children because of a fluke. My mom said that she has no regrets with what she has done for her career, but if she could start over she would go to college for education. My sister has a learning disability, and because of that she had grown to appreciate the learning process even more. She enjoys feeling like she is contributing to society in a positive way. My mom said that she felt very fulfilled when she was teaching my sister and I. She also mentioned that I struggled with reading in elementary school; I had a tutor during school and she also loved helping me outside of school. The lesson my mom wanted to share with me was: Education. Education is the most important because it is personal -- it is in your own mind. She mentioned that someone can take away your house, car, or other belongings, but no one can take away your education. She also feels that education is what leads to security and not necessarily