Personal Narrative: Growing Up In A Military Family

Growing up, I was always a daddy’s girl. Then, I began to transition to relying on my mother more than father when I started to notice my dad’s absents. Due to away from home military work, my dad missed many milestones in my life like my first leading role play, the first time a rode a bike, and my middle school graduation. Eventually, I realized that my dad was sacrificing his time with his family and risking his life helping make a bigger difference in the world. I learned from the stress, prayers, and fear for my dad that I have to cherish every moment with the people I love. I view my dad as the definition of resilience. I cannot try to explain what my dad went through during his time overseas but he returned to his same ole’ happy, goofy self. My dad taught me that I need to be an independent woman and never to depend on anyone for my success. I will make my dad proud by becoming that educated, independent women, he hopes me to be. I will
Being a part of a military family, I have learned that our military personnel’s bravery and strength remains underappreciated within American society. The highest paid athlete Floyd Mayweather net worth reigns in about $430 million. Even the lowest paid professional athletes in the US make about $500,000. While, a larger number of military veterans remain homeless due to persisting PTSD, substance abuse, lack of support, and extremely low income. Recently, an active duty Solider, who served two tours in Afghanistan, experience at a popular fast-food establishment surprising buzzed Facebook. After the servicemen asked if the restaurant offered a military discount, a woman violently approached the servicemen arguing that all military personnel believe they are entitled. This underappreciation of our military continues to grow as the honorable action of our soldiers receives lessening media