where i am from

I am my father's daughter and my mother's child. I was born and raised in Montebello, California. In 2000 it was still hard on the economy, it put me in a place most kids wouldn’t have been in and for a family of 6, and it made it much harder. I am the 4th child of 6, and perhaps the most affected one. The way I grew up has made me the young lady I am today. When I was younger, I used to be oblivious to the world, just as any other child. The first time I noticed the hardship my parents went through to provide for us is a day I will never forget. I was picked up from school and I had o go with my father to work. My father was a tile business man who owned his own company, to me he was the biggest and toughest you can ever get. I remember helping out, just cleaning, and all of a sudden my father is arguing with someone over the phone. I walked up to him and stops talking. He sends me to a room to do my homework and closes the door continuing to talk. I listened in on the conversation and I remember being confused about the topic of their conversation. I peeked through the key hole and I saw my dad sitting at his desk, scampering for something that seemed important. And for the first time my dad seemed scared. It was then I realized the world is a big scary place. After that I tried to help my parents out by not asking for anything, and if I needed or wanted something I would get the money myself. In elementary I used to sell cookies that my dad made for us for 50cents and I would save it up. Eventually I got caught and was forced to stop, at school at least. I also grew up with mostly boys. My dad was my older brother’s coach for every sport he was in. Whether it was baseball, football, or basketball, he was there for him. So I grew up going to game to game to game, and eventually I followed. I began with soccer and then moved onto T-Ball. My dad then put me in flag football, which was a great way to get all my energy out of me. After that season ended I found