A turning point is an event which changed my life and attitude. There were few turning points in my life that are worthy of mention.
The first decisive moment in my life was my birth, when I have started breathing with my lungs. Psychologists consider the moment of birth the most stressful event in human life as it is a kind of a shock.
When I started my school, I spent some hours a day without parents. I started learning and my leisure time became shorter. The teachers were strangers, who evaluated my abilities and skills. I felt lonely, forsaken (opuszczony) and deserted (opuszczony). I was no longer the centre of attention at school as I was at home. The teacher’s attention was not the same as that of my parents. I needed some time to adapt to the new situation and overcome some stress.
My first examination to secondary school was another stressful and decisive (decydujacy) moment. I had to take into consideration my abilities, skills, talents, health, interests, decide about my future and choose a suitable school. I changed my circle of people and faced new teachers and new friends. Again some time for adaptation and patience on the part of the family and new associates were needed.
Having graduated from a high school I met another turning point in my life: either to continue academic education or to look for a job. The former situation is concerned with examinations and the latter (drugi) – with the first interview.
The first job was also a turning point, as I learnt how to be independent, self-sufficient and self-confident. I had to show responsibility, skills and knowledge.
In my personal life, my marriage was the most important event. I changed my place of living, met another family, wanted to create my own version of family life. I faced some financial problems and new conflicts which I had to solve with my partner. Marriage seems to be a gateway to