Personal Narrative: Overcoming Obstacles That Changed My Life

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Sometimes in life, there will be some challenges or obstacles that come your way, whether you want it to or not, which could ultimately rearrange your thinking and forces you to SSS life decisions. For me, one obstacle that impacted me was in my past which lead me where I am now. I had to change households which meant I started living with my father, new siblings, and a new school environment. Although starting out it was difficult rebuilding a relationship with him, he truly became a good father figure towards me and gave me life skills in my near future. Overall, I feel like me moving away from what I’ve been used to all my life and making that decision, I can say that it benefited my life tremendously.
A few years ago, I lived in Covington, which was a small town in Georgia, and was raised by my mom with 3 other siblings. As I was getting older my mom showed us how to prepare for life and choose the right decisions. At the time I used to hang around a group of friends, which had no positive influences toward me. My mom didn’t realize that I was falling into pure pressure at a quick rate and wasn’t thinking about how that would change my life in the …show more content…

At the time I made assumptions about how it would be a fresh start on my life and I would earn another chance to redirect it. Me making the decision to move away from what I was a custom to all my life, it was a tremendous step for me, but I knew it was for my own good. So I moved to a house north from where my home town was and began my fresh new life. I attended a new school, which gave me a chance to choose new friends. Although my father and I had our disagreements, we built a father- son relationship that I needed to help me along with deciding my future. He gave me life lessons I never knew I would have ever needed. Overall, moving with my dad ultimately helped me and also built back a relationship with my

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