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There are many lessons that life has to offer. Life has the tendency to shape us, influencing our perspective and the choices we make. Certain events in life have prepared me to cope with experiences and all the feelings associated with them. Because of this, I have gained personal wisdom and understanding at a younger age than most people. There are many obstacles I have had to face and am still dealing with. Many various events that move us away from adolescence affect us greatly. This may include the first day of elementary school, a first date, first school dance, or the death of a loved one. All of these points in somebody 's life may affect them and change their point of view. However, to me it was the circumstances I was living at home with my family when I was younger. I never understood anything at first. Why did my oldest sister not get along with my mother? Why was she so desperate to leave us? Why did my mother …show more content…

I tried my best not to seem so bothered by it all. All of the pictures and old home videos where everything seemed so simple. There was even a point where I believed it might have been my fault. I do not remember having mountains of presents for Christmas or having birthday parties like my siblings did. But I tried not to seem bothered. Instead, I laughed along with my family at their old memories held in those tapes. And it was all fine. Seeing them smiling made me happy because it made me think that when they were kids, they did not have to go through what I was going through. They did not have to go through my parents fighting or not having food on the table. Little did I know that that was not the case. As I grew older and more observant I realized that my siblings dealt with the same things I did. Maybe not as serious as my situation, but they definitely

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