The Controversy Of Moving Away

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As we were sitting there in the living room waiting to begin, my mom, Stacey, sat there uninterested and bored to begin the interview. It was almost as if she was closing her eyes as if my mom was tired or almost scared to begin. It must have been because my mother was scared or worried about the questions that would be asked. Then, right then and there, I popped the question of who my mom was ‘back in her day?’ Once I said that, my mom immediately sat up and quickly thought about her answer, moving her hands toward her lap cuffing them together. My mother must have been worried that she would be asked about the mistakes in her life, but that topic was one she likes to open up to. My interviewee was always an amazing student, she was “an example of who and what students should be like in school.” I could tell my mother was proud of her child self, as her body lifted even more, so her posture would have the best posture possible on the couch. Nevertheless, it was mentioned, that she was not impacted by her friends, that her personality was a “leader, not a follower.” After that happened, My mom suddenly had her expression almost turn blank with a sad touch. It must have been how …show more content…

My mom, Stacey moved out of her parents house “ right away!” Right once she announced that she gestured her hand in a shaking manner trying to clarify what she said. Trying to explain, that it was not that she couldn’t wait to leave or anything, she was just “never close with her parents.” It was mentioned that she could not wait to leave and be on her own feet and make a living by herself. As soon as that was said, she tilted her head so it was looking at the ceiling in the house and it was obvious she was thinking about her previous answer. Since they were not close, it did impact why Stacey left her child home right after High School. She loved them with all of her heart, but was “not worried to leave

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