My importance of becoming what my parents what me to be is totally different that what I want to be, which is to become a famous professional dancer, it has been what I wanted to do with all my life . I had a tough life growing up without out my father figure my grandmother .They would always tell me “HE IS MISSING OUT ON THE AMAZING YOUNG WOMAN YOU WILL BECOME“, she was right with every word she said . I met my father when I was nine years old,it did not go so while with everything around me I , myself would get anger of a period time so I would start dancing my way out since I was four years old until on . What my mother wants me to be it’s possible ,but it’s not possible for my happiness. During my time of my year starting it all off wrong …show more content…
The problem was I could not take it anymore I had anger actions , depression,acting everything was normal each and every day when I was hiding everything inside me. When I opened up I told my aunt who I trusted deep down I bursted out crying could not take anymore . When time went by flying I started to opened up to my mother cause she did not want to hear that her only daughter was molested these was probably the most shocking thing that had ever happened to me since I am the only child she has . Knowing that these was going to happened to i stayed quiet for my family safety when I was the one who needed safely , I put myself down letting things get to me and thinking it was OKAY! i felt horrible made me a strong person until these day and I still am cause my grandma told me “SOLO TU MISMO PUES HACE LA COSAS BIEN ,Y CAMBIA TU FUTURO …show more content…
It would be my honor to let my family know i can get into Glendale Community College for two years and transfer into a University of Portland , Oregon to get my master 's degree. Thank you for understanding and I hope you understand my situation and where I want to be heading life
Growing up I thought that the only way to make my parents happy and to notice me was to follow the expectations they had for my older brother. I thought their expectations were supposed to be my goals, but as I got older I started to realize that meeting their expectation wasn't good for me. I wasn't supposed to just have goals to make them happy. I was supposed to have goals that I wanted, goals that were supposed to benefit me. After reading "Only Daughter" by Sandra Cisneros it helped me confirm this feelings I was having. You don't always have to meet up with your parents standards to be acknowledged or for them to be proud of you. You shouldn't let that stop you from accomplishing your goals and that one day the people that love you will be proud that you achieved your goals.
One day I hope to become a Nurse Practitioner giving compassionate and adequate care to those individuals who are less fortunate and are in need of care. My life experiences, educational background, and determination will drive me through what's to come as I prepare myself to gain my BSN and become a Nurse. It is with great pleasure and excitement that I am applying for admission to Colorado Christian University. I never thought after having a family that I would be attending college. I want to show my children that with hard work and a good spirit anything is possible. They look to me for guidance daily as they grow and mature into who they will become both professionally and spiritually. They are the driving life force moving me forward testing myself with every learning experience. After what I have accomplished so far I know that I can go further and complete what I believe will be my impression and imprint on this world. When I am gone I will look back happily at the legacy I have left for my family as well as the persons I will
Deep down inside, I have always known my parents are loving parents that will do anything they can to support me to prosper and succeed in life. The only problem is that my parents came from very traditional household that used the authoritarian parenting style, so that is the style they used on me. While growing up with parents using the authoritarian parenting style, I was not exposed to their warmth or nurturing side. Instead, I was taught to respect authority and traditional structure in a demanding, controlling and punitive way. This affected me in a negative way as I was expected to follow strict rules unconditionally with absolute obedience, and my parents rarely gave me choices or options as they had very high expectations of what I should be doing. For example, when I was in junior high, my parents selected all of my courses and I had no control over my school schedule. They told me that they were doing this because they knew what was good for me and what career path I should be going into in the future. However, what they did not understand at that time is that their actions lowered my self-esteem and prevented me to act independently; as a result, I never really learned how to set my own limits and personal standards until I entered my sophomore year in high school.
Being in a similar condition, she understood how I felt. Because she was older than me so she was in a higher grade. She had passed all of those obstacles I was facing. I receivedmanyuseful advices thathelped me to start thinking for myself again. She told me that this is my life and everything depends only on myself. Parents can make the suggestion but they are not responsible to make the decision. I argued to her that my parents would not listen to me and only keep talking about their desires. She said I was wrong and asked me whether I have ever face my parents and speak sincerely to them about my dream. I realized from her words that I had never did something like talking to my parents maturelywith reasons. I took her advices, went to the conversation with my parents, and it was great. They finally accepted my decision and allowed me to choose whatever I want for my future.Finally, I continuedto study at Patumwan Demonstration School for the language
Her face was priceless; Her happiness was my source of happiness at the moment. I came home to my parents in the living room and decided to approach them with my decision, as I did to tell them I would like to apply to University of South Carolina - Upstate as well; they were just as happy as Kaylee. I have a very close-knit family and they were exited I would consider a school only 30 miles away from home. My mother said in Arabic “Just think, you can still come home to a good meal whenever you desire”. I know I would be homesick if I was too far away. As the youngest of 3 sons and the last one at home, my parents depend on me to help around the house and with some communication or translation as needed. My parents are Egyptian and I have always been there when they needed me. Also, George and Androu (2 older brothers) graduated from University of South Carolina – Columbia so I knew my parents would approve and support the decision of mine, just to gradually see me end up like my brothers as George is now a pharmacist, and Androu a computer engineer in California, both seemed to make it out
I suddenly realized that I could not continue like this. I realized the dimensions of my problems. I needed to identify actual and potential problems. After that day , I tried to get into a conversation with somebody. I was trying to wean myself from the old life .I began to seek the help of social workers. I found that some people had a similar experience as me. I looked in the mirror every day to practice how to speak. When I had a conversation with others, I gathered my temper and spoke my mind. I always observed people's conversations. I tried to participate in social activities. As time went by, I started to talk more freely. My attitude towards life has changed. I think that even though my experience was terrible , but my reflection upon that terrible experience can help my new emotion strengthen. And I realized that I can succeeded when my attitude has changed.
My family is very different and has different views than most average American families. My family and I moved to the United States from Albania when I was the mere age of two. My parents didn’t speak any English when we landed in America. However, they strived for a better living situation for my brother and I, which I am thankful for every day. My parents didn’t expect me to do well in school and attend college so, they didn’t bother to take me to music classes or dance classes like other moms would do with their children. I would always be the child that didn’t fit in which in away forced me to do well in school. On the other hand I think my parents held me back from the opportunities I could’ve had. If they were to put me in piano classes
While I wish finding my way around the school was my only problem, I was faced with some internal challenges. As the school year started, my friends slowly started to leave to these “big shot” colleges or simply move away to other community colleges. I, too, wanted the complete “college experience” somewhere in Arizona or across the country; yet I felt stuck and unaccomplished. I also felt jealousy which could have been because I did not get to decorate my dorm room.While talking about dedicating hard work to your education, Gina Rodriguez said “Just remember, during those times of fear and doubt, that you are right now discovering your true strength.” And in those times of doubt, I reminded myself why I could not just move and leave everything behind. The root of my challenges and concerns are my family. As I enrolled as a full time student, my family was fighting some financial problems which created marriage troubles for my parents. I could not leave at a time like this. I knew it was not the first time my parents were talking divorce but somehow I knew it was best to stay. I got financial aid from the school which saved me the fuss of asking my parents for money. It really meant so much to not put another worry on their
I was face with an ethical dilemma. In short, we all have dreams of growing up and being better than your parents and taking advantage of the opportunities they weren’t
Inside the house, I prepared food, ironed clothes, and took care of my sister in place of my mom. I devoted myself for the family. The word “ tired” or any form of complains never came out of my mouth. I knew that my sister suffered from growing up without a father figure and my mom worked really hard for the family. Imagine that one day you are the CEO of the company and then the next day, you deliver fish tasks and sell second-hand clothing for a living. Since everyone in my family endured a great deal of distress, who am I to said that I want to be an actress instead of a
I took almost a year to myself to figure out what I needed to do with my life and how I want to live it. Becoming defensible and standing tall is a lot of work. Being aware and paranoid has become annoying to me because Where I stand in my life is much better. Me feelings hopelessness, sad, and crying. I felt that the world was sitting on my shoulders and I was being punished. The weight was too heavy for me to carry and I wanted to give up and just run. My perpetrator has chipped away at me and my self-esteem with constant criticism and insults, I still feel like my faulty belief has contributed to me feeling discouraged and apprehensive about my present and my future and till this day I question myself on my relationship now even tho it happened in the
When I was a young child I wanted to do things like taking control when kids were injured. I was always there helping when a classmate was injured. That’s when I knew I was going to get a career in the medical field. I talked to my parents about what I wanted to do when I was in eighth grade. I told them that I wanted to be a registered nurse and they said it was going to be very strenuous. They always told me to work hard in school and never give up on my dreams. My parents said to purse my career and anything could happen.
Whenever I am asked who influenced my life the most, the answer is very easy for me. My parents are without a doubt the people who had the biggest influence on making me the person I am. They taught me everything I needed to live a good happy life.
There was never an emphasis on education in my household and unfortunately, I perpetuated that erroneous mentality throughout high school. Now that I have the opportunity to transfer to one of the most prestigious universities in the nation, I truly believe that I have opened a number of doors to success for not just myself, but my family and community. Being the first member of my family and one of the few in my neighborhood to attend university will be an extraordinary achievement that I hope will truly inspire those close to me. To display what one can accomplish by altering their mindset to align their values to their goals will be one of my main objectives I hope to attain if permitted acceptance.
When I am asked what is my role in my family, I am lost in thought. Firstly, because of a paradoxical relationship between my family which means that my parents only want to do their own things but they still live together, I hold the opinion that I am the protector of my family. Secondly, I have two younger male cousins which are younger twelve-year-old than me. I watch and accompany them when they grow up and I want to be a good example in my family.