Carmen Chavez
Mrs. Perry
Essay#3: Narrative Essay
09/13/15

Life without parental support can be a disaster. My parents are one of the most amazing people you can find around the world for all the sacrifices they had made for me. They help with every step of my life, especially with my daughter, as well as supporting me with my career and encouraging to finish college. They love me and I thank God that gave me such a great gift. My parents came from Honduras. My father left me when I was only sixth months old, and my mom when I was one year old. I stayed with my grandmother until the age of eight, when my parents decided to bring me with them. I know my parents put a lot of effort and thinking to bringing me here, so that I could be reunited with them as soon as possible, yes it took a couple of years, but they brought me. Everytime I look at my parents or even think of them, pride overwhelms me. My life and world is all thanks to them. My father is the one I always had more communication and trust with, because he was easy going and trusted me. My dad is very smart, he didn’t have a chance to finish school, he only made it to middle school. "I had to work since I was twelve because your grandmother did not have enough to feed all of us, and you know we are 8," he said. I admire him because he had to work at such an early age and even though he did not come anywhere close to finishing school, I can say he is much smarter than a lot of people I know. My dad is forty five years old and he works for a company called Shoreline Pools. I know live with my boyfriend and my 8 month old baby but my dad is always just a phone call away to help me

with whatever I need. I remember when I was ten years old, my father and
I used to play so much, especially in the winter time when he didn't work. I trusted my dad with so many things that I could not tell my mom. One day my dad said,"It hurt me so much to not see you everyday, to not put you to sleep every night, but you know I did it because I wanted a better future for you." I hugged him so tight, I didn’t want to let go. My mother and I had a very different relationship. I can say that I respected her but I was also at times very scared of her. My mother was very strict with me growing up. Know that I'm twenty years old I thank her for the way she was, I know she only did it to protect me, she didn’t want me to make the mistakes most teenage girl do at an early age. My mother is the most important person in my life aside from my baby girl Kamila who my mom loves as if she was her own. My mom did teach me a lot of things, she showed me how to handle these feelings of anger, fear, guilt, joy, sadness, excitement and anxiety. She showed me how to give and take. I learned from her that giving is a lot harder than taking, but the former is much more satisfying when it is done. "Think before you act, you will always have a choice to be happy or sad, to do what is good or bad and to do the best you can." Those words have stuck to me and have helped be a better person. When I was eighteen I left the house, it hurt her a lot, I saw it in her eyes. She cried for days. That hurt me as well. My mom started drinking to much and she was verbally abusing me and was worse than a strict mom, that is why I left. Now we have an amazing relationship and I love the fact that she loves Kamila and helps me a lot when im in school. I would not change my mom for anyone in the world. Parents are the ones who guide their children and teach them how to live a successful life. My parents have made mistakes as all humans but they did a great job raising me because I wouldn’t be who I am if it wasn't for them. That is why I think that God blessed me with the parents he gave me. They are unique, they guide me in a good way and support me with

my dreams and goals. Now it is my job to be a great mother for my daughter. I love both my mother and father equally.