I was raised In a small town known as Addison and I suppose it has a massive affect on the person I became today. A suitable example is being extremely punctual to every aspect in my everyday life. Also, I was capable to socialize with different families in which I developed an open-minded towards various people. Eventually, I established a habit of writing down all sorts of topics since I had frequent experiences with my friends and my brother. I am a person who became strives to be punctual, fascinated with writing, and to be noticeably organized. Punctuality was the first characteristic to form in my childhood, which is currently a part of my personality.
For instance, I relished outside activities and watching cartoons all night without concerning for the time. However, when I turned 11 my parents decided to change the rules. No more playing outside from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and no more staying awake late at night. I had to awaken early, make my own lunch, and walk to school at exactly 7:30 a.m. to arrive on time. If I was late to school or arriving home after school, my punishment was severe. I became accustomed to it and as a result of this new routine, I learned to be punctual to school, work, and appointments. I had become a person who is constantly on time, especially now that I have to take my children to school and to their appointments. This brings me to having an open-mind on diverse families and their manner to raise their children.
I like to assume I am an open-minded person since my neighborhood had distinct families. You see, my friends would come over and tell me about their families and I noticed they were different than my family. Some parents were divorced, some parents were younger than my parents, and some of my friends had parents who were stricter than my parents. It was similar to convince someone that those television families were fake and how reality was complicated. I became aware of why parents didn’t want their children to become the same way. I took some of that wisdom to my present life with my own children and perceiving a new approach to raising a family. In addition, finding a way to express their emotions in a healthy manner as I found my admiration for writing.
My love for writing started when I was seven. I would read so many books and I loved how my imagination went crazy. Then it had me thinking, what if I write my own book about my life? There was this cartoon that every child in my neighborhood watched named Doug. He was an adolescent in middle school who would write about his experience every day and discussed about it. I thought I should do that too, so I got a notebook and started to write every day. I enjoyed it so much and I would write two to three pages a day! Even my own teachers from elementary school to high school would compliment on my writing. Whether it was a bad day or the best day ever, I would write every detail and just let out my feelings. Now that I am an adult, I still have this urge to write about anything which brings me back to a time when I was younger. I would love to be able to create a story that would have the same impact on another person as it occurred to me.
So when I am at home, I am this clean and organized mom of three or at least I try my best to be. I still believe that everyone makes mistakes and shouldn’t feel pressured to be the right all the time because no one is perfect. My fascination for writing came from being at a place that gave me good and bad experiences which I am able to share with my children now. I am proof that no matter how old you get, you still have that inner child telling you “hey remember if you do this, it will work out this way.” I have so much fun with my children now because of how I was raised in Addison and I hope it stays that way for a long time.
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