I want to be my own person. Growing up, I did everything that my older brother was doing. If it was not by choice, then it was by my parents’ jurisdiction. I went to the same schools as he did, and I also competed in the same sports as he did. When I was younger, I did not mind or even think about trying something that he has not done. We competed all over the nation in taekwondo together, and swam competitively as well. Things seemed to be going smoothly; however, it all started to change when he left for college after my freshman year in high school. The first year my brother was away for college, I felt lost. I did not know what to do since we did everything together. He was my guide in life. Nothing seemed to be the same anymore. I eventually stopped swimming in my sophomore year, and stopped competing in taekwondo my junior year. I simply lost interest in those sports once he stopped. After some time though, I started to do what I wanted to do. I started playing football and became a starter on varsity my first season. I became more social because I no longer had three to four hour commitments everyday to sports outside of school. I started to feel like I could finally be myself. Although I followed in my brother’s footstep to UCLA, my experience so far is the complete opposite of his. I discovered my passion for break dancing and hip-hop, something my older brother never even tried. I feel like a brand new person, I feel like me. Being able to do what I want to do in college, with very limited restrictions compared to living with my family has set me free, and it feels great. I feel like I am maturing into who I want to be, and I am not as dependent as I used to be. For the first time in my life, I can say that I’ve been able to make my own decisions completely without my brother and parents, and it feels great.
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