Unnoticed to Essential...

Growing up, my parents made sure I was well taken care of. However, they never really shadowed over me. My parents were not the kind of parents that made me an activity every day growing up; they let me do as I pleased. Luckily for them, I found things to do and kept myself on a positive track. In elementary school, I was in the honors program, band, Student Body President, involved in the after school program and played basketball outside of school. I chose to do these things, my parents did not force me or encourage me; I just joined myself. While I was in middle school, my mother was diagnosed with kidney failure which meant my father worked more hours. This also played a toll on my little sister because my older brother, sister and I tried to help raise her. 

Knowing that my parents were never there to monitor my every move, it motivated me even more to stand out and succeed in school. Like in elementary in middle school, I continued to excel in honors classes and participated different clubs and sports. I did not realize it until later in high school that I pursued perfection because I wanted to return back to my parents and family and become successful to support them. In high school, I did everything I could to make it to a four year university; I took honors and AP classes, joined clubs and took positions in them, and played varsity basketball. I graduated in top 20 of my class and got accepted to almost all the colleges I applied to including UCLA. At this time my brother had his first kid and a year later my older sister had hers. This made me want to be different; I did not want to fall in the same footsteps of my older siblings who both did not attend a four year university.

Going to UCLA is a whole new level, another place where I need to find my place to succeed. Going away for school, I feel as if my relationship with my parents grew but at the same time I feel the need to thrive to support my family in the future. It is hard to think that my family relies on me, but it always feels that way and I aspire to do all that I can do flourish and support my family. Who would have ever thought that the child that went unnoticed was the one they would soon heavily rely on?
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