My Influence

As we grow older, we change, either for the better, or unfortunately, for the worse. In either ways, people around us play a huge factor in directing our characters changes. You might live a lifetime, influenced by the environment and all the people around you, and not even realize, that they are the reason behind in your personality. It’s simply amazing how everything around us shapes and curves us as characters. One person can make a huge difference in your life, and that is just simply amazing. The way I see it, my mom is the one who has influenced me the most. My mother, is the person most responsible for shaping my good character, and I credit her for me becoming a responsible, caring, young lady. Being the oldest of three brothers and a sister, I have always been the one who my parents would depend on. From helping my younger sister with her homework, to when my mom just needs to get away and I would babysit my younger siblings. Growing up, I realize my life wasn’t all that easy. Seeing my mom struggle has a single mom has been the most painful thing to watch because as a young girl, I couldn’t really help her out. My mom has gone through multiple hardships over the course of her life. First and for most, she has been a single mother of five, trying to give them the best life possible. Besides that, she has had to watch the man she loved, my father, struggle with drug addiction. With my dad being in and out of my life, we all counted on our mother to be there for us and provide for us. Looking back, I realize that those hardships that my mother went through had made her the most strong, loving, and wise person. It also astounds me that she still manages to have a quick, clever, and upbeat sense of humor. The things I learned and continue to learn from my mother are endless: she has taught me all of the founding principles of my life, and for that, I am eternally thankful. Together, my mother and I have discussions on various