Personal Narrative Analysis

I was born September tenth nineteen ninety two in Montgomery Alabama. My mom, Dr. Benita Cahalane is the Special Education coordinator for Chilton County. My dad, Rick Cahalane is a football coach, and History teacher at Stanhope Elmore. My parents were told that they were never going to be able to have children after my mom’s fifth miscarriage. After praying for seven years, I was born. I was, and still am considered a miracle. My childhood was normal. When I was three, my mom was offered a job as a professor, at Mississippi State University. So, we moved to Starkville, Mississippi. I attended elementary school there, and started taking ballet. The ballet teacher, was one of my of my mom’s students at Mississippi State. I took ballet, for
This time, I transferred to Marbury High School. My mom and most of my family graduated from there. My Grammy, was the secretary there for thirty years, and my Poppy, was the Agriculture teacher there for forty years. My first year, I ran for Student Government and won! I represented my whole grade for the year. As the representative for my grade, I voiced the changes that they wanted to see happen. I made lots of new friends at my new school, and enjoyed going to football games. I was the water girl for the Marbury High School football team for two years. It was so much fun being a part of the
Halfway through my junior year, I got expelled from Marbury High School. I got expelled, for having drugs on school property, like cocaine, marijuana, and other contraband. After I got expelled, my parents were now fully aware of my horrible drug problem. They sent me to a drug rehab, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, called Narconon. I was there for a total of six months, working my way through the program. I really wanted to be sober, and make my parents proud of me. So, I worked really hard on the program, trying to make sure when I left that I would stay sober. I learned so much, like how to not let others influence my behavior, and actions. After I finished the program, I was truly happy, and sober again. I was ready to get my life back on track. I missed so much of school, while I was in rehab that I decided to drop out of high school. I took the test for my General Education Diploma. I did so well on the test my very first time, that the General Education Diploma Program paid for two of my classes I took at Jeff State last year. So, I started college a year earlier than I would have if I had not dropped out. I made straight A’s last year and intend to continue making good grades this year. I am majoring in Psychology, and I am very excited about my bright and exciting