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Personal Narrative: Growing Up
Growing up I had dreams of

what I wanted to be when I grew up.

As I got older my dreams changed to

new things, I never stuck to one thing

for too long. I soon realized that one

day I would have to pick one thing and

actually pursue it. There are many

things I would like to do but to this day

I still cannot pick one.

When I was younger I wanted to

be many things “when I grew up.” I

wanted to be a dancer, a teacher, a

gymnast, a professional sports player,

a singer, anything you could think of I

wanted to be it. And I actually

pretended to be all of these things.

Some still interest me and others I’ve

grown out of. I’ve always loved trying

new things and finding what I’m good

at and discovering

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