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Personal Narrative: My Father Caylee As A Teenager
My daughter Caylee has to be the person that intrigues me the most with her level of social interest. She has always strived for perfection in doing her best. Even though Caylee never cuts corners, nor has she every intentionally mean to anyone, her competitiveness and level of determination rubbed some of her peers the wrong way. As a teenager she could not understand why people did not want to try harder at things to become better, it actually bothered her quite a bit when she was part of a team and others weren’t pulling their weight. I feel Caylee will always strive for success in whatever she is doing, however as she gets older and matures, her superiority complex has weakened where she understands other’s motives better or realizes
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