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Personal Narrative: My Grandma Of My Life
There are many people in my life that have inspired me, and I look up to many people, one in particular is my grandma. There are so many things that she has gone through many situations good and bad in her life, but she has never let it set her back. It was never easy for her, she didn’t have the best life as a kid it was very hard. Her dad was an alcoholic and they didn’t have much money. At least she knew what she wanted, maybe she didn’t know exactly what she wanted long term. She knew what she didn’t want in life. One thing is she never gave up; she wanted a horse when she was younger. Obviously they didn’t have enough money to get a horse and take care of it. She also loved kids so she decided to babysit, to …show more content…
At the time she was with her brother at an ice-skating rink. Her dad called the arena and told her she had to come home, hearing the fear in his voice she knew something very bad had happened. They drove home and waited for hours for them to get back from the hospital not knowing anything finally her parents got back but her sister wasn’t there. Her sister Jenifer died but her boyfriend was fine. Of course this was a shock to their family but my grandma got through it and she didn’t let it set her back. Not all the stories about her are sad though. I love how she just likes to have fun, if somebody is with her or not. One time during winter my mom and I drove over to her house. We found her sledding down her hill with nobody but herself, she was still having the time of her life. She’s not willing to waste a good time just because there isn’t anyone there, or it didn’t turn out as she thought. No matter what she always looks at the best of everything. I don’t know exactly what I want to do when I’m older. There is one thing for sure I do know what kind of person I want to be. The kind that stays strong when things are rough, looks at the best of everything, and just has

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