Personal Narrative: Twenty-Six Chromosome

This all began with forty-six chromosomes. Twenty-three of these chromosomes are from my mother, Rosita Pierre. My mother was born in one of the islands in the Caribbean called Haiti and, grew up with her father after her mother passed when she was eight years old. My mother’s family contains of nine brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, a parent and cousins trapped in this category know in society as ‘normal’ or ‘average’. Her side of the family are small, short people; weighing around hundred to hundred-fifty pounds, and have a height of four to five feet tall. The other twenty-three chromosomes are from my father’s side of the family. My father’s name is Archange Pierre, and is raised in a mighty family; size wise and physically. His family are what is called
I had the strength to overcome my depression and low self-esteem by staying strong in my faith. Many of my sisters and brother in faith were supporting me, it all comes down to ME. All the days that I will be living on this Earth is with myself, and knowing my self-worth and how I could be of help to someone else was just amazing once I realized it. I may not be the ‘supermodel’ looking person, or may not look ‘normal’, but I am content with myself. I can change my height, so I will just have to embrace it. And if I don’t like my weight I can change it, but i will not let that hold me down. Another thing that helped me overcome my appearance insecurity was do still do things that I love and what I was interested in even though it wasn’t likely to see plus sized girls do; it was extremely unorthodox. I would jump rope if I wanted to, or be in copious activities whether it be dance, step, baseball, and other activities. Yes, I was laughed at because of these bold decisions, but I realized that I wasn’t born to get the approval of others, but to glorify the father and make myself happy, regardless of what others