Summary: The War That Made Me Stronger
The War That Made Me Stronger Daughters of the American Revolution
It is November 11th, 1918. I live in Nebraska. I’m 12 years old. My mother and my siblings were coming home from Britain to visit my grandmother on the Lusitania RMS, but they haven’t ever come home. I was taking care of of our farm. We usually get a profit of eight million dollars a year from our farm. My father fought in the war, he never came home either. I think it will be a whole new beginning for me.
Later that week, some lawyer came to my family’s farm, and said I am too little to keep my family’s farm but am old enough to live alone. I have five months to sell the farm and move into a new house. I decided to keep one thing from each of my family members and take all the money from our bank, house, and the money I have from selling the house. Someone bought the farm for three hundred , since it was worth …show more content…
from our healthy farm. I am moving into town in a one room house. Right now I think I can get a day job, and live my life. I have two thousand dollars overall.
I have decided to get a job at a trading post.
I work one day a week. I only live two blocks from the trading post. Before the war started I got a good education from my mother. While she and I did chores together she taught me how to do complicated math and read. So I have the most complicated job in the trading post, which is to count all the items, put them away, and make sure everything is the right price. I get paid around ten dollars a week. I don’t mind because I basically have more money to myself than I can live for.
It is October, it has been nearly a year after the war. Newspaper writers came to my house this morning before I left for work on Friday. They asked me how do I feel after all the changes I’ve been through. I said I have nothing, and want nothing to do with them. Even though I do have opinions and answers to all of those questions. I do feel lonely, and scared. I still wish Mother could still hold me and rock me to bed at night, when the lightning and thunder
strike.
Thanksgiving is coming soon, last year the whole town came together and we had Thanksgiving. This year I am going make my mother’s recipe for her pie. I chose to make a rhubarb pie. It was the best pie I’ve ever had in my life. Everyone loved it. They asked me where I got it from, I almost broke apart but instead I wanted to be proud to announce that it was a family recipe.
For Christmas, a family named the Walker Family noticed that I was the girl who lost her family, so they invited me over. I said to them, I was very excited, and can’t wait. I brought over another pie, I chose to make a cherry pie for them. I also bought gifts for them. When I got there, I noticed there was two little gifts under the tree, when suddenly Mrs. Walker said, “ go ahead, there for you.” I burst into tears and gave her a hug. I couldn’t help it. After Christmas dinner I gave them their presents. We had a wonderful Christmas together.
Even though I’m now eighteen, I am all set. Now I have friends. I also went to a school, and I graduated when I was sixteen because I am very educated and smart. I also have my own farm I share with my husband. I have gone a long ways from where I started. I have been very lucky to be here. I am now expecting. My family would be so happy, and I know my mother is probably very happy with all I have done and the choices I have made.
It is November 11th, 1918. I live in Nebraska. I’m 12 years old. My mother and my siblings were coming home from Britain to visit my grandmother on the Lusitania RMS, but they haven’t ever come home. I was taking care of of our farm. We usually get a profit of eight million dollars a year from our farm. My father fought in the war, he never came home either. I think it will be a whole new beginning for me.
Later that week, some lawyer came to my family’s farm, and said I am too little to keep my family’s farm but am old enough to live alone. I have five months to sell the farm and move into a new house. I decided to keep one thing from each of my family members and take all the money from our bank, house, and the money I have from selling the house. Someone bought the farm for three hundred , since it was worth …show more content…
from our healthy farm. I am moving into town in a one room house. Right now I think I can get a day job, and live my life. I have two thousand dollars overall.
I have decided to get a job at a trading post.
I work one day a week. I only live two blocks from the trading post. Before the war started I got a good education from my mother. While she and I did chores together she taught me how to do complicated math and read. So I have the most complicated job in the trading post, which is to count all the items, put them away, and make sure everything is the right price. I get paid around ten dollars a week. I don’t mind because I basically have more money to myself than I can live for.
It is October, it has been nearly a year after the war. Newspaper writers came to my house this morning before I left for work on Friday. They asked me how do I feel after all the changes I’ve been through. I said I have nothing, and want nothing to do with them. Even though I do have opinions and answers to all of those questions. I do feel lonely, and scared. I still wish Mother could still hold me and rock me to bed at night, when the lightning and thunder
strike.
Thanksgiving is coming soon, last year the whole town came together and we had Thanksgiving. This year I am going make my mother’s recipe for her pie. I chose to make a rhubarb pie. It was the best pie I’ve ever had in my life. Everyone loved it. They asked me where I got it from, I almost broke apart but instead I wanted to be proud to announce that it was a family recipe.
For Christmas, a family named the Walker Family noticed that I was the girl who lost her family, so they invited me over. I said to them, I was very excited, and can’t wait. I brought over another pie, I chose to make a cherry pie for them. I also bought gifts for them. When I got there, I noticed there was two little gifts under the tree, when suddenly Mrs. Walker said, “ go ahead, there for you.” I burst into tears and gave her a hug. I couldn’t help it. After Christmas dinner I gave them their presents. We had a wonderful Christmas together.
Even though I’m now eighteen, I am all set. Now I have friends. I also went to a school, and I graduated when I was sixteen because I am very educated and smart. I also have my own farm I share with my husband. I have gone a long ways from where I started. I have been very lucky to be here. I am now expecting. My family would be so happy, and I know my mother is probably very happy with all I have done and the choices I have made.