Write A Narrative Essay About Moving Back To School

The economy was starting to decline and like many other people, my mom got laid off from her job as an insurance agent for the St. Paul Companies. Between both my parents we lived comfortably for the most part, but after she lost her job things started to change. With two young kids to take care of, my mom had to start cleaning houses as a temporary job, but money was still tight. Finally my parents decided it wasn’t going to work and she had to find a more stable job. The only way to do that was to go back to school. So in 2006 my mom went to school to become a nurse. She didn’t receive and financial aid making paying for her college even tougher. My family had to make some sacrifices in order to help my mom go to school. We had to tighten our budget because we were only living off my dad’s income. It was scary even for me as an eight year old. I could tell
Night after night we could hear her downstairs crying, trying to memorize medical terms or relearn algebra from years ago. Every day that she had a test, my dad would try and tell her that she was ready and would do great, but she was always nervous. This went on for two years. However after two long year, my mom’s long nights of frustration and studying paid off. In 2008 she graduated from nursing school. Not only did she graduate, but she graduated with honors. She started a new job as an LPN at the clinic in Stillwater. Even with her new job, she is only making a fraction of what she used to. All the money my parents had saved for my brother and I’s college had now been put toward my mom’s college education. At the time, I wasn’t too worried about having to pay for my college by myself, but now that it’s coming up, things have become more of reality. I have to take financial responsibility of myself and make smart decisions about my investment in my education since I am now starting from