accomplishment of mine that marked my transition from childhood to adulthood within my culture‚ community‚ and family was learning to drive. The steps from studying the books from the DMV‚ to going out with my parents and the behind the wheel program at school‚ to getting my own car all helped prepare me for the next section of my life. And while this accomplishment may seem minute to some‚ it was major for me because it was something I really wanted and not everyone my age are in the same position. This
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second grade my grandmother asked the hairdresser to cut my long blonde hair to my shoulders. I was unaware of this conversation until after the woman had already begun cutting my hair. When I got home with my newly cut hair I went straight up to my room and called my dad hysterically crying‚ telling him about how grandma was a monster and had all my hair cut off. His initial consoling‚ telling me how he was sure that it looked fabulous and that we could find great ways to style my new hair did not
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to Dallas‚ Texas with all of my cousins was the best. It all started on a Saturday. My Granny called my brother and I and told us that we were going to Dallas on a train with our cousins in a week and we were going to stay the night at her house. We were so excited‚ we were already packing for the trip. Finally after six long dreaded days of waiting It was time to go and stay the night with our cousins and Granny at Texarkana. We loaded up in our car and drove to my granny’s house. When we got there
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“Can we please go to Sam’s house?” my sister and I asked in unison. “ Fine‚ but you can only be there until 8pm‚ no more than that ”. My Mom instructed “ YAY!” we screamed on the top of our lungs. We ran upstairs at top speed to get changed to go to our next door neighbor‚ Sam’s‚ house. The reason why we wanted to go so bad to her house because‚ she had a trampoline‚ a basketball hoop that had two times the span of ours‚ and she had a deeper‚ bigger pool. Obviously we were jealous since we moved
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I sit perfectly still in my chair as some stranger appls a sticky-sweet glue to my teeth. I can tell it isn’t something natural that should be there‚ but I want to be the perfect patient. I want to impress them with my obedience. After I get my braces on‚ I cannot yet feel the pain. It will come eventually‚ though‚ says my orthodontist. I am free to go. First off‚ you have to get over any fears you have of getting braces. It isn’t a very scary process‚ and doesn’t even hurt much at all when you get
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there in the hard seat of my desk and waited patiently. The scent of bleach was overwhelming in the room‚ but I knew by the second week it would be covered up by the smell of musty children and chalk dust. I could not wait for my new teacher to stroll up to me‚ eyes full of amazement‚ and give me my paper. I had worked hard on it for nearly a month during the summer prior to this new school year. My writing skills were top-notch‚ of course. Looking around the room at my new classmates‚ it was easy
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box and stored away. My teacher read interesting books to my class. She would take two weeks to read a 500 page book. I enjoyed cuddling up next to watch each expression she expressed. Every couple of months my teacher set up blanket forts and let us read independently all day long. We’d read beside the light of a lamp and bring our own pillows to lay on. This was my favorite time of the year. From there‚ she let us write stories and read them aloud. My teacher helped develop my love for writing.
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I had mentioned to my Supervisor how much he makes‚ and that his wife must make a lot‚ because the Supervisor had mentioned various times that his wife worked at a school. I know that school jobs are part of the government‚ so they pay well. Also‚ my sister was a school teacher‚ and she made good money. I mentioned that to him to show him that he makes a lot with two incomes (his and his wife’s together). I just make about $10‚000 net pay a year. He’s already doing well‚ especially with two
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everything‚” she scoffed. If the crazy bitch only knew the things I did for my father. My father was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 21 years ago and had been getting worse ever since. His body was attacking itself‚ and all we could do is sit there and let it happen. When grandma came‚ she always showed up with bags of weird gluten free‚ dairy free‚ soy free‚ flavor free foods. She was convinced that everything we ate just made my fathers symptoms worse. Now‚ I do agree McDonald’s probably made everything
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plain‚ I could feel my bare ankles stinging from the stirrup rubbing against them. We had been riding for a solid three hours in the unbearable heat. Suddenly I felt my body falling backwards‚ my horse was running. I grasped onto the horn for dear life. Thinking back‚ they did not teach me much about how to ride a horse before I jumped on‚ so I had absolutely no idea what to do. “Should I jump off?” It seemed like a valid option because my horse was heading right towards my mom’s. I was then in
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