Wrong Roads of Life
As I look back on my life, I see that I have made many mistakes along my way. I would never listen to the advice or concern of my family. Instead I took my own path. If I would’ve listen to their words of wisdom then maybe I would’ve saved myself a lot of trouble. I still remember what my parents would say to me like it was yesterday. They would say, Always take the right road cause the wrong road will lead you nowhere. I never knew what that meant till now.
It started when I was in the tenth grade. I began to have many new friends that was older and could drive. Hanging out was more fun than sitting at home doing homework. My parents and I would always argue about my lack of interest in school but I always assured them that everything was alright just to keep them off my back. It did not matter what they said it would go into one ear and out the other. I had a boyfriend at the time which I thought I was madly in love with. I started skipping school or leaving class early which caused me to get behind in my studies. Again my mother and fathers concern came rushing to my mind but I was always right. I knew what I was doing or so I thought.
That’s when I discovered I was pregnant. I was so scared about what my parents would say on one hand, on the other I was excited because I thought I, my boyfriend, and our baby would be a family but again I was wrong. My boyfriend was so mad. He said he wasn’t ready to be a dad and that he did not really love me like that and so we broke up. I eventually told my parents who was extremely disappointed in my decisions.
The Research paper on Role Of Parenting
Role of Parental Motivational Practices in Childrens Academic Intrinsic Motivation and Achievement (Gottfried) Article Summary I chose to write my journal article research paper on the role of parents in childrens academic motivation and achievement. The article relates the parents role and at home practices, and the effect of these practices on the childs performance and motivation. In the ...
Eventually I started going to the doctors. I had to start taking care of myself. Eating right, taking my vitamins, and just getting prepared for the baby. But it was not meant to be. I ended up having a miscarriage when I was three and a half months pregnant. It was a difficult time for me after that. I went into a major depression. I was not interested in anything. My mom came in one evening and said “Regina it’s time to get back on the right track. Finish school, get a job, then start a family. You have to establish some stability in your life”. Something clicked. I started going to school and hanging out with my friends and things started to get back on track again.
Two years had passed and everything was doing well. I had good grades, a part time job, and a supporting family. But it seemed like the lessons got tougher as I got older.
The summer of 96” I went to my aunts for summer vacation. I was having a good time until one day I met boyfriend #2. I just turned 16 and he was 18. Again I thought I was in love. Seven months later I ended up pregnant therefore I moved in with him+. I had a family so I had to quit school to work at his family’s business much to my parents’ dismay. My mom would say “why do you always choose to wrong road?” I answered “I’m not! He said he would take care of me. He will never leave me!” My mother said I was naive. Again she was wrong and I was right!!
Years had passed and I had two sons. Everything wasn’t perfect. I was in an abusive relationship. Just thought of leaving was terrifying! He adored his sons and they adored him. Then finally I decided I had enough. So I took our sons and left him. Here I was afraid to ask my parents for help because I didn’t want to hear I told you so. No job cause I worked for his family. No drivers license because he never wanted me to have them and now I knew why. So here I was a single mom with two young boys, no money, no job, and no home. Where do I go from here? I thought.
The Essay on Define: a Good Job
A good job is very difficult to define because it means so many different things to different people. How often do you hear that you should go to college to get a good job? Is a good job simply one that has more security than others? Or, is a good job always the highest paying job? Perhaps you define a good job as something you really enjoy doing. Because people interpret a good job to themselves ...
I got my license first and my aunt gave me a car. I started working two jobs and finally got my own place with little help from anyone cause I felt I got myself into this mess I will get myself out. But I was still struggling to provide for my family. I started yelling at myself for not finishing school and allowing myself to depend on a man and not listening to my family. I was in a bad situation.
I struggled providing for my family for another four years. Then one day I said to myself you got to go back and get an education. So I did, I went back and got my GED which only took me about 2 months to get. So here I am now. I’m attending Stark State College to get a degree in the Health Information Management field in hopes to one day getting a good job so my family and I can have a good, healthy, and happy life
Since I was a young girl, I was taught to value education. My parents used to tell me to take education seriously since they didn’t have a chance to do it. Sometimes I did lack on doing what they said, I didn’t think much about how education could benefit me. I always just thought they were irritating. I didn’t respect what they had to say but now I see the value and the importance of education. I saw the goods from others who went straight to college. They made good money, have good jobs, and stability.
As I grew older, I also got wiser, and that is when I realized that my family are really wise and fully experienced with life. Everything that they say is advices from years of experiences, and they gave me advices for my own good. However, the older I got, the more I respect my parents and I think everybody should feel the same way toward their loved ones for the lessons they have been passing on to you to one day passing them on to your own children.