Personal Narrative: My Parents Sabrina And Darren Hardnick

To begin, I will be talking about her younger life. She was born in Otwock,

Not once during my childhood was my dad there. He was rarely there physically, as he was deployed eight times while I was growing up. But more importantly he was not there emotionally. It was not until I was 15-years-old and my dad had

It was a very difficult transition, independence of being alone, making his own decisions, and was very stressful not having family close including his one very own favorite sibling Felima, who is strong and amazing. Soon enough, his only kid came along: Makayla (or as I should say me). My dad felt excited, scared, and proud when I was born. To this day, he still enjoys watching me grow into an amazing person as a kid. That moment changed his life forever.

I know how hard she works to give me an education and that’s why I value school and give it my all. Many privileged kids here in the U.S don’t take the opportunity many of us wish we had. For example, wealthy parents that can afford to pay college. I want to go to college because I want to give my parents a good future. Give back to them for all of their hard toil.

I grew up in Houston, Texas and lived at the same address with the same parents for over 18 years until I moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas. Memorial Park sat directly across the street from our 900 square foot, 4 bedroom/1 bathroom bungalow (according to the realtors who later handled the estate) I remember the days of walking out our front door, through the gate in our chain link fence and crossing the street into my "front yard,” almost 1,500 acres of land filled with pine trees, playgrounds, swimming pools, and softball fields. I grew up knowing all the families on our street and most families in our neighborhood. The Jurgen family, Ray and Gladys, and their three children, Kevin, Karl, and Kay were our closest friends.

I was born in Charlotte on June, 11, 1996. My parents came to the U.S. in 1995, as my dad’s job had brought him to North Carolina. My brother was born a couple years later in Charlotte as well. For the first three years of my life, our family bounced around from North Carolina to Florida to Pennsylvania, before finally settling down in Poughkeepsie, a small town in the Hudson Valley region of New York. My dad worked for IBM as a computer engineer, and my mom stayed home to take care of my brother and me.

During the summer instead of going out and going places i stayed home and helped him. I would wake up early when the sun was up i would make breakfast. You could smell the bacon cooking filling the whole room with the aroma of the bacon. You could hear the crackling noise of the eggs getting broken and sizzling when they hit the pan. I would make him his favorite breakfast.

Mine have simply taught me to appreciate the value in education. Since early childhood, they’ve strongly urged me to prioritize school above all else and to learn from their mistakes, not wanting me to struggle as they did. My father has made me realize the importance in pursuing a higher education—it’s the best way to truly be successful and be able to give my family the life they deserve. From my mother I’ve learned the significance of pursuing a career that I will truly enjoy, since it is presumably what I will spend the rest of my life doing. Thanks to my parents, not only have I been university-bound since I was a toddler, but I’ve also genuinely enjoyed learning.

No matter how celsha the line “not all heroes wear cape” is it still hold true. Take for example the average everyday nurse. People from all over the world with different background and beliefs all coming together to learn a trade that will go on and will benefit everyone they come into contact with in their work field, and sometimes in their daily lives. My mother Laura Frederick has been working as an x-ray technician for over twelve years now, and has made a huge impact in her patient’s lives, and in some instances making life or death differences.

Being the oldest of seven kids and the absents of dad being around has forced me to step up and help out the family. While doing that I was able to finish high school and still attend college. Since I was a young girl my inspiration was to become a nurse and being able to help other and making a difference in other people’s life everyday. A person who reminds me a lot of me and has inspired me to continue going to school and not letting anything get in the way is Mary Lewis Wyche. She was born in Henderson in Vance County.

Following in Their Footsteps I was raised by a mortician and a music therapist turned band teacher. Their names are Chris and Suzette Price, and they are my parents. They are also, without doubt, the two people who have had the largest impact on my life and on how I view finances. From them, I have learned exactly what goes into starting and running your own business, the importance of a good but affordable education, and the benefits of being financially smart with money. Both of my parents are entrepreneurs, but they each took a different path to get where they are today.

He never once asked for a mere thank you. He worked hard, from truck driver to marines he could do it all and with my mom by his side, they were a power duo. As I slowly grew, I really didn’t think much about not having a dad since the only life I knew was with my mom. I would usually keep quiet on Father's Day where if I tried to talk about my dad, the conversation would always end with, “Awe, I’m sorry” or “Well you were little and didn’t know him, so it’s fine.” (Side note, if someone is coming out to you and telling you their problems, don’t degrade and minimize their issue.

The work values she instilled in me made me the hard worker I am, from my first job ever to all the hard work I am putting into my education now. I thank her so much for this because if I didn't have that in me I don't know where I would be today. She also raised me with a strong faith in

This had a large impact on a range of people with the person being impacted the most Valerie Adams. Valerie had been devastated with her result of only coming in with a silver medal at second place after the incredible amount of hard work and training that she had put in in order to achieve the results that she had been striving for. "I'm just very disappointed in myself. I just really wanted to give them more, and give it more. I trained really hard, I've been in Switzerland for such a long time.

I have watched her be the leader of our family and face every challenge we have encountered calmly and gracefully. When my oldest brother got sick, when my dad fell 20 feet and broke multiple bones, when my middle brother tested her, and when I struggled with my own challenges – my mother was the voice of reason, the voice of compassion, and voice of hope that kept us all moving forward together. She may still struggle with her confidence and self-worth but she has instilled that in my brothers and I, along with empathy, kindness, and the ability to always find the