The Road to Life Isn’t Always Smooth
“ It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish that matters” that's something that has always been in my mind since I was a little kid. I guess it’s because I’ve had many obstacles thrown at me and everyone and I used to think it was going to affect what I wanted to do with my life. When everyone meets me and see the personality I have, they think “ Oh it must've been easy for him to grow up in a perfect life”, but the truth is that I didn’t have an easy life like people think.
As a kid growing up, I had tough life bumps that I had to go through . I think one of the hardest one was losing my dad at the age of 7. My dad passed away in a car accident on January 20, 2006 while on his way to work. Both of my parents were in the car when it happened, but god let my mom stay with me. My mom didn’t lose her life, but the impact of the car broke her jaw in three pieces; above that, she also lost her soulmate. This affected my family and everyone who knew my dad because he had a personality that everyone loved.
Growing up without a father figure was honestly difficult: by that I mean it was emotionally hard. My mom tried her hardest to play both roles and I thank her everyday for that but it just wasn’t the same. Like there's some experiences I wish I could've went through as a child growing up but I had to accept the reality that they weren’t going to happen. For example, it’s common for a dad to show their son how to do mechanical work on a vehicle but I barely even know how to change a flat tire. When I was young, I remembered I hated going to the park or any other family-filled location because it would upset me seeing other kids happy with their dad.
Furthermore, another major obstacle I that was thrown at me was my mom being diagnosed with cancer. 2 years ago she was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer and it’s something that I’m still trying to overcome. Doctors tell her that the cancer she has is not aggressive and can be controlled, but I thank god for every day he leaves her with us. She’s already fought 2 battles with cancer and won, but I’m scared that the cancer won’t be so easy to defeat next time. She recently found a small lump on her neck and there’s a possibility she might be starting her third battle with cancer.
I think the moral of the story that life has taught me is “ Don’t expect life to be a road without bumps.” I’ve been through a lot but I just don’t like to vent with people because I feel that it doesn’t fit with my personality. Everyone know me by a fun and outgoing person with a great personality but in reality it tooks years to gain that amount of confidence.
As a kid growing up, I had tough life bumps that I had to go through . I think one of the hardest one was losing my dad at the age of 7. My dad passed away in a car accident on January 20, 2006 while on his way to work. Both of my parents were in the car when it happened, but god let my mom stay with me. My mom didn’t lose her life, but the impact of the car broke her jaw in three pieces; above that, she also lost her soulmate. This affected my family and everyone who knew my dad because he had a personality that everyone loved.
Growing up without a father figure was honestly difficult: by that I mean it was emotionally hard. My mom tried her hardest to play both roles and I thank her everyday for that but it just wasn’t the same. Like there's some experiences I wish I could've went through as a child growing up but I had to accept the reality that they weren’t going to happen. For example, it’s common for a dad to show their son how to do mechanical work on a vehicle but I barely even know how to change a flat tire. When I was young, I remembered I hated going to the park or any other family-filled location because it would upset me seeing other kids happy with their dad.
Furthermore, another major obstacle I that was thrown at me was my mom being diagnosed with cancer. 2 years ago she was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer and it’s something that I’m still trying to overcome. Doctors tell her that the cancer she has is not aggressive and can be controlled, but I thank god for every day he leaves her with us. She’s already fought 2 battles with cancer and won, but I’m scared that the cancer won’t be so easy to defeat next time. She recently found a small lump on her neck and there’s a possibility she might be starting her third battle with cancer.
I think the moral of the story that life has taught me is “ Don’t expect life to be a road without bumps.” I’ve been through a lot but I just don’t like to vent with people because I feel that it doesn’t fit with my personality. Everyone know me by a fun and outgoing person with a great personality but in reality it tooks years to gain that amount of confidence.