All your life you will find problem in your life. Everywhere you go, you will find hard times. It is just a matter of perceiving it and fighting through all of the bad things that pass you by. That is exactly what I did with my parents.

Being a teenager is already hard enough. What you do in high school life determines what you do with the rest of your life. School is hard because you have to worry about grades and what you are going to do with sports. High school is such a hard time. Everyone has their problems. For me, I have another horrible thing in my life adding to the problem everyone faces. High school is such a challenge. For me, parents are my biggest problem I face in life.

It’s not just a small problem; it was a big problem for me. It was a hard thing to go through. But I tried hard to overcome it. This has been a problem for me for a very long time. My parents had a big problem with fighting and arguing. It was a very hard time for me because I had to sit back and watch my parents scream at each other and call each other names. Growing up, it was a very hard thing to go through. My parents would fight over the dumbest little things you can imagine. As a kid to go through that is rough. I hated listening to this
Every day of my life. It got so annoying that I ignored it and kept myself hidden in my room and usually stayed there 24/7. My parents never knew why I was always in my room; they just thought I played video games too much. They never knew what it was like for me to witness all of that. Sometimes, my dad would yell in my ear and scream at me for not doing anything. He would sometimes call me bad names like, you're a retard or you’re worthless. It really sunk into me that I felt like I needed to leave my house. My dad would yell at me when he is on road trips because he is bored driving on the road. People might think "oh he is just over-reacting, he is just a kid." well, I’m not. I was getting tired of it. It was to either run away, or find a solution. After more and more fighting, I decided to overcome my problem. It took a well thought out idea to finally find an idea about what I was going to do. After many crumpled up papers around the trash can, I decided that I was going to have a family meeting. I talked to both my sister and my parents separately, and they all agreed to have a family meeting. I was the leader and ready to put my foot down and say "THIS IS ENOUGH!" and that is just what I did.

The family meeting had just started and we talked about the ways this could stop. My mom and dad agreed the fighting was for no reason and it was dumb. They both agreed that it should stop. We talked about this for many hours. We talked about how to be nicer when you're mad, how you can cool down, and find your happy place. After the meeting, they told each other they love each other they love each other. I was happy.

I had a tough time, but my mission was accomplished. This is how I overcame a problem in my life. I made the right decision on putting my foot down and having a family meeting, and it worked. They still have not fought since the last time they fought which was a year ago. I am very proud of them. They now both live very happy. You see, times are hard but there will always be something that brings you back up. There is a quote that says "I have not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work." life is short, you only live once. Make your life as best as it can be and always believe in yourself. That is exactly what I did for having the guts to stand up for what I believe in. family.