My whole life my dad said to do good in school get your work done and don’t mess with anybody and life will be a lot easier. As a teenager I thought I knew what I was doing so I continued to mess around with things I shouldn’t have been. My dad warned me from the hundredth time. Fighting and not listening to the rules will get you nowhere, he preached.

Through school I wanted to be cool so I hung around kids thats were no good and not caring what my grades were. Yeah I had fun but if I could change it no I would. They say learn from your mistakes and I sure did. I thought it was cool to get sent out of class and suspended but the only thing it was doing was holding me back from success. What my dad was telling me went in one ear and out the other. As if most young teenager would listened to what there parents were saying. Well I wish I did.

All my life my dad was my biggest role model and still is, Coaching me in baseball and always being there for me no matter the circumstance. Anything I ever needed he was there for me. Trying to make me into a man and succeeding in life. He said “I don’t want you to be me I want you to be better then me”. Now that I think of it he knew what he was talking about.

So as I continue to act up after a descent freshman year okay grades and accelerating in baseball. The summer after I continued to get in trouble but this time much more serious. My dad stuck by my side through it all. As I continued to get in trouble it got out of hand. Arguing more then ever. Thinking I could just run away from all my problems... the biggest mistake or my life happened.

As I look at the window in Philadelphia international airport, not realizing what I have done yet. The bright Idea I had to move to Texas and all my problems will be solved. Nothing hurt more then the hug I gave my dad when he said goodbye to me. A hard headed teenager making the biggest mistake of his life and not even realizing it, leaving his best friend. As I look back on it and realize what I had done has made me into a better student and man. Thank you dad.