I remember being 11 years old when my whole life changed completely. I went through so much that no other person at a young age should really go through. The things that have happened throughout my life truly make me the person I am today.
I remember it was June 2009, when I had finished elementary school. I was ready to go on to middle school. My parents weren’t always the happiest with each other, but they always did their best to not argue in front of me and my brothers. One day, my dad came home from work, and he started arguing with my mom. They were angry at each other. I never knew that so much arguing would eventually lead to them divorcing. Their divorce was one out of the hardest thing I had to live through.
But that wasn’t all. My mom one day was so upset, she decided to confess something to me that made me see her in another way. She told me that the man, whom I had always known as my dad, was not my real father. Sure you can say I hated her at the moment, but I knew that she didn’t have any bad intentions confessing me the truth. I was happy knowing that I had a paternal figure in my life that cared, helped, and loved me as if I were his own daughter.
Finally, In July, after my parents’ divorce, another tragedy happened. My brother who was in the army, had passed away in a car accident. This devastated my whole family. Family, friends, and even people we didn’t really know, came out to support my family in one of the darkest moments in life. I personally lost the one true friend who I trusted, laughed with, enjoyed watching action movies with, but mostly I lost somebody I love.
Ever since I have been depressed and I have never written about how I have felt about all the things that have happened to me. I feel relieved writing down my personal experiences. I hope the Teen Ink readers enjoy reading my article as much as I enjoyed writing it.