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Bad Situation In Life Essay

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When people have to cope with bad situations in their lives, such as: family and relationship problems, job insecurity, financial crises, disease, etc. for the most part, people believe that it is because they made the wrong decision or just plain bad luck. They start thinking of different decisions that they could of made to avoid the situation, but no decision a wrong decision, god has a purpose for all of us in this life and for this reason; I believe that everything in life happens for a reason. People come and go to and from your life, to make you a better person or guide you to being a better you. You lose a job, but you gain experience to find a better one. You go through financial crises, but you learn how to appreciate more of the …show more content…

However, my mother felt that we deserved a better life and she made the decision to leave me with my father, while she stayed with my sister and not have to worry about sharing clothes and shoes, or if we are going to have enough food to eat.
At my father’s I had everything money can buy, but I truly had nothing at all because I no longer had my family. I struggled to cope with the situation and at times wondered if my mother made the wrong decision, why was this happening to only me, maybe if I did not complain, I would still be with my family. Years later as an adult, while comparing my life with my sisters, I realized that my mother did not make the wrong decision leaving me with my father. Even though, she had to work a lot, leaving my sister alone to make decisions on her own, she was able to better herself, providing a better life for my sister. In addition, I felt that this new family was the best blessing that could have happened to me. This family taught me structure, taught me the importance of education, taught me how to love, how to live, how to express my emotions, how to communicate. This family gave me all the tools needed in life to become the woman I am today. I learned how to forgive my mother, how to accept my past, and to move on with my

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