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Essay About The Perfect Child

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I am commonly referred to as the perfect child, son, or brother, but that is the burden I haul with me everywhere I go. I vividly remember the day I was branded with the label. All of my years leading up to this past fall have been filled with calm days, casual sport games, and stress free school work and activities. I was surrounded by the serenity of being a kid without having to think about the future and just live in the present. My activities used to be mostly based on what my interests are and being able to try out new activities to discover new passions. This all changed the moment when junior year arrived. The pressure from my parents to be the perfect role model for my younger siblings hit me hard. From the second I leave my house in the morning up until I come back home from school my single job is to be the culminating student, athlete, sibling, musician, and leader that represents my family’s image in the best way.
Although this may be true, being the perfect child is not always a dreadful label to carry. My approach towards pressure has become so …show more content…

My parents’ ability to see that I have the desire to succeed causes them to try and hold me to that same standard I set even though they do not understand that sometimes their grip of me is too tight. On the contrary, my younger siblings do not have the same pressure that I face at home to grow into the label of being perfect. I have to set the path up for them, and all they have to do is follow the breadcrumbs. I receive all of the pressure because I am the one that tests everything for them. Carrying the pressure for my brother, sister, and myself is an exhausting lifestyle. Most of the time, I feel the necessity to be perfect consume me and I am left with very little to no time to just have time to myself, but I constantly clench onto my identity on the

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