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Moving To Oklahoma City

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The feeling of leaving everyone and everything you know behind with as little as two weeks’ notice is unimaginable. However over time I have learned that the true reason behind it is not so they can have more, but so their child can have a better life. It is very stressful for most people to just up and leave the place they call home for work. My entire life so far has consisted of me moving from one place to another. My dad works for the Air Force, making me a military brat. I have been in places such as Washington, D.C. and Oklahoma City because of his job. Every time I had to leave behind friends, family, and everything I knew to be home. Every move I have gone through has taken me cross-country to places that I thought I wouldn’t enjoy. …show more content…

When I moved from Oklahoma City I had to leave my mother, sister, and niece. Add that on top of the fact that I was leaving behind all my friends and the place where I grew up at made things a lot harder. That was probably the hardest move I made so far. I was absolutely an emotional wreck. The first move is always hardest I suppose. When we had to move from D.C., after I just started to fit in, was next. The feeling was indescribable, but still nothing compared to the first. Moving is probably one of the biggest impacts on peoples life. It makes them leave literally everything behind. And then when they get where they’re going, they have to find a new house and plant their roots. However, it helps build character and shows them a new part of the

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