My Step Mom: A Short Story

Ah, feeling of joy! Happiness comes from some of the odds and ends in life, it can be toys, food, clothes, and even people that one day will change your life forever. Perhaps the happiest and joyful time of my life was when I met my now Step-Mother. “Wake up kids” is what I remember hearing the day I met my future Step-Mom. It was my father, Timothy Valdez. “Get dressed and eat, we are leaving soon.” says my Dad. Airy, my twin sister questioned “Where are we going?” Our Dad replies, “It 's a surprise.” Is how the talk may have gone, the exact words I do not remember for they are insignificant for what is to later come. Next, I remember is climbing into the back seat of my Dad’s 1998 Honda Civic. While driving, millions of thoughts go through my head all at the same time some thoughts included Where are we going? What are we doing today? Is the surprise for me? As all of this swiveled in my head, I couldn’t think of what

However, this was one of the greatest moments in my whole life. Some people may have picked the first time they went to Disneyland or Universal studios,but not me. I chose a memory that I hold deeply in my heart not only because I love my Mom, but becaus she decided to step into my dad 's life and help take care of two young kids whose mom left them when they were young because of her own selfishness. Now, she deals with her own sorrow of never seeing her own kids ever again because of the wrong choices she made that were not only wrong, but brought hurt to my mom and dad and to us children. There were lots of tough times then, but now the future is bright and has ridded of the walls that stood in the way of our true happiness. This is why i chose this memory, to recognize my step-mothers sacrifices to our family who could have called it quits any time, but no, she stayed for the long run and never let go. She stayed, for our well being and most of all our