Personal Narrative Essay

I have always strived for more ever since I was a child. My mother dropped me off on a doorstep at the age of eighteen months. I grew up with this woman who was less than nice. A lot would go on within the household and I would always think to my self that I would not be like them when I grow up. We moved around a lot, resulting in me having to go to multiple schools. Some were ahead of the other and some were behind the last.

Once I reached my teenage years I began to get into trouble in school. I wasn’t getting anything out of being there except detention so I convinced my guardian to sign me out at the age of sixteen. Not too long after that I was kicked out of the home I was living in and became homeless. I stayed in random places and

I took some night classes and was able to sit for my GED by the age of eighteen. I received my diploma and was proud of my self. I was the only one in the family I grew up with to receive a high school/GED diploma. I was then able to consolidate jobs and work full time at one place. I remained there for many years and was promoted to manager. Once I reached the highest level I could go within the company I began to feel the need for more. I began exploring schools to further my education but I was unsure in what area I wanted to be in. I was never the one who dreamed of becoming something particulate I just know I would do big thing and be an important person

I was always told I would never amount to nothing and the road I was heading down would have made that true. I have now been working as a licensed practical nurse and have the opportunity to go back to school again to finish off my degree. I am in the highest position I can be in as a license practical nurse and I’m getting that feeling again of more. I often hear “oh your just an LPN” and that doesn’t sit well with me because I’ve worked hard to get where I am and just because I don’t have the title Registered Nurse doesn’t mean I’m not a good