Personal Narrative Essay: The Only Child

On October 5, 2012, marked the arrival of my second child. It was around 2 a.m. when I started having symptoms of contractions. Given that this was my second child, you would think I would know that I was in labor but with my first child I was induced and didn 't have the chance to naturally feel everything on my own. Once the pains and tightening got stronger I knew it was time, and me being that person that waits till the last minute, I needed to pack my hospital bag. The time was now 3 a.m. and the contractions were so severe that I couldn 't even walk. So here I am trying to pack clothes and necessities to take wih me to the hospital while crying and taking a painful step every 5 seconds. Then, all of a sudden, I feel a gush and I yell to my husband " I think my water

Risks can be something huge to overtake that leave you paralyzed with fear. But often smaller risks are overlooked even though they have the potential to change your life. The best risk I have ever taken in my life is a seemingly small one in the grand scheme of things, but I know at the time it seemed a monumental task, but if I had never gotten the courage to take that risk my life would probably be drastically different today.

"How serious is it mom?" “Cancer is very serious.” "Will papa die?" “...” I did not know how to react, a mini panic attack was occurring inside my head. Since I was thirteen, I did not know much about cancer.

Many people said that it was a terrible day. I arrived at school, before the reporting time. We picked up our shiny, silver and gold instruments and started to play for fun. I could hear people chatting, and section leaders yelling at students to not play, mostly brass instruments. Lucky, I’m not a brass player.

She ached and seemed deflated, like a balloon flying away. She felt like crying and instead of being happy for her mom, she tried to hold her back. The mother saw this as a wonderful opportunity. “‘And after this I can finally graduate. Our lives will change then.’

“Knew what?” asked Dad. “I will explain later, when it is important,” I said. I looked him right in the eye, and I could see something deep in his eyes that I never saw before. It scared me.

She could only whisper a simple farewell. The color drained out of my face, I have never felt my throat in such a pain, a feeling I would

“The Birth of my Son” In life some things can be planned and others cannot. Life can provide so many opportunities. I was happy the day I found out I would be a father. I was only thirty years old when my wife surprised me with a note indicating we were pregnant. I remember the feeling like it was yesterday.

It had always been filled with laughter and love but silence is all I could hear. This house has forever changed. As I began to hold her hand I noticed how limp and cold it was, words from the kitchen meet my ear, “Three days at most”. I fight back the tears as her eyes open.

My essay is going to be about the day I gave birth to my daugther. Febubary 27,2015 will alwaysbe a day to remember for me.

What does it mean to be a child? By definition, a person between the ages of four through ten, they have no care in the world; they play with mud and eat bugs. They cry for sweets and color outside the lines. Unfortunately I didn’t have much of a childhood. By the time I was five years old I had seven surgeries and had consulted with twenty specialists.

“Brother, Brother don’t leave me! Don’t leave me!” I turned around I would never leave my brother, I apprehensively turned around keeping the hope that Doodle wasn’t hurt. Even though Doodle was kind of a virulent to me, always following me around being my shadow; I still love him even though he can irritate me. I had inferred that Doodle was hurt when I couldn’t see him anymore, I had lost all hope so quickly. Amazingly when I turned around I saw Doodle running up behind me. I had never felt so much pride in my entire, despite the rain pouring down on me I had never felt better.

May 16th, 2017, the day I turned 18 and my child like imagination left. It was also the day I found out why I was adopted. I knew I was adopted pretty much my whole life but I never knew why. Being adopted through the state of Florida you aren’t supposed to know anything about it until you turn 18. My parents definitely followed that rule.

I had waited till the last second. I was going to blow any second now. I can’t believe I let Jack use the bathroom before me! He needed to go, and I was trying to be nice. Screw being nice! I need a potty!

Throughout last two years of High School in Canada, I was the leader of my school 's’ Service club. What It basically entailed was visiting different variety of old people 's homes, one of which specialised patient care for people with Dementia and Alzheimer 's. We also organised food drives and clothing drives. Once a week along with our school’s kitchen staff we cooked food for the homeless near our little town as my school was located in a small town/village.