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Personal Narrative: How Trauma Gave Me Strength

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How Trauma Gave Me Strength
People are shaped into the people they are and their personality based on their childhood, how they were raised, and taught as a child. It not only creates a person and changes their attitude towards life, but it also helps people decide what they want to accomplish later in life.
The first few years of my childhood were not easy, both my parents were in an accident and passed away in the first 3 years of my life. Shortly after, me and my twin sister were moved to multiple Foster homes for six months before being adopted into a loving family in Prosper Texas. The next couple of years I struggled with having and accepting trust from my new family, as well as creating a bond and new relationship with them, but

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