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School has always been a struggle for me. I have been going to college since I was 18 and dropped out 3 different semesters because I have a hard time finishing something I start. I get caught up in bullshit distractions like relationships, drugs, and money. I don’t remember my parents ever helping me out with homework. I think its because my parents didn’t have a great education themselves. My mom didn’t finish highschool and decided to pursue a career being a personal banker. My father finished high school and went on to pursue a college degree to one day being a lawyer, but decided school wasn’t for him and wanted to take a career up with United Airlines. In order to pursue my goals I need schooling in my life. And by that being said lots of it! My goal is to one day be a Nurse Practitioner and focus on Psychiatric/ Mental health. I would love to help people recover from an illness or to come to terms with whatever is going on with them in order to lead a positive life.
My family consist of 5 of us. I have two siblings my brother being the youngest and my sister being the oldest. My position is being the middle child. We are all three years apart. All of us have the same biological parents. I have had a hard time with a relationship with my parents. When I was in highschool, they got divorced when I was 14 . My mom ended up marrying my next door neighbor’s uncle, so my dad had to deal with seeing her all the time outside the house. My dad was very hurt. I lost a lot of respect for my mom for being a “slut” in my mind at that age. I lost respect for my dad for not being tough enough to make decisions for us when we needed it during highschool. My mom would try to communicate with my dad about school and money for us, but my dad wouldn’t talk to her. I understand that he was very hurt, but for the sake of your kids you need to communicate. My mom was the