essay for school

Hey guys. I wanted to share with you an essay I wrote for school. Some of you helped me realize alot and I thank you for that. Here it goes:

My whole life has been based on what everyone wanted me to do. I've always been told what to do and how to do it. My childhood was crumbled into pieces as well as my teenage years. My father was a contributing factor in making me into someone I wasn't and he negatively affected my life. As a child I had to be an adult because alcoholism consumed my father. I didn't care much about school or anything because I took after him and just didn't care about the world around me. I used to stay in my room and just sit there for hours thinking. Then one day I heard my parents screaming and they got a divorce. It hit me hard and soon I was in counseling. I felt misunderstood and alone.

            Growing up didn't make things change cause my grades were still horrible and I still didn't care much about anything. I've always been a navy brat so moving around a lot made it easier to care less about school. So many times I thought that after high school I would just drop out and be in the navy like my mom because I was so used to it. But it wasn't until the summer before my Junior year that I started realizing that I have the potential to do anything that I put my heart into. I was going to make a change and it was going to happen now.

            Though school is still really hard for me I push and push until I break because I'm going to make something of myself and be the person I was destined to be. Although I would like to change things in my past, I never would've gone through the things I did and been able to realize my full potential. I volunteer as a cheerleading coach for UPWARD and that has made me feel better in helping other people. I also am the vice-president of students against destructive decisions (S.A.D.D) which helps me cope with my past and help other people who've been in my position. I plan on growing up and helping others who've been where I've been and people who've been depressed and had nobody to go to. I will be there for them so they aren't alone like I once was.

I hope you like it.