past, present, and future

Past, present, and future

            Growing up was not always easy. I was always pressured that I had to do good in school since only one of my four brothers graduated high school. it was always on my mind that I had to do good or else my dad was going to get mad. I was always terrified of him, but I knew he was harmless. It was just that idea of letting everyone down that had me worried, but one day in high school I gave up. I started hanging out with the wrong crowd. The so called “Gangsters”. I would ditch with them I knew them all because of my cousin and my girlfriends. I was starting to get demanding and bossy. My parents noticed and they had a talk with me, but I really did not care what he had to say. My dad would go to school and check up on me. Counselors told him I was suddenly doing badly. My dad once again talked to me and I too noticed my ugly behavior towards the people that loved me. I stopped hanging around with my cousin because I knew he was a bad influence. I then started going to school and doing better I graduated high school with good grades and my parents were proud of me.

            Now I see back at the childish things I did before and I realize how immature I was. Now I have a job that I like because I interact with customers although it is just a fad food place, I still like it. This is my second year in college and to be honest I never thought I was going to make it. I was thinking on dropping out, but since I already started might as well finish. It is hard though because I am the biggest procrastinator ever. I literally leave everything until the last minute to begin it. I think I am kind of slacking off right now. I am going to try and do better for me.

            In the future I see myself as a cop or a probation officer. I want to help out people that are choosing the wrong path. I mostly want to work with juveniles. I know what it is like to be peer pressured by people. I want to have my own class where teens can go when they need help. For example, I would take them places where there are troubled teens and they can see how dangerous life is. I want to help out people instead of punishing them.