Norina E. Kusain – Administrative Assistant

MY ESSAY ABOUT MYSELF

Life is full of ups and downs. Sometimes my life is fun, happy and almost enviable and at other times my life is boring, sad, uninspiring and sometimes downright disgusting. I know I am not perfect, I have never tried to be, but one thing is true – I AM WHO I AM.

Looking back at my childhood, I remember the fun times, the laughter we all shared the lavish parties my parents threw, my wonderful friends and my fancy dresses. When I was in elementary school, my classmates bullied me and fought and all I did was cry. My Father was a teacher and every time I cried, he always comforted me. My father is a hero for me.

I was a good child. I never acted out like I do now. I was always obedient and I had good grades, even if they were not excellent grades. I had a positive outlook towards life. I made a promise to myself never to smoke, do drugs or land myself in the prison for any illegal act. I cared an awful lot about people and I thought nothing would ever change this attitude that I had.

I was brought up by the crème de la crème, my parents were rich and influential in my town. I couldn’t imagine my life without the affluence and the excesses. My parents weren’t always around but at least they were together. I thought they were happy together and we were financially stable to withstand anything. Until my dad had a heart attack, he was taken to the hospital but it didn’t take long.

Ever since Papa’s death, life had never been the same at the Kusain residence. Mum became bitter (who could blame her), my mom became depressed because she couldn’t bear the loss of dad. Until she married again then had a son.
My grades have suffered quite a hit. I have never been a straight ‘A’ student, I barely even have an ‘A’ on my report sheet, but now my grades are quite laughable. We don’t have money like we used to. I don’t know the details but Mom got jilted and there is hardly anything left to spend. I have to work on my grades now because if I don’t secure a scholarship, I am basically on my own.

Mom has gotten married to another man and now they have a child. I am not eighteen yet so I can’t refuse to visit them. I know my little step-brother has committed no offence, but each time I look at how happy my mother has become with his existence I get very jealous. We have 5 siblings now, and my mom had no work and I’m the one who supported her because her husband has no stable job. So now I ‘am trying to find job to support them. All I can say is I am responsible for life that God’s given to me. Now you understand why I opened my introduction with the phrase I used. One thing I know is that change is the only constant and nothing lasts forever. My life is not perfect, but then again whose is?

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