Growing Up Research Paper

Growing up, I think the two people you look up to the most are objectively your parents. Whether good or bad, they are where you gain most of your information about everything. They're the people you mimic and mirror and they're also the reason sometimes for being the complete opposite. My parents are the two people who had most affected my life, especially for the long-term. My parents, Susan and David, both incredibly different and alike in many ways. I didn't grow up in a home where they were together. They were never even married. The two split when I was around two years of age and it was an ebb and flow with them, truthfully. It felt like their feelings towards each other were seasonal. Many times very amicable, chatting in the living …show more content…
But they never really cared about the events I was involved in and preferred their private time over being bothered. I wouldn't call them exceptional parents. But because they didn't have much interest in the things I would pursue or not pursue, I felt like a child described in the book who had middle-class parents. The children that were told what activities to like and be good at but had no real choice or idea whether they liked it or not. That's how I felt. Never knowing what hobbies to like and never pushed into them so I never really tried. And the upbringing wasn't great but it's something I feel good about because my parent's actions or lack thereof really created who I turned out to be. And for the most part, I like that person. From how they chose to raise me, I became independent at an early age. Because I was met with illogical responses to questions, I came to like logic a lot and always wanted to know why things were the way they were. I asked more questions in hopes of even better answers. I feel more prepared for adult life. Basically, I tried to be the opposite of them in every way. A lotta bit kinder, generous, open, and