Personal Narrative: My Journey Through Middle School

My Journey Through Middle School

Middle School for me was one of the most defining areas of my life, and I have changed a lot throughout it. Many angering and sad events have happened throughout these years, and they have reached me a lot. Firstly, lets talk about anger. We all experience it, whether it be through not being able to do what you set out for, other people insulting you or saying something offensive, or simply just feeling miserable. Throughout my life up until around 7th grade, I had anger issues. Although they got better the older I got, they where still there. Through 7th grade I learned to control it, especially during the summer. My dad was an alcoholic during the school year and had to go to rehab because of it. He ended up staying in his rehab center for …show more content…
This really affected me, as my dad and I have a strong relationship and not being able to see him for a long period of time hurt me. Obviously there was some emotional problems, but just to stay calm during school and to not snap on my friends and family made me figure out how to control it. A similar thing happened in sixth grade. This time it wasn’t my dad drinking that caused me to go through this. It was my parents getting divorced. Although this did not affect nearly as bad as some of my friends that parents got divorced, it still took a toll on me. I got over relatively quickly, and by around the first month of it happening I realized this was not that bad. I learned that things can always be worse, and to be grateful for what you are given. I feel that I have grown a lot through these years and I have become a better person. Some great things have happened too. In my elementary days I got