The Start to the Rest of my LIfe

2011-10-21T18:03:00.000-07:00

Get up go to school, go to soccer practice, do homework, chores, sleep, go to bed, get up and do it all over again. That was my life as a high school sophomore. Summer came and I found out that my whole life was about to change. I got a job at an ice cream place, trust me that wasn't much money, but it was better than doing nothing.

Junior year came, soccer tryouts began, although I wanted nothing more than to play again, I knew that I wouldn't be allowed to. As the girls on the team passed me in the hall way they would ask me why I wasn't playing, I couldn't, I'd just make up an excuse and walk away. I felt like I had disappointed them and let them down, they were family. There were days that I was not able to go to school because I felt so weak. Mid-terms came. I took every single one of them except I was not able to attend school on the last day of them. I woke that morning and couldn't even stand up. A few hours later my mom brought me to the doctors, that night at 5:08 p.m. my son was born!! That was the best day of my life, my little miracle came into the world.

Although I had my son to take care of, I knew that school was still my responsibility to finish. I had all my work sent to my house for me to do. I was supposed to get a tutor, but I preferred that I do all my work on my own. On top of taking care of my son 24/7 I did my school work, when it was time to take a test i would go into school, sit a room with a teacher and take my test, then I'd go home.

After a month of that I returned to school, going back felt so weird. Everyone would stare at me as I walked down the halls. When I got to class and sat in my seat I felt so out of place, like I didn't belong there. But in the end I did it, I finished junior year.

Summer came, my family and I moved out of town. Not because we wanted to but because we needed a bigger house. My senior year, I couldn't believe it, I had to start off in a brand new high school not knowing anyone. Walking down the halls of TMHS was like the first day back at KHS. I felt like I didn't belong with these kids. They were there all four years of their high school career, and I as an outsider came just to finish mine out.
At the same time as going to school and taking care of my son I had to get a job at the casino. My sister worked there a while before me, she was part of the reason I was able to get in, that I was thankful for.

Graduation came, I was so proud of myself, I completed high school, worked, and took care of my baby. Summer came yet again, I couldn't continue working at the casino, the gas got too expensive for the travel, half my pay check would go to gas, it wasn't worth it.

I found a new job, closer to home, and it was good pay. I never thought working 47 and 1/2 hours a week would be like still going to school. Now while currently still working at my job I am taking an online college course, still receiving no child support. His father months ago was court ordered to pay $12.00 a week. Now lets be honest here, who can live on $12.00 a week?!

No one said life was easy, but in the end it's all worth it.

Teen Life

The Start to the Rest of my LIfe