Blog #1

My life growing up wasn't an easy one. My mother left me when I was only 2 years old. At that age I had no clue what was going on. I thought that she went away on vacation and was coming back soon. I was raised by my dad and it must of been hard for a guy to raise a daughter. With help from both my aunt and my grandmother I was able to have food in my belly, clothes on my body and a roof over my head. I would have to say my dad did a pretty good job raising me. I wasn't the most easiest child to raise. I would always fight with my dad when I didn't want to do anything I was told to do.

When I was old enough to go to school my aunt would buy me my first day of school clothes. Every year as far as I can remember I always wore a dress to school. Every first day of school my dad would take a picture of me in my new clothes in front of our big flower bed before dropping me of at the babysitters.

I got picked on a lot while I was in elementary school because I wasn't always the smartest kid in the class room. Not long after entering grade 2 my dad was told by the teacher that she thinks I have a learning  problem and that he should take me to the doctors to see. I was diagnosed with Attention Defect disorder (ADD) and a learning disability. Ever since I was diagnosed with that I was on medication to help me pay attention in class.

In grade 7 I had to switch schools because I moved and wasn't able to continue to go to the school I was going to. So when I entered grade 7 I had to make some new friends and try to fit in. I was put into a different class in grade 8 to help me with my school work so I didn't fail school. I graduated grade 8 with ok markers but my accomplishment was I graduated.


When I entered high school I knew I had to help myself and get good grade to graduate. I wasn't picked on in high school that much. Ya teenagers weren't really the nicest people to get along with so when I was in grade 9 I had to quickly make some friends so I wasn't a loner in the school.I graduated grade 12 as an Ontario Scholar and was presented with an award as well. I was very proud of my self for what I was able to achieve.