Life

Life

In life you have many people who influenced me. Some are good influences and some are bad influences. Although, the one person who influenced my life most would have to be my father. My father sacrificed a lot in his lifetime to make his childhood better. I adore my father he is a strong confident man and loved me unconditionally. I have become the person I am today because of my father. My father was raised by his oldest brother. When my father was young his mother was sick and his father ran off. His mother actually died in his arms when he was six years old, struck by a car. I could not even imagine having a traumatizing event like that in my life. I would never have been as strong as my father had been in that situation. My dad grew up to join the royal Bahamas Police Force, in which he was caught I many traumatizing events. My Dad still tells stories about days and times when he was on the police force. He married my mother during that time and had two kids. In dad's eyes his family is number one his children come first before anything else. Father has taught me to respect other people no matter what. Dad is a very special person in my life and always will be not just because he is my dad, but because he is a special and strong person in my eyes.
Dad has always told me no matter what happens to you in life pick yourself up and keep going strong as you were. He always said “what don't hurt you makes you stronger”. I believe there are no excuses in life to make you just give up and be lazy. You are what you make of your life no if, and, or buts. You can be who or whatever you want to be all you have to do is work hard toward your ambitions. Dad has broken his neck, hurt his back, and has had surgery on his knee. Every day, at the age of 64 years old. I admire and respect my father for the things I have seen him done and the things that people around me have told me. During the time I had lost my older brother the only person I had to lean on to help push...

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