My aunt was still impacting my life
Dad was always working during my youth and Mom wasn’t always around to keep me company. The person that stood by me during those times was my aunt. While my parents were doing their own thing, my aunt would be the one to raise me to become the person I am now and what she wanted me to be. My aunt always took me to the mall to go shopping, which strengthened my connection with her throughout the time I was with her. During this time, I fell onto the extroverted side of the scale. I was always lively and showed a lot of compassion to her. It wasn’t until the day that I learned that my aunt was diagnosed with leukemia. Of course, that hit me hard. But somehow, even when she was sick, she was still teaching me how to live out my life as my own. My aunt passed away during my junior year of high school. During this time, I started to push people away even when they gave as much support as they could. I wanted to seclude myself in a space of solitude. But for all that was said and done, my aunt was still impacting my life, even after when she was gone. My relationship with my mom got better and my dad started to notice my change, which in turn made him notice the prouder moments of mine. My aunt brought my family even closer than before. She had me noticed the kind of person I was and the worth I held to not only my presence in the world but to myself. Her absence is a defining moment in my life… to a point where I aspire to be like her.
