Mexico

I come from a big family that is very unstable. I am the youngest out of eight kids and I am the only one still living at home. I have never been into any trouble and I have never done any kind ofdrug, I have been in many situations where I have seen people do drugs and how they have been abused. I have never been persuaded to do any of them I learned a very big and responsible answer NO. I wanta future and I want a great career. I want to be a vet and work with large exotic animals. It’s always been my dream. I want to be the one in my family to show them that there’s a better life outthere than to do drugs and hurt others.
Drugs have always been a problem in my family my step mom had 3 kids and every single one of them done pills and gotten addicted to them. They have stolen fromme and I watched them live with their life that they hated but loved and couldn’t do a thing about it because addiction was stronger than anything. I watched my brothers’ shoot up and O.D. They soondragged my sister into it and I think that is what hurt me the most. I watched what it did to them. How it drained them. They tried to persuade me to do it. They threatened me to do it, but I said noand never laid a hand on any drug. Till this day, I believe drugs are the most horrid thing a person could do and take advantage of. There are better ways to make things better in life not to make itworse.
My parents were very strict. They made me sit down every single night and go over my homework. I had chores I had to do every day. I had responsibilities. I am glad that they made me who I amtoday because I take pride in my independence. 8 months ago today was the last time I spoke to my mother and 9 months ago is when my parents split up. They divorced because of my mother’s kids. It hurtme to see them fight and I learned that money shouldn’t make someone fight. I promised myself that I wouldn’t let money become the center of my life. I can be just as happy without it.
I believe...