My family plays the biggest role in my life. They have always been there for me and always will be. If there came a time when I was down or depressed, they were always right there picking me back up. I truly know that I will always be able to depend on them no matter what. I just pray that some day I will be able to share a bond such as this one with my husband and children. Terri Napoleon’s poem entitled Family depicts the feelings I have for them at this point in my life.
Napoleon talks about the ones that she does not see and how instead of going miles away from home she could have just simply stayed. My decision to attend UNCW was very tough to make. I had never really lived away from home until I came here and did not fully understand how much my life was about to change. Ever since the tenth grade I talked about going to Wilmington after graduation. It was the beach, who wouldn’t want to live here? However, during all t
Family is very important and is shared throughout so many homes. Even though I am two and a half hours from home, I know that when I get there I will have the most important people in my life waiting for me, my family. Sometimes we take our family for granted when in the end these are the people that we will have made the most memories with, mainly depended on, and needed the most throughout our lives. I honestly do not know where I would be without my family. They have made me who I am today and I am extremely proud of who I am!
The next part of Napoleon’s poem states that even though they are miles apart, the memories that they made will forever be in her heart. My family has made so many wonderful memories. We have been on trips but it does not take a vacation for us to make a memory. No matter what mood I am in, they can always make me laugh. These times that we have shared will always be in my mind. If I did not have these memori