... . Now that she is gone I have to take that place. Now that I am the only lady in the house, I have to be the mother. No more going out on Friday nights with my friends, no more doing whatever I want. Every Friday, my friends would go out to the movies, and have fun without me. I had to stay home and make sure ... eight year old boy call you mom and you are as young as me, it's the scariest feeling you can have. The warm salty tears run down my cheek as I dream of the life of a teenager I have never experienced. I long for the loud noise of people yelling and cheering, "Go team go," and a...

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... . Now that she is gone I have to take that place. Now that I am the only lady in the house, I have to be the mother. No more going out on Friday nights with my friends, no more doing whatever I want. Every Friday, my friends would go out to the movies, and have fun without me. I had to stay home and make sure ... eight year old boy call you mom and you are as young as me, it's the scariest feeling you can have. The warm salty tears run down my cheek as I dream of the life of a teenager I have never experienced. I long for the loud noise of people yelling and cheering, "Go team go," and a...

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... allowed to study because her society was against and her parents were too, and she ended up being nothing just a housewife .. Whenever , she used to tell me these stories my nights were always depressing and I used to always ask myself; do I gonna end up like my mom. As it was our last year of school, I participated in many activities and my ... usual I got more than my brother but this was my last result; my family don't want me to study any more as studying fashion studies was the one and only dream I thought to become but you know societal expectation can ruin lives of many people li...

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... with was the gang of animals on the ranch. Sarah and her family were very close, and living so far out in the country kept them all at home most nights. Her mother was a typical housewife who had dinners ready on the table, depended on her husband, took care of her children and was satisfied with her marriage. Anyhow, after supper ... . A place safe from the outside world. A place just like she remembers growing up in. Then one day they found it: the perfect ranch, nestled in a warm and sunny valley. Her dream had become a reality. The dark void that gnawed insider of her began to fade, ...

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... and a stepsister. Growing up as an only child, having a stepmother and stepsister was one of the most thrilling ideas possible to me at the time. I would soon realize that this dream would become a nightmare. After six months of all of us living together, everything started going downhill. My dad started drinking again, not the occasional drinking either. I can remember many of ... nights waking up to my dad stumbling up the steps. After this started my stepmom started taking her stress on me, it was like she was punishing me for my dad's ... ...

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... family, Michele wouldn't back down on her opinions, she stuck to them. Thus, a lot of their little arguments ended up in the police showing up at our door and countless nights in hotel rooms. I clearly remember huddling in a corner, watching my dad and sister fight with each other, knowing that she would take off running as soon as he raised his ... with a doctrine, people expect me to explain why. I think it's quite simple, the poor decisions she has made have left such an indelible image in my mind that I would never dream of making the same decisions, I have experienced the negative ...

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