Most Impactful Moment

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Stuff that happens in people's’ life can either be the best or worst thing that has happened to them. There have been a lot of impactful moments in my life. The first of the most impactful moments in my life was when I stopped being friends with my “best friend” The second is when my mother divorced my step-dad.The last life changing event (so far) is when I started watching AmandasChronicles, AmazingPhil, and danisnotonfire on YouTube. There are still other impactful moments that have happened and are waiting to happen in my life,but these are the moments that have had the most impact on my life so far. The first most impactful moment was when I stopped being friends with my “best friend”. Let’s call her Sarah. I started being friends with …show more content…
Let’s call my ex-step-dad Bob. Bob was similar to Sarah. Always had to be in control, made me think things that weren’t my fault were, and he was emotionally abusive. Whenever I was around Bob I would be afraid to be me. I was afraid to say what I thought. I was afraid to upset him. I was afraid to be around him, I still am. Whenever I did something, Bob would tell me I was doing it wrong. One time I had made my bed. It was a twin bed and three of the four sides was against a wall. I had put a queen sized quilt on my bed. There were a lot of wrinkles in the quilt, because it was made for a queen bed. Bob had come into my room to make sure I had made my bed. When he saw my bed, he yelled at me. He said I need to make the quilt straight, I need to tuck the edges under my mattress, he need to be able to drop a nickel on the bed and have it bounce back into his hand. Bob would only point out what was wrong with what I did. He just needed to make sure I had made my bed, and he told me it was wrong. Before my mother married him, the way I had made my bed was perfectly fine. But not to Bob. Everything needed to be done exactly his way, and if it wasn’t, it was wrong. The way Bob treated me and my siblings, impacted all of us. I’m so glad Bob is out of my …show more content…
Me watching them has influenced my behavior, and has helped me find who I really am. They have helped me become more confident in myself and my opinions. Even though I’ve never met them personally, I feel like I know them on a personal level. If they hadn’t decided to record a video and upload it, I most likely wouldn’t be as I am today. While there are a multitude of other YouTubers who have the same effect as them, they mean the most to me. They’re just great people. Amanda is very confident in her body and her opinions, and that has helped me. Phil is always smiling and happy, and that is just great to have someone like that in your life. Dan is very bold and doesn’t give a crap if you don’t like him, but he’s also one of the sweetest people, along with Phil. Dan’s attitude has helped me realize, that it doesn’t matter what other people think as long as you're happy. Life events can make or break someone. For some, moving to a new a state is a great opportunity for new experiences. For others, moving is tearing them away from everything they know and like. Anything can impact someone’s day or even life. Even a tiny fraction of a picosecond can have a serious impact. Words, actions, thoughts, or even a look, can have the biggest impact, or the smallest. Moments and events are the greatest or worse in someone’s
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