Personal Narrative: Being Taken Away From My Mother

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In the eighth grade I had to undergo being taken away from my mother because she was an alcoholic and was seen as a neglecting parent to my little sister, Julia, and I. My mother was always abused by the men she let into her life and was constantly stressed about how she was going to feed, clothe, and ensure she was being a good single-parent for Julia and I. As a result of these stressors in her life, she needed to find a quick way to escape this worrying feeling and feel some sort of relief for she had not felt okay in a long time. As a result of this feeling she began to sink into a drunken daze stage. We moved into my grandparents house as a result of this and there I would soon realize how much I needed to start taking responsibility

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