Personal Narrative: My First Boy In A Traditional Mexican Family

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The first boy in a traditional Mexican family has its role and future set for him since birth. Regardless if the boy is not the first born child, he has to be the man of the house in the father’s absence. Being the first boy comes with great honor, but responsibilities that at times are unfair. Simply, my future is in the hands of my father’s health.
My father like many Mexican crossed the border in an effort to give his kids a better life then his own. Since the age of sixteen to present day, forty-eight years old, my father has worked in numerous labor fields’ jobs. Basically all his life he has been physically worked over thousands of hours, destroying his body for his family. He has multiple back problems, which adds on with all the other …show more content…
From the time I could remember my dad had m,e doing things, from pulling weeds, mowing the lawn or simply fetching him tools. Even though I have a younger brother to replace those simple duties, the same treatment still continues just in a bigger role. Everyday I’m not in school I go help my dad work in the fields to earn some extra money. In high school it wasn’t much a concern, I could to work on the weekdays and still manage to complete my homework. Now in college it’s extremely more difficult. The work load and studying has increased at the college level and working on weekdays; it makes it a demand to not slack off at all during the week. Helping my father work has a lot of disadvantage. It takes away from any down time I have to be social. In my life my time is spend mainly on working, homework, studying, and volunteer coaching at my old high school. With being busy helping my dad out on the weekdays it forces to make smart decisions and manage my time more wisely and there is no room for procrastination. Despite the struggles that come with working in the field with my dad, it has opened up my eyes to viewing the opportunities I’m giving in a new
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