“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it” -Henry Ford. This quote really says it all about adversity, It’s comparing us to a huge jet, two completely different things, but also in some ways the same. We the people are the planes, and the wind against us is our adversity, even know we have these issues, but we still take off and sore to tremendous heights. I just love the way how he compared adversity to the wind against planes, it really gives me a better outlook on things. This is the story of how I overcame struggles with my dad. When I was in my last year at Rossman elementary school, as a fifth grader, everything seemed to be going fine. I had good grades, good friends, just a good life. My mom and stepdad just bought a new nice house that we all love. Everything seemed to be perfect. My real dad had a good job driving trains and we were really close, we’d always do fun things. I think these fun activities really covered up the truth of what was really going on with him. I never noticed the countless trips to the liquor store. Or the nights where he drank so much he could barely talk. Now don’t take it the wrong way, he wasn’t one of those…show more content… It made me wanna work harder in life. Not just to be successful, but to piss off my dad, because he missed all the important things a dad should be there for. I want him to feel so bad that he missed out of all these things. I know is sounds a little harsh, I still love him, but it’s what he needs. So I work hard in most everything I do, and it’s helped. I get good grades every year. I’m good at my favorite sport baseball. Everything seems to be going well, and I know he’ll feel terrible for missing everything. I tell him every time he calls me all these amazing things that are going on in my life, and yeah, I know it makes him feel terrible, but it probably makes him work harder too to get out of his
