When I was born in Florida of 1993, my parents were in the middle of marriage problems so that made things even more difficult at the time. I have a brother that is 3 years older then me and because there were 2 kids to factor in, they tried to reconcile. The agreement was me and my brother go stay with my grandma on my mom side while they try to work out their marriage. After 6 months, my parents could not work their problems out so the agreement was my brother lives with my dad which he was moving to Michigan and I was to stay with my mom. However, my mom did not want to take care of me because she wanted to live her life so my grandma toke me instead. After about a year and a half she got sick and could no longer take care of me so she called my dad and told him to either come get me or she would just allow Social Services to take me. My father was unemployed at the time and he sold his car to come get me. I came to Michigan with my wonderful father when I was four and was lost at a young age. However, my father met a beautiful lady whom I call my mother because she has been there for the longest. This story focuses on both parents which I have to eliminate but I honestly want to focus on my father because he is great. Where I am from, people are always talking about how dads are "deadbeat" or negative remarks are made but I can witness that is not true. I feel like I have the best father in the world because he sacrifices so much and works so hard. I can truly say I am a "Daddy's Girl." I love my mother to death and even though she did not give birth, it sure feels like she did. I can honestly go on and on but the focus would be on my father. I want readers to understand how something that may seem horrible for a little girl turned out to be a happy ending. Everything happens for a reason.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Friday, February 6, 2015
Memoir Ideas (Brainstorming)
Brainstorm Ideas for My Memoir
#1: Family
Out of my 21 years of life so far I have been through a lot with my family but there is one particular situation I can focus on. I was young when the events happened but there is no need to include every detail anyway. The event deals with both parents but I would rather focus only on my father. I remember the article assigned constantly emphasizing , "think small." The events will only go on for about 1 year of when I first came to Michigan with my dad. The lesson in the events would be everything happens for a reason even if you do not understand at the time.
#2: Social Struggle
At a young age I had interacted with so many kids. In elementary school, I switched schools twice and was in child care for both. Therefore, I always interacted with all ages in elementary school and I did not exactly get along with children. I never was the type to want friends and when I did get one, I would fall out with them a few weeks later over something childish. I was not troubled or anything but all my friends I did get along with when to the first school and latchkey I attended. When I made the switch it was starting over and it takes me awhile to get adjusted. I had a huge social struggle trying to clique with someone that matched my silly personality but was still all about my education because my parents stressed good grades. I can structure a chain of events focused on the constant changes that affected my social life in elementary school when I switched schools but I learned to adjust/start over.
#3: Relationship Experience
For a year I was in a difficult relationship but I did learn a lot. To keep the memoir simple on the chain of events I will focus on the trust issues because that can be in general advice without going to deep in the topic. The relationship is all about trust and still having no regrets because you cannot change the past. Trust ties in with accepting what it is and either fixing it or moving on. My events will focus only on a few of events with personal advice that went wrong in my relationship.
#1: Family
Out of my 21 years of life so far I have been through a lot with my family but there is one particular situation I can focus on. I was young when the events happened but there is no need to include every detail anyway. The event deals with both parents but I would rather focus only on my father. I remember the article assigned constantly emphasizing , "think small." The events will only go on for about 1 year of when I first came to Michigan with my dad. The lesson in the events would be everything happens for a reason even if you do not understand at the time.
#2: Social Struggle
At a young age I had interacted with so many kids. In elementary school, I switched schools twice and was in child care for both. Therefore, I always interacted with all ages in elementary school and I did not exactly get along with children. I never was the type to want friends and when I did get one, I would fall out with them a few weeks later over something childish. I was not troubled or anything but all my friends I did get along with when to the first school and latchkey I attended. When I made the switch it was starting over and it takes me awhile to get adjusted. I had a huge social struggle trying to clique with someone that matched my silly personality but was still all about my education because my parents stressed good grades. I can structure a chain of events focused on the constant changes that affected my social life in elementary school when I switched schools but I learned to adjust/start over.
#3: Relationship Experience
For a year I was in a difficult relationship but I did learn a lot. To keep the memoir simple on the chain of events I will focus on the trust issues because that can be in general advice without going to deep in the topic. The relationship is all about trust and still having no regrets because you cannot change the past. Trust ties in with accepting what it is and either fixing it or moving on. My events will focus only on a few of events with personal advice that went wrong in my relationship.
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