Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Block 2
Personal Statement
In life we have many obstacles, some of which challenge us emotionally . A time in my life,
in the second semester of 9th grade, where I encountered an obstacle was when I found out I was
going to be a parent. At that moment, I did not know how to react or what steps to take.Sitting in
the doctor's office, waiting for the results to come saying what my future had ahead of me was
the beginning of a decision that would define the rest of my life. Then, the doctors came in with
the results we were told that she is pregnant. My partner and I were out of words. I looked at my
partners eyes and I could see that she’s hurt and it hurt me to see that. The toughest part for me
was explaining to my parents and finding out what their reaction would be. I was at a point in my
life where I did my know what to do. I had so much on my plate. I was overthinking so much
about what I was going to do at that period of time. I was struggling in school. I was slacking off
and doing things that I thought were “cool”. It took me a couple of days to get back to myself.
Until going back to school I was being questioned by so many people and everyone was judging
me because I was going to be a father and honestly it did hurt me and bother me.I realized that
these people aren’t going to be here for me 10 years from now and I told myself I will prove
looked at him and told him “I love you, I got you”. Just being in the room was different. The
vibe I felt was as though I was a different person. I took a step out of the room to clear my mind
and I was emotionally happy because i have the greatest person with me now. I know he’s gonna
look up to me and so I will push him to be better than me. Therefore, my partner and I were
worked together even though there was so much criticism and hate towards us. We didn’t let that
bring us down. Having a child, at such a young age motivated me to be a better person. I had to
change my mindset and goals from one day to another. I had to acknowledge that my decisions
no longer affected only my life, but the life of my son. My son is not only my motivation , but a
blessing in life. He pushes me to be a better person. My biggest challenge is being a teen dad.
Not only was it hard, but it was an experience. An experience I’m grateful for. Now today, I’m
living my best life with my incredible son of mine. There’s nothing I would change from my
past. I continue to work hard in school and try to be the best father I could.