Assignment 22- Church

Drugs. Well I mean that would change anyone's life right? Don't worry though I'm not talking about me. Not that it makes this any less concerning. Growing up with a family member that does drugs is hard. A family member who battles with addiction so much that you become less of a person and more of a nuisance. When the need for a high is stronger than the love you have for your family. Growing up as someone on the outside of this only changes your entire life. You go from relying on the love from family to relying on self love and making friends that will love you for you. Because forever you feel like you're not enough for your family. Then at the same time you struggle to find friends because as people grow and experience high school they start playing around with drugs, but you already know the consequences. You've watched someone throw their life away for drugs and in return you fight for the chance to be different from them. You endure the hardest of classes and the long hours of works just in hopes to gain the smallest attention from your family but also so that you can have a future where you don't rely on anyone but yourself. The only positive attribute you gain from these experiences growing up is strength and hard work. Since I started middle school this idea of college is drilled into your brain. Good Grades=Cheaper college. and coming from someone who is in a low socio-economic class family, the only future you have relies on your grades and work from the start. I'm not going to say this idea of a family member having a drug addiction defines me. In reality I will never let drugs define me or who I am, but I will say it impacted who I am today. You grow up from a young age and gain an independence that some may never gain in their entire life. This would make me ideal for colleges. They would never have to worry about me dropping out because I would be relying on my college degree to get my life started.  Long story short drugs change your life no matter if it's you being directly affected or If it's a family member. While In some cases like mine it can make you stronger but for the most part it causes negative affects for all parties.