Luciano+Filicetti

Luciano Filicetti Mrs. Rachel Bear English 10 24 October 2011 Defiance Leads to Self Reliance My parents divorce was long due, with all their arguing and my dad’s affair, I had had enough. It was both traumatizing and confusing, leaving my older brothers and me with a skewed perception of marriage. My whole idea of love was ruined, seeing that such a powerful feeling could be destroyed in a matter of seconds. I was eight years old at the time of their divorce, and had just been diagnosed with an incurable colon disease known as ulcerative colitis. My parents continued to worsen the situation by making it purely about money and involving their kids. Months after their separation, the both took up full time jobs. My dad, a recovering workaholic, continued to feed his addiction. My mother, previously a stay at home mom, took to selling real estate. Apparently it was time to stop being a parent and to pursue their couriers. I was the youngest of four boys and had been left alone to fend for my self. I had never experienced such an unpleasant sense of solitude. It took a while to get used to having two houses and not seeing my mom until the evening, but once I became more comfortable I started taking advantage of my free time. Drawing had been a past hobby of mine and I attempted skateboarding, finding that it was not only a pastime but a lifestyle as well. Both of these hobbies brought me to new places, gave me the chance to make new friends, and let me relate to other people. Although my parents didn’t support me as much as they could have, I made up for it with my strong sense of self worth and average sense of confidence. When it comes down to it, the only person we have to rely on, and can depend on one-hundred percent, is our self. This isn’t likely to change; taking into account that human nature is to be greedy, but we can individually make a difference by helping out others and working to be more selfless.