FAMILY Isabel Perez 10th Grade • Richard T. Crane Medical Preparatory
Family, a six letter word just like my name. A name which means “God is my Oath”. Did my mother like the name or did she like the meaning? My last name has five letters. It was given by my other half who brought me to this planet called Earth. When I was born it seemed as if it was great joy to have a baby girl. Everyone loved babies, especially if they had chubby cheeks and chubby everything. It was a group of something new. When you’re young, such as a four years old or five years old, you tend to play with toys a lot. You explore more of who you are when growing up with people you’ve been knowing all your life, and every person is different but so alike. I don’t remember saying “this is my family,” or the first time I even learned how to spell it or even say it. Language was another thing I learned before I even started going to school. Spanish is and will forever be my first language, but English, well, I needed to learn that. I remember it was difficult to learn because it was my second language. Anyways, my family and I would always talk in Spanish because my grandma only knew one language. Sixteen years later she still doesn’t speak it, but she comprehends some of it. My grandma only knows “thank you”, “no thank you”, “I don’t speak English”, “speak Spanish”, and “beautiful”. I can’t tell you enough how much I love that woman. She has my whole heart. When I think of family I think of one person and that is my
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