Perdev - Assignment
How can you, as an adolescent balance the expectations of significant people in your life and
your personal aspirations?
Sabi nga nila, if you know a person’s name, and not their story? Kilala mo nga ba talaga sila?
I’m gonna start this all of by saying that I never had a normal life, because I experienced a lot of
struggles that I genuinely believe no kid deserve
I’m an only child, and I never grew up with my parents, pero may tita ako— my second mom. To
put in context I was raised in a very complicated and toxic family. I have a mom who thinks so
highly of herself, pero sa tingin ko hindi ako makakahanap ng pagmamahal na katulad ng sa
kaniya. I have three cousins, three sisters who never complimented me my whole entire life, but
they are also the one who are behind me in every accomplishment.
As I grew up, my relatives constantly told me that I shouldn't be like this, I should be like that.
Crying was for the weak, and love meant being hit and treated harshly so that I could learn my
lessons. I was like a bird inside a cage, my voice lost amidst their expectations.
Every decision felt like it wasn't mine to make, and every step I took was like walking on a path
they had paved for me, not the one I wanted to live. It’s incredibly difficult to understand between
what my family wants me to be and what I genuinely desire for myself.
They would remind me constantly that I was too young to understand the world, that my opinions
didn't matter yet.
I can never give you the right answer to this question but if there’s one thing that I want you to
take away from this speech. It’s the fact that it doesn’t matter kung anong klaseng buhay yung
binigay sayo, it doesn’t matter what type of family you have, what matter is how you react to it.
