Well, here it goes. I'm merely a child in my age, 17. I'm a small town girl at heart but I have expectations for myself higher than skyscrapers. I've been through some catastrophic events in my life which have gradually shaped me into the independent person I am today. Love is what I believe in, it's what the world is centered around. I'm not particularly a religious person like I was raised to be, but I'm not an atheist either. Whatever happens after everyone dies is meant to be confidential and society doesn't know for a good reason I'm sure, so I'm just being patient and waiting it out. I still try to live a moral life and make healthy decisions for myself and the people I care about. Unlike majority of teenagers, I don't drink often and I don't go out to large social gatherings. I'm not particularly close with anyone my age besides my boyfriend and my one true best friend that has been my support since grammar school. I'm often insulted for my isolated life but I'm honestly alright with that. Unfortunately my father passed away when I was nine of skin cancer, I watched everything and that is the event where I truly believe I first started to grow up. Being an only child, I basically raised my mother rather than her raise me. I don't blame her by any means for her grieving, I can't imagine to this day what it's like to lose your true love. I'm an only child and I've never really liked it, but I've started to grow somewhat fond of it as I've grown older (just for privacy reasons). I was in an abusive relationship for two years and basically became completely brainwashed of my moral conduct and self respect. My main goal in life is to be successful for my family. I want to fall in love, have children, and support them with a steady, enjoyable career. My mother and I have had many many problems with each other and we still don't get along well to this day, but I love her with all my heart and I'd do anything to make her proud of me. What I plan on doing after I graduate is just to write, that's my dream job. I'm a firm believer in art, music, and any form of self expression. Someday I'd love to publish a novel or two. But who knows how that's going to turn out. Either way, I'm going to keep on doing whatever I can to better myself and the lives of the people I love. Whoever is reading this, I apologize for this...you probably could care less about what silly opinions and beliefs I have in my life. But thanks for your time and I hope you have a nice day!