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This audio🥹 that little girl has been through so much

I lost my mom to a drinking/driving accident that happened when I was 2. She was unresponsive and in a coma until I was 9, when she passed away. It was just me and my dad now.

Growing up, my dad coped with alcohol. And it was rough ngl. The older I get, the more I realize how much he sacrificed for me. I couldn’t imagine how I’d act or the vices I’d choose if this were to happen to me, but I didn’t always see it that way always.

I worked 3 jobs in college to support my dad and I because he wasn’t working at that time. Barista, cleaned my church, and a server in a Mediterranean restaurant that turned into a hookah bar at night. Started this IG around that time too.

I worked HARD. And I am proud to say that I’m the first in my family to graduate HIGHSCHOOL — let alone get a bachelors degree. I have two with honors in both. I graduated nursing school with a 3.9 GPA (and ya, this was before chatGPT lol)

I moved from my hometown not once but TWICE. Never really had a plan B to lean on. Never really felt financially supported by anyone in my family. I’ve always had this “either you do it.. or it won’t get done” mindset because that’s just how it was growing up.

That little girl went thru A LOT, and this was such a good reminder that you need to talk to yourself nicer. That little kid is still in me. It’s still in all of us. ♥️

I know she’s proud of me. This post was the perfect reminder to sit back and remember all that you’ve done.