NAME: MARY JOY A.

ANOT BSED-3

I am Mary Joy Alba Anot 19 years of age, I live in Mejorada Subd. R.C with a simple life
and a simple family and also I am the eldest among 4 siblings and I am also the one who taking
care of my siblings when my parents are not in our house. Being an eldest are not too easy for
me because my parents had many expectation to me which sometimes I cannot attain but I am
always trying and doing my best just to make them proud. When I was in elementary I grow up
to the family that full of fears. Did you ever try to hide at your closet, below or under your bed
and go to your uncles’ house just to hide? Because your father went home that always drunk?
Yes I did! So in the middle of the night we are just waiting my father to fall asleep so we could
back to our room. Because I don’t want seeing my father hurting my siblings so as long as I can I
will protect them no matter what happen. Half of my life was living in the dark side when my
father was only drunken. Every time when he is drunk he always hurting our mother until when
it comes to the point that my mother cannot take it anymore, and she wanted to leaved our father
but she didn’t do because she don’t want us to be a broken family. Then after that my father
realized that all the things that he did to our mother were wrong. And I am very thankful that my
father was go back to the person who really and what he is, a father that willing to sacrifice all
just for the sake of his family, a father who is good, lovable, responsible all the time when it
comes to his children, God fearing, and most especially being a supportive father always when it
comes to my love life. So after all the problems that I overcome to my family, it was really
taught me how to be strong enough because I am the type of person that always crying when I
have a problems, and even when I turn into college I am still a shy person but I know to myself
that I am a good daughter to my family I will do anything just for them even though there are
some people who judging me based on what they have observed to me, but I don’t care of what
they think of me because they really don’t know the real me. Some of my friends in school were
seeing me as a happy person, joker, laughing always, respectful to everyone and also a
nonaggression person but they don’t even know that deep inside I’ am so weak when it comes to
my family. The true people who really know me was my family, the true friends of mine, and a
guy who always there for me in times of my ups’ and down in life, he is not just my partner but
also as a best friend that I can trust most when someone’s wanted to bring me down and a person
who can understand me in all times and being adviser when I have a lot of problems in life. I am
lucky to have them in my life and I am also very thankful to God that even how many problems
that comes to me and my family God is always there for me, to guide and sustained us in daily. I
know that we have a difference life style but I am thankful and contented to what I have in my
life right now. I cannot imagine living my life without my family by my side. Family is very
important and valuable to me and is something that should never be taken for granted. Without
my family, a large part of my life and culture would be missing because they are all my strength
and weaknesses in life and without them I am nothing.