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    The author realized she was no longer a child at age 7 when she had to take on adult responsibilities to help support her family financially and with childcare. Her mother had her at a young age and struggled as a single parent with little education or good job prospects. The author began doing hair for her grandmother's clients after school and on weekends, giving most of the earnings to her mother. When her mother became sick, she had to take on even more duties like cooking, cleaning, and caring for her younger siblings. Though difficult, she persevered and is now a licensed cosmetologist who can support herself while still helping her mother, who went back to school and was able to provide a better life for the family by

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    The author realized she was no longer a child at age 7 when she had to take on adult responsibilities to help support her family financially and with childcare. Her mother had her at a young age and struggled as a single parent with little education or good job prospects. The author began doing hair for her grandmother's clients after school and on weekends, giving most of the earnings to her mother. When her mother became sick, she had to take on even more duties like cooking, cleaning, and caring for her younger siblings. Though difficult, she persevered and is now a licensed cosmetologist who can support herself while still helping her mother, who went back to school and was able to provide a better life for the family by

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    Jada Echols

    Ms. Michca

    English 4 K

    August 26th 2022

    The moment I realized I wasn't a kid anymore .

    There are many times in life where you just want to be a kid. But there will come a time that you

    have to grow up and realize you aren't a child anymore . For me that moment came a little

    too rapidly. It all began when I was 5 years old. My mother was only Twenty-One years

    old but she had Two small children , so everything for her was very arduous,

    undermining and judgmental at Times . Since she had me at only 16 , And was young

    with no college degree, barely graduated high school with a two and a 5 year old she had

    to work to provide and supply everything so we could live a good life. Not to mention we

    are from Arkansas where there's nothing except fast food for work. It was like this for a

    while and we lived in about three different apartments with infestations and sometimes no

    water or food.My dad and mom were in a physical and mental toxic relationship so he

    was never around . I didn't attend school for a month because I had to help watch my

    sister on days that my mom could not afford daycare .By the age of 7 I hated living life

    like this, So I started to work. My grandmother was the best braider in our city, and also

    didn't have much money so she always overbooked clients. While she braided I helped

    her wash, blowdry and part , which cut down the times by an hour and a half and we were

    able to fit 3 more people in everyday . I did hair everyday after school and sometimes I

    even missed school to do hair. I know it might sound bad but I used to get bullied at
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    school So missing school to make money was a better option for me anyways . I gave my

    mom $15 of every person's hair I made money off of. I also sold snacks at school and

    braided other girls' hair in the bathroom. They didn't even have to pay with money they

    would pay for doing my missing assignments or buy me lunch .Just when I thought life

    was starting to become easier, my mom became very sick . I had to step up for my now 5

    siblings to help them get ready for school , pick them up from school , feed them and

    much more . It became hard and at one point I felt like giving it all up. Something told

    me to just push through because one day all of this would be over . Now I do hair but I

    am a licensed cosmetologist. I won state for cosmetology and I also work at Little

    Caesars. I am now able to afford all of my own stuff and also help my mom who now has

    5 children total. She also has a degree in business and health . We have moved to texas

    and have bought a house . She found better work and now I'm able to say I grew up

    physically but I also matured mentally .

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