My turning point in my life would have to be about eight months ago when I moving in with my dad for the first time in 20 years. I thought I knew my dad but I really didn’t get to know who he really was until about eight months ago when I moved in with him. Every family’s not perfect but these are some of my things I had to overcome or remind myself why I am here. The three important ones to me are getting to know my dad, going to college and losing weight.
There were plenty of times when I was old enough to drive, that I went to see my dad. I didn’t truly get to know my dad until about eight months ago when I move in with him for the first time. It was nice for the first month he was still the same person that I would come and visit. After that first month the honeymoon face was over and he crack down. He put all the rules and put a structure down, told me this is how it’s going to be and if you not like it there is the door. So of course I didn’t put up a fight and just suffer for the few couple months until I got use to it. I have learn a lot about my dad as a person from his military background, to his way of running a family, and also the constant pain from his broken his back which he received while serving in the military. But for this being the first time living with my dad in the last 20 years I think overall this has been a great learning experience so far. One of the second biggest reasons for moving down here from Lynnwood, Washington would by far have to be going to college down here at Chandler Gilbert Community College. My dad is paying for the class and the books. My only job is to pass the class and get my associates degree out of it. One of my biggest concerns were going to college and figuring out how different college was from high school because I have been out of school for three years now. So I was worry how well I was going to do because I just coast through high school and then I graduated. Everything so far has gone well in school though I got a 3.0 GPA last semester in the spring semester. The thing that really got me to move down here was if I move down here my dad, step mom and my half-brother and half-sister, would help me loss the weight. That’s I really need here because when I move down here I was 320 pounds and now 8 months later I weigh 245 pounds. I have lost 75 pounds in 8 months and I am so proud of how far I have come because I have lost the weight and I feel so much better. I have more energy and I’m not so depressed and miserable like I was. The reason I did it was because I wasn’t happy with the way I looked and myself. I not done I still have 45 pounds to go before I will be where I want to be but I look so much better. My family is so proud of me and they see a huge difference in the way that I carry myself. I couldn’t have done if I won’t have move down here and took my dad up on his offer. Living with my dad would have to be a big turning point in my life because I move away from what I knew and left my comfort zone to pursue a better healthily life and dram free. I learn a lot and have come a long ways from what I was to what I am now as a man. I didn’t always like what was going on and the way that my dad deals with stuff. But after I sat down and took in what he said it all was right and he has done a lot for me. Like he invite me to live with him gave me the opportunity to learn more about him, also he is paying for my schooling, and finally he has gave in me the proper tools to loss the weight.