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People Part 1 (Autobiography challenge)

Me? I’m a whirlwind of contradictions.

But I’m not going to try to describe that. I’m not going try to describe me, or my life. I’m going to talk about people.

The people that have defined me, made me who I am. Because really, the people in my life right now… are my life.

First off let’s start with people I’ve known literally my whole life. My parents.

I’m really lucky to have such amazing parents. The older I get, the more I see how much I’m really like them. For a long time, I didn’t see eye-to-eye with them at all. I still don’t sometimes. We used to fight a lot more than we do now. And honestly, I think it’s because before I only saw them as my parents, as dictators. But now I’m starting to see them as people. I don’t only see them in relation to me, but in relation to the rest of the world too.

And it’s hard to explain, but that makes a big difference. I can see how much of them is in me, and my sister.

So next let’s talk about her. Kelly.

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