I Am A Hero

Hello, my name is Amber Hernandez. I never considered myself a hero because I always considered my aunt a hero because she overcame a lot of struggles and challenges that interfered with being able to get a good education but she proved people wrong by getting both her AA and BA towards being a social worker. After reading the novel Everyday Hero's it allowed me to see that I am a hero within myself. I was a hero towards my younger siblings because I always kept good grade throughout school and I pushed myself towards achieving goals that would be difficult but that I can also do without having a problem. When I was a freshmen in High School I went through many kind of struggles but what mostly affected me was the way my parents would speak to one another when they were angry with one another. When my parents would argue I would just stay in my room and cry, I hated the fact that they would argue over dumb little things. When this occurred I didn't go crying or running to someone to talk to I just kept it all to myself. But I soon realized that by this happening my grades were dropping low and I would always get notices that I was either failing a class or two. I soon realized that I wasn't just affecting my grades. I was such in a despondent mood that I started not worrying or caring about school. It wasn't just affecting myself but also my younger sister in a way were she thought it was okay not doing homework because I wasn't trying at school. In order to change my grades I had to go to counseling because keeping my feelings within myself wasn't just affecting my grades but also that way my attitude was and the way I was taking care of myself. With the help of a counselor she helped me motivate myself and helped me figure out a way being able to express my feelings towards my parents. I soon picked up my grades up to A's and B's, after expressing my feelings towards my parents they soon realized that it wasn't healthy for them to argue were we could hear so they started talking to one another in a peaceful matter. Ever since then I became not only a hero in just my life but also in the lives of my younger siblings but now they are doing great in school and with me encouraging them for success I know they can be there own heroes one day.