Happy Not so Sweet 16th birthday Alexa!

When I turned 16, I was hoping to get a surprise car... So when I woke up to find nothing, I was disappointed. So while all of my friends got cars and I didn't I was sad, but I was even more sad that my parents gave all of my other siblings cars when they got their license except me. So I got a job, and after working there for a month, I got a loan, and bought my own car.
As happy as I was to have a car, it wasn't the same. I was extremely proud of myself and happy that I worked hard and got what I deserved. I had a car, I paid for it, and it was mine. So now if I got in trouble, my mom cold not take my car away- like I knew would be her first go to. I had something for me to be proud of. Yet, the fact that my parents had given all of my other 4 siblings but me, a car, kind of scarred me. Did I not deserve it? Had my straight A's, accelerated classes, and drive to succeed not been enough? Apparently not. Even though I put in hard work, did my best to help out around the house, it was no enough. But it changed me.

My parents not getting me a car made me stronger and gave me a reason to be proud and prove to myself I don't need them, I am fully capable of getting what I want on my own, the right way, by working hard and deserving to get what I want. It gave me an extra drive to push myself to be a better individual and to be more independent. Me buying my own car showed me that I can be independent and take care of myself, and if someone wants to shoot me down, go for it. I will show you. I can and I will do it.