My Past, Present, and Future

Comparing my past to my present I see a huge difference. My past was always about joining a soccer team, spending money at the mall, or looking for excitement with my friends. I never had to worry about anything because my mother was always there for me. She did teach us about responsibility, manners and all that great other stuff and I must say even though my mother was a single parent raising my siblings and I, she did a great job. I grew up with two older brothers and an older sister. I was the youngest of the four. I was born in Thousand Oaks, California and raised in Moorpark. I am a very social person and get along with pretty much everyone. I always worked in the morning and went out all night. After high school I had decided to take a break from school and decided to just work. I now see that, was my biggest mistake.

My present life feels different because of all the responsibility I now have. I currently attend Oxnard College as a full time student. I am a certified dental assistant and been working in the dental field for 4 years now. I recently stopped working so I can attend school and still have time for my kids. I have a three year old daughter named Destiny and a one year old son named Robert. My kids are my biggest challenge in life but I am determined to give them a great future. Whenever times get hard I know I can always depend on my family to help me. I must admit one thing, I am a very independent person. There are times I might need something but refuse to ask anyone for help I would rather keep trying to get it myself.

In my future, I hope a lot of things are different. For one I hope to get into the dental hygiene program. Getting into the program would make me feel like as if I have accomplished my most important goal. I always thought that by the time I was thirty years old I would buy a house. I might not be buying a house soon but I am heading towards the right path to get there. A lot of people have a timeline of when and how they want their future to go, I on the other hand don’t. I just know that I want to be better than now. Bigger and better opportunities will come my way. That will be when I make my decisions.

                                                   Fast Food Nation

            Growing up my mother was strict about what we ate. There were times she took us out even though it was to spend quality time with us. My mother would take us out once a week to either Taco bell or Carl’s Jr. I remember always wanting to go to Mcdonalds but my siblings were teenagers and thought Mcdonalds was too childish. I remember eating a Mexican pizza at Taco bell with a Dr. Pepper as my drink. As we got older my siblings were always gone so my mother would decide to cook instead. It was rare when my mom gave me fast food. My mother would always cook Mexican food like enchiladas, tamales and panbasos. My favorite thing to eat where the panbasos because it had carrots, potatoes, lettuce, cheese and sour cream inside a piece of bread. Our treats would usually be celery with peanut butter, grapes, strawberries, or cut up mango. My mother made sure to always give us something different for a snack but it was always healthy. Even though fast food is bad for you, at the time I was eating the Taco bell I always wanted to eat it. I loved those Mexican pizzas. Growing up was a different story. My friends and I would always eat at fast food places. The worst part about it was that it would be to late to be eating that junk. Of course, what 18 year old thinks about what they eat?

            I now buy fast food only when we are far from home. There are days we go out to Santa Monica and of course were there for hours so we just pick something up. Usually I eat Mcdonalds because my kids always ask for happy meals. I, myself  rather cook because not only is fast food bad for you to be eating regularly but it can get expensive. My older brother eats fast food everyday and I asked him how much he spends a week and he said sixty to seventy dollars and that’s just on fast food. I cannot imagine spending that much money on fast food a week. Since I had my kids, I take my health a lot more serious. Just the way my mother always gave us healthy snacks I do the same for my kids. I watch what I eat and avoid eating fast food as much possible. There are times I crave it so I will buy something small from time to time. My family on the other hand, eats  more fast food than I do. My sister lives off fast food. She said the kitchen was not meant for her. She will either buy canned or frozen foods and prepare it, or buy fast food. I believe many people have a hard time learning how to cook but it is important to learn because u do not want to rely on junk food. It can’t be that hard to learn how to make a salad. I want my kids to grow up knowing the importance of eating healthy.