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I got my first car.

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Graduating highschool.

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I got my first dog, named Buster.

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Had to put my dog to sleep due to Diabetes.

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I got my license. This influenced my personality because this is when my parents gave me freedom and I had to grow in maturity and make good decisions on my own. I didn't have my parents with me everywhere I went anymore. I had the responsibility of being home on time, being smart with who I gave rides to, and being a safe driver

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Started high school at Wheaton North.

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I graduated eighth grade at Franklin Middle School.

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Started going to a private school.

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Started going to a public school for the first time in my life. I had been homeschooled prior to moving to Illinois.

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Moved to Illinois. I had grown up in Indiana for my entire life up until now. My mom had six siblings that lived there and from them, I had 19 cousins who were like my own siblings. I grew up living next to three of my cousins. We had a duplex with one of my mom's sister.
Moving away was very hard. I was homeschooled while I lived in Indiana, and so my only friends were my cousins who were like brothers and sisters to me. When we moved, it was like my family was torn apart. I wasn't sure how I would go everyday without seeing them.
Transitioning here was even more hard because it was a brand new area and I had no friends. Once I started going to school, it got better because I was able to make new friends and get to know people thats lived around me. Although I was very angry about moving here in the first place, it was the best decision my parents have made. I have had so many wonderful opportunities open up for me, and if we hadn't moved here those opportunities wouldn't have happened.