When a book or film has a true meaning to it I listen. Many of which is was to not let the mistakes you have made shape who you are today. Quotes like that make me think, maybe just maybe I have a chance. In all honesty ever since I was a kid I wanted to go to college. Although, my parents have gone through a lot. My mom is currently not working and my dad is disabled. My parents divorced when I was just 6 years old. Soon after my mom got a boyfriend and they had my baby brother when I was 11 years of age. Right after my little brother was born my stepdad left my mom. My mom became depressed. Which left me to take care of my little brother. I lost some of my hair due to all the stress. I have no idea what faith had come for us, but I was mad. I didn't think my mom deserved all of this with my dad, stepdad, and newborn baby. Nobody in my family wanted o help. They all said my little brother was too much. Since then it has just been me and my mom taking care of my little brother. My older brother wanted to help but he was always so busy with school. Me and my mom went through a lot with my little brother. This is the changing point in my life. My little brother is what made me realize that I love to take care of people. I look at him grow up. I watched him crawl for the first time. I watched him take his first steps. I watched him speak his first words. To this day I love him not just as a brother but as if he is my son. He is now 3 years old turning 4 in August. Although he didn't tell me exactly what I want to do when I grow up, he for sure helped me figure out that I want to help people. I used to be so stressed out seeing my mom depressed, I told myself, "What am I doing here? " I shouldn't be here." "Why am I here?" But then I would see my little brother, I think to myself, "Now I understand why he came into my life" I will protect him as long as I live. I want to protect others as a job. A job that feels like I am not being forced, but "let".