Just persevere through life's struggles and you will be able to get through. Sometimes people will hurt you, and that's ok It will make you a stronger person in the long run. My father is the Meat Department Manager at Walmart and he is still working hard toward his dreams while dealing with many struggles. He is an example of how not giving up on your dreams will lead you to be a stronger person and try harder.

My dad was born and raised in Allegan, MI. He had gone to Allegan public schools his whole life from what I'm aware of. By the time that he had graduated from high school he had no interest in achieving a higher education so he had tried to rush into adulthood. He had got a job as soon as he could. He then proceeded on with his life and got a girlfriend, apparently, He had met this woman while he was working at Pet Life, an old store that has since been rebranded and moved down south. According to him, he was a machine operator for making dog food and treats. While he had already been working there first, she came along as a packager in the same area. Later they soon started talking to get to know each other better and even went on a few dates. Things then snowballed as relationships do and they got married. His wife had already been with somebody else and they had a kid together. This left my father with a 50/50 split of taking care of this child. As he had become more and more invested in this relationship he had to figure out how to take care of a child as he went. He then realized that it was necessary for him to achieve a higher education if he wanted to make it anywhere in life so he had tried to go to college online and get a bachelor's degree. So now he has to balance taking care of a child and his wife, managing his job, and going to college online.

Before my dad had a girlfriend or had gotten out of school he had started out as a paperboy. He would go from house to house, street to street, neighborhood to neighborhood delivering papers on a bicycle. He then sought out a higher paying job as he got older. He had gotten a job and his job was at parker hannifan where his father still works to this day. He then got fired for reasons unknown he then proceeded to try to find work at numerous other jobs, whilst successfully getting hired he could never really keep one job for a long time. He had then felt miserable after being let go from so many jobs and didn't know what exactly to do. Then he went to Walmart and still works there today as Meat Department Manager. When my dad had kept going in and out of jobs he had started to struggle with his attitude. Like for example some days he would have an a, we attitude by contributing to others and being selfless. On other days he would have me, myself, and I attitude by caring only about himself and being selfish as can be.  Since he has a wife and 3 kids now that are at the age of 9, 14, and 21 though he stats, “ I find it easier to get my work done and achieve more because I do it for them.” Another thing he finds challenging is taking care of three kids since he was 25. He worries that they won’t become the men that he has been working his butt off to shape them into, so he tries very hard to discipline them correctly.

My father is an important person because of what he has gone through. He is a good example of don’t give up on your dreams no matter what. Though he had a hard time with many things, three of those things being raising kids at a young age, finding a stable job, and dealing with his own attitude from time to time. He still had not given up on his dreams of a peaceful and fulfilling, happy retirement along with keeping his morals of perseverance through tough and difficult times will make you a better and stronger person.