A friend of the family

Introduction-in this blog I will describe a man who positively impacted my life.

A friend of the family named Gary positively impacted my life by being the father I never had.

I had a father growing up but he was very abusive. He used to beat my sister. When I was younger, he used to beat me with belts and extension cords because the teacher called home or I did not walk home with my big sister. It was terrible. Once I had received a bullet in my head, he stopped beating me, which was good, but my sister became a target. What he should have done was beat the cousin who shot me in the head, then I would have loved him for that.

Then, he told me to get a degree I can do nothing with and got me in all sorts of debt. I don’t talk to him anymore. He is my youngest sister’s father. We both don’t talk to him anymore.

Gary the family friend has been there, when I was younger and older. He is very positive. He is like the father figure that I didn’t have. He is not abusive and I can always call him up and get advice on things that I cannot get from the step-father. Gary likes telling the story, when I was in a coma and this whole church prayed for me to come back and told my mother not to worry, they were going to pray for me. I guess God answered their prayers because I would not have been here if it was not for that church praying for me. So I am thankful Gary informed that church to pray for me. Gary has been a God sent person especially when I was younger because he used to stay with us (two sisters and I), while my parents went on trips for work. He used to tell us stories and make us laugh. He is a great guy. I can count on Gary to always be there for me.

In conclusion-the person who has positively impacted my life is a family friend named Gary. I can always count on him to be there for me, even when my step dad could not, Gary was there. Such as, for my graduation with my degree Gary was there with his camera. Thank you for reading.