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Everyone gets knocked down by troubles in their lives, whether it be with school or family and friends. It seems that a lot of children have a hard time dealing with the death of a family member. As a small child, I faced many of these occasions where I felt that I had to rise above the obstacle and deal with it in a healthy way. Most children don't have the willpower or the mindset to do this, or to even understand what these things mean. You see, both of my grandmothers died, my favorite grandpa, and 2 of my uncles died when I was between the ages of 8 and 16. I have also dealt with an emotionally abusive father and a sister who caused so many problems in my family that now I cannot even get my driver's license. I have kept myself strong through it all. It's hard to imagine that I have come this far in life without having a nervous breakdown. I believe that I am wise beyond my years and that I grew up a little too fast having to mourn my many family members' deaths. But without these things in my life I would not be the person that I am today. I just want everyone who may be going through a similar situation know that they should stand as tall through it all as you can, and overcome all of the hurdles in the way. Thank you for listening to my story and I hope you were touched by it.