Responsibility Starts With Yourself Polished Draft

      This is my first paper for my class and it feels a bit bland to me. But I see it as a staring point for more papers for the rest of the semester. I wanted to write about how I grew to be a responsible person as a child. I hope you enjoy reading it!

                   In my entire life I only remember moving once and that was when I was four years old and about to be a big sister. My only care was just to play in the house and talk with my mother until my sister was born. She told me that I would be getting a sister and that we would move to another house before she would be born. Then we moved, I was unfamiliar with the house and the only other comfort I had was that I was getting a sister and a bigger house to live in. I liked the new house; I had a larger room to play in but it felt emptier as I was small. But once my birthday rolled around, I got to have a friend, my parents got me a puppy before my sister was born. 

         I vaguely remember the trip to go get the puppy. I just see my father’s back as he walks into a house and then comes out with the puppy. Though the puppy was small he was around half of my size when I got to hold him but he looked smaller when he was in my father’s arms. I held him in the car as we drove home and I somewhat remember my father telling me about how I now have the responsibility of taking care of the dog. I would have to remember to get his food and play with him mainly but the fact that I was given responsibility at all made me feel important.

         Then my sister was born, and I wanted to help out my mother in any way I could with her even if it was just handing her whatever she needed like an empty bottle or the tv remote. All I wanted to do was help no matter if the task was big or small or if I didn't need to do it. I just wanted to have time to help out my mother while taking care of my dog because I felt like it was something that needed to be done.

         I somehow ended up teaching myself responsibility at that age not really knowing properly what it was. I just really wanted to help out around the house but I couldn’t do much because I was too small and I was too young. But even with those limitations I did as much as I could to the best of my abilities.

         But having a younger sister and a puppy helped me to become more responsible at my age. It shaped me to always help out anyone in need if I can but never do it forcefully do it on your own terms.