TheImportanceOfFamily

JulissaMartinez
8thGradeELA
November20,2015

FamilyBeingImportant
ItallstartedinasunnydayonOctober22,2013at8:00a.m.
MyparentsandIwerejust
arrivingbackfromeatingatarestaurant.

Weweresodrainedthatwedecidedtorenta
movieandhaveafamilyday.
WhenthemovieendedIaskedmymom,Puedoirala
casademadrinaypadrino,sherepliedsaying,S,sipuedesiralacasadeellos.So
Iwentovertotheirhouseusuallytheyalwaysletmecomein,butthistimeIknockedon
theirdoorandtheywouldntopenit.SoIthought,Oh,okaytheyarenothome,sinceI
thoughttheywerenthomeIjustwentbacktomyhouse.
Afterafewhours,Isawmygodparentsoutsidewiththeirdaughterandson
spendingtimetogether.
Iranoutsideandsaidhitothembuttheyjustignoredme,soI
toldmyparentstheyhadturnedaway.

Mymomandmydadwentoutsidetoaskthem
howtheyweredoing,butassoonastheydidmygodparentsturnedaroundand
walkedinsidewithoutevensayinghi,back.
Iwassoconfused,andsoweremyparents
becausewedidntknowwhatwasgoingonmymomanddadhadthisexpressionon
theirfacesaying,Whatisgoingon.
Thenextdaymydadwasmowingthelawninthefrontyardandsowasmy
godfather.
Mygodfatherwalkeduptohimandtoldhimintheearthatmeandmyfamily
hadtoleavethehouseandmovetoanewone.
Hesurelysaidthatitwasnthisfault,he
saidthatthedecisionwastakenbymygodmother.
Hedidntknowwhysheaskedhim
todothat.
Meandmyparentsstartedtobundleeverythingup.
Iwantedtosaybyetomy
godparentsbutmyparentswouldntletme.

IstartedtoburstintotearsbecauseIdidnt

wanttoleavethehousewhereIwasraisedfor11years,Ialsodidntwanttoleave
withoutsayinggoodbyetomygodparents.
Finallymymomanddadgottoletmegosay
alastgoodbyetothembutwhenIwenttoknockontheirdooronlymygodfathersaid
byetomeandgavemeahugmygodmotherignoredmeandwenttoherroom.
MyparentsandIdeterminedtojustleavebecauseitwasntourfaultofwhathad
happened.
Wedidntknowwhythishadhappenedandweneverfoundoutandtothis
dayIhaventspokentothem.
IreallywishIdidclearallofthisoutandIwantthemto
explaintomewhytheyignoredmeandmyfamily.

Ilearnedthatnomatterhowmuch
youloveapersonsomethingwillalwaysgowrongandmessupeverythingyouhad
betweenthem.

ParentsBeingbyYourSide
Itallstartedwhenmymomreceivedacallfromschool.
Mymomhadtogoto
schoolbecauseIhaddonesomethingawfulthattheydidntknowifitwasmeormy
otherfriendwhohadbeenresponsibleof.

Mymomcalledmydadandtoldhimshe
neededtogoseewhathappenedwithmeandmyfriend,sohesaid,Whenyouknow
whathappenedcallmeandtellmeeverything.
Iremainedattheofficeuntilmymomarrivedsoeverythingcouldbeexplained
.
TheprincipalaskedmymomandItowalkintoherofficetoexplaineverything.
The
principalaskedme,Whywereyousentintomyoffice,shesaid,Myfriendstartedto
berudetomeandtosomeotherfriends,shewascallingusnamesandpushingus
towardsthewall.
TheprincipallookedsurprisedwhenItoldhermyresponsebecause
thiskindofsituationhadneverhappened.
Whenshewasdonebeingsurprisedsheaskedme,Didyouhaveanythingtodo
withwhyshewasactinglikethat,Irepliedsaying,No,Ididnthaveanythingtodowith
this,IwasjusttryingtocalmherdownuntilshepushedmeintothewallandIcouldnt
helpbuttostanduptoher.
AtthatmomentItoldtheprincipalwhatIdid,Iwasscared
ofwhatshewasgoingtosay,thatwasuntilmymomstartedtoaskquestionstoo.
Mymomaskedme,Whydidntyoujustgototheprincipaldirectlyortoa
teacher,mymomaskedme,Icouldntmeandmyfriendswhowerebeingpushedinto
thewallweresurroundinacirclebysomeofherotherfriends,Ireplied,
Itriedtobreak
outofthecirclebuttheywouldntletus.
Atthatexactmomentmymomreceivedacall
frommydad,hetoldherthathewasalsoonthewaytotheschoolsincehegotoutof

workearly.
Iwasafraidofwhatmydadwasgoingtodoorsaytomewhenhegottothe
office.
Whenhearrivedhehadthislookinhisfacelike,ifhedidntthinkIwasthegirl
thatcausedtheproblem.
Sincemyparentsalreadyknewwhathadhappenedtheyboth
decidedtotakemehomewiththemanddiscusstheproblemsthathappened.
Before
weleft,theprincipaltoldmyparents,Weallknowthatyourdaughterwasntthe
problemofthissituation,buttheothergirlwasandthatshewouldneverdothissoI
wouldlethergobecauseItrustherandwhatshesays.
MyparentsandIwereonourwayhomenotasinglewordwasspokenoutof
anyone'smouth.
WhenwearrivetoourhousetheyclearlyexplainedthattheyknewI
wasntthetroubleofwhathadhappenedandthattheywillalwaystrustme.
Ithoroughly
explainedtothemthatIwashappytheywerebymysidenomatterwhat.
Ilearnedthat
nomatterwhatterriblesituationhappens,ifyouwerenttheproblemtocauseit,you
wonthavetoworryabouttheconsequencesandyourparentswillalwaysbebyyour
side.

TwoOverprotectiveUncles
Therewasapartyatmyuncleshouse.Mywholefamilyandfriendswerejust
hangingoutinthebackyardlisteningtomusicandeating.
Ihadntarrivedtotheparty
yetbecausemymomhadgivenmepermissiontogohangoutwithsomeofmyguyand
girlfriendsatthemallandthenatWingsNMore.
WhenIarrivedatthepartywithmyfriendsmymomanddadtoldallofusto
comeintothebackyardsoIcouldintroduceallofmyfriendstomyfamily.Whenwe
walkedtothebackyardeveryonewasthere.Myunclesjuststaredatuswalkby.My
bestfriendRolandowassonervousbecausetwoofmyunclesweregivinghimadeath
stare.
Iwasveryembarrassedbecausetheywouldntstopstaringathim.
Ijustwantedtowalkuptothemandtellthemtopleasestopglaringathim.
One
thingwasthatmyuncleshadareasontostareatRolando,theirreasonwasthatmy
momandhismomwouldalwayssaythatmeandhimwouldmakeawonderfulcouple
becausesincewewerelittlewewouldalwaysbetogetherandhaveeachothersback.
Myuncleswouldalwayshearmymomtalkaboutabouthiminfamilyreunionsbutthey
hadnevergottenthechancetomeethiminperson.
Atthepartywhenweweredoneeatingwestoodupandheadedtothefence
withtherestofthesquad.
Atthatexactmomentmyuncleshadtocomeuptowardsme
andmyfriendsandstartembarrassingme.
Ifeltlikemycheekswerealreadyredof
everythingtheyweredoingtomeinfrontofmyfriends.
SincemyunclesarereallyoverprotectiveIfeellikeIcantdoanythingwithmy
guyfriendsuntilmyunclesgettomeetthem.Myuncleswouldaskthemtoomany

questionjusttogettomeetthem.
WhilemeandRolandoweretalkingmyuncleJuan
walkeduptousandheaskedhim,Areyouagoodguythatmyniececouldhangout
with.Rolandosaid,Yes,Imagoodguytobewithher,Iwillalwaysbebyherside,
afterhetoldherthatmyunclejustsaidallrightandleft.

Ifeltreallynervousatthatexact
momentwhenhecametowardsusbecauseIdidntknowwhathewasgoingtodo.
BeforethepartyevenendedmyuncleIvanscreamed,RolandoIhavetotalkto
yourightnow,Rolandowalkeduptohimwithanervoussmileinhisface.
Ijustwaited
untiltheyfinishedtalkingsoIcouldgoovertothemandfindoutwhatheaskedhim.
WhentheybothfinishedtalkingIsawRolandocomebacktowardsmelaughing,soI
thoughteverythingwentwellbetweenthemtwo.
Iaskedhimwhatmyunclehadtold
himandhesaid,YouruncletoldmethatIbettertakecareofyouifnottheirwillbe
consequences,
Itoldhimhedidnthavetoworryaboutmyunclesbecausethatisjust
arewithmyguyfriends.
Attheendhesaidthathelovedmyunclesandthattheyhad
alsotoldhimthathewasagood,niceguythatIcouldhangoutwith.
Ilearnedthatyourunclesgetreallyoverprotectiveofwhatkindofguyorpeople
youhangoutwithbecausetheyloveyou.
Anotherreasontheyareoverprotectiveis
becauseyoumightbethefirstchildandtheoldestandtheywanttolookafteryouso
nothingbadhappenstoyou.