From
6 to 424, Faster than you’d think.
I was born in Dubuque, Iowa
in 1994. I don’t remember much due to the fact I moved to small-town Anamosa by
the time I was 2. I have lived there almost my entire life. I’m almost 17 now
and in the middle of July we just up and left. We moved to Cedar Rapids way
sooner than I could take it in. There is only 6,000 people living in Anamosa,
so moving to a town with over 424,000 is a huge change.
My mom and my dad split up after they had me. My mom had
my younger brother Drew 3 years after I was born but her relationship with his
dad went like mine did. A few years later she met Gerald. They ended up having
3 children and got married. A few years later they got divorced, due to me.
Everyone says it’s not my fault, but I know it is. I haven’t seen my fathers’
side of my family since I moved to Anamosa, so when my fathers twin sister
found me on facebook and the rest of my family(except my father) also added me.
We planned a day to have dinner and when I met them at the Shot Tower in
Dubuque we took pictures. I saved them in my photo album and my step-father
seen them. He got really mad and me ‘disclaimed’ me. He told me he never wanted
to see my face or hear my voice again. He wanted to be the only father in my
life and though that if I seen part of my family I would see my dad, and that
wasn’t something he wanted. So soon after he kicked us out and they got
divorced. That was in 2009. We lived with my grandparents after he kicked us
out until this July. They gave up everything for us. They gave us their house
and moved into the trailer on the property that wasn’t in the best condition.
They lived there for a while but later they turned their garage into an
apartment for them.
My mom met Jeremy in January 2011 and he moved in shortly
after. He got a job in Cedar Rapids, and
it was costing to much to drive him back and forth everyday. So they started
looking for a house. We seen a lot of nice ones but they didn’t work out to
well. So one day we seen the one we are currently living in. They called the
Landlord and the next day they talked to her. We moved in within a week and I
wasn’t ready for it. I had to leave my grandparents, friends, and a lot of
family. I haven’t gotten to see my best
friends in forever and its really hard for me. In just a few days we just up
and left. I wasn’t expecting.
I now go to Washington which is really hard for me. I’m
not used to this many kids, carefree teachers, or not having people to talk to.
I don’t have any friends here except for one who also moved from Anamosa. I
really wish I could move back to Anamosa and be with my friends. The entire
time we looked for a house they asked if I was okay with the moving idea but I
said yes just because everyone else was happy with the idea. Deep down I hated
the idea, I didn’t want to move and I still wish we didn’t.
Although the move was hard, I gained a lot. A step-dad, a
new house, a job, and another family. The only thing I wish was different is my
family. I wish I could have all my family together all the time. I wish my
grandparents, fathers side, and mothers side was always together. I also wish
my best friends and I were still as close as we used to be. This move was hard
but I wish it would just get easier. Going from 6 to 424 in just 7 days was
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