Creative Guide-Turning Points

Exercise Two:

September 2004 was when I got my first real taste of being truly alone. My brother graduated from high school and moved away to go to college. That constant companion I found in my brother was no longer. The person who I would turn to for advice, friendship, love and especially the person who often helped me out of trouble was now hours away not in the room next door.
The day my brother moved away was one of the biggest turning points in my life because my brother and I were extremely close and with his departure I was forced to grow up quicker. I swiftly learned how to deal with my dad and his continuous arguing as well as how to most efficiently do all my chores and basically go unnoticed. Before when Jared was around he acted as a balance because he would occupy my father by watching sports with him while I would spend time with my mother or do things on my own. Without my brother being around I was forced to spend time with my dad and make awkward conversation or get in fights all the time. After being an only child for nearly four years the biggest thing I learned was how to be independent and how to live without my brother. Now later in my life I realize how important for me to go through points like that in my life because without them I would not be the same person today.