I believe that where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Growing up as an only-child, and my mother being a single parent times were tough. Not tough financially because my mom worked like a dog. At one point she held down three jobs just to make sure I had whatever I needed. Without my dad being around, my mom was my mother and father. Even though she couldn’t teach me how to be a man, she tried her best. My mom always said,
“Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”
In the city I grew up in, kids don’t make it out. Unless your dribbling or throwing a ball. Unfortunately, I couldn’t do either all that well. Throughout my years in high school, I have seen so many black males get caught up in gang violence that name of my city went from Mckeesport, to being nicknamed, Killa-Mckee. With that being said there isn’t many black males who make it to college, they either lean towards the drug game or they gang bang. No questions asked. That’s why I thank my mom for being there guiding me all the way so I didn’t get lost in the streets. She always taught me that I could be whatever I wanted to be. I remember I was a freshman in high school, and I came home from school one day. I walked in the house and took my book bag off, my mom was sitting there with a stern look on her face and said, “Your going to college.” My grades weren’t the greatest, my SAT scores weren’t the highest but, I made it.
“Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”
I am currently a junior at Penn State and can honestly say I came along way. From growing up with my mom raising me as a single-parent to dealing with the hardships of being a young black male and resisting the temptations of the streets, I’m happy where I’m at. However, there are still many tough times ahead. Because I’ve experienced difficulties here at Penn State, and I know with my senior year being right around the corner it’s only going to challenge me even more. But I know whenever I get a little down or discouraged on my school work, I’m going to think of my amazing mother. I’m going to think about how she worked three jobs just to make sure I didn’t want for anything. I’m going to think about how she raised me without my dead-beat dad being around. I’m going to think about how she taught to me to believe in myself, and through hard work I can do anything I put my mind to. I’m going to think about how she taught me to believe,
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.