true/false

1) I have been to 4 different country's.
2) I have been to 15 different states in the U.S.
3) My passion for cars surpasses anything else.
4)Family is the least important thing for me.
5)I hate kids.
6) I am 6'3".

My pride and joy

Change

Growing up I always looked up to my brother as well as my uncle. They were both great to be around with and they always took me everywhere with them. Since they were both around the same age they would hangout together and were basically brother's. He was basically like a brother for me also. Once I became a little older was when I found out about their bad habits and started changing my mind about them. I was totally against those people that used drugs, but in this case it was my brother and uncle doing it, so I could not be mad at them for that long. I figured it was only marijuana and everyone was doing it at the time.
Even though I found out that both were smoking marijuana I continued enjoying everyday with them having a blast everywhere they took me and eventually forgot about it. I got to meet some pretty girls as a young kid and even had my first beer at a young age. This made everything worth it to me and there was no doubt in my mind they were the best brothers I could possibly have. When someone or something is this close to me I could not change my mind about how I feel toward them forever. Eventually, I will realize that not everyone is perfect and people do make mistakes.
The main reason it bugged me at first though was because I always wanted to be a cop when I grew up. So I asked myself am I going to be letting my brother or uncle smoke around me like if nothing is wrong with it and then go out and arrest someone for doing it in public. That was my main concern that my own family was doing it, so how was I going to be a cop and not say a word. However, I was young and did not really understand why they would do it.

Family

As a child one grows up with their family  and that is something irreplaceable. At least for me that is how I feel about family. These are the people that will always be by your side no matter what. I have witnessed this many times in many different ways. For example, a mother's love is an immense feeling hard to explain.  As much love as my mother feels for me I feel the same way for her. For instance, when she is worried about something or sad for some reason I feel that it transfers over to me and honestly I could not feel happy unless she is.

Another example of this can be when your son or close relative is in prison. I think this is one of the worse things that can happen besides them passing away. I witnessed this in my family when my uncle Jaime was in prison. The first time he went to prison the family was really worried and all they could think about is paying the money in order for him to come out immediately and so they did that thinking it was only a mistake he did. Of course they gave him a little lesson, but he was a grown man already. Therefore, he should know better. The family let it go the first time like if nothing had happened and so my uncle found it easy in a sense. In his mind he said, " I'll just keep doing what I use to do and keep making money the easy way." He did not listen to any of the words my father and his sisters had to tell him and s landed in prison once again. This had all the family worried , but for some reason my aunts did not want to leave him in there for him to learn his lesson. He was the youngest of the brothers and so he came out once again with the bail payed off. He landed in prison a 3rd time and the bail he had to pay was a lot more this time, so he stayed in prison for a few years and I'm sure that every night was as painful for him as it was for the family.

Now  he is out of prison and we are all happy for him including myself. He was someone I always looked up to and still do for having the courage to go through everything he did. Although he was deported to Mexico for 10 years by the judge I am glad he is out. He lived here his entire life ,but he will be okay in Mexico since my grandfather has moved back there. The last time I talked to him was a few weeks ago and he tells me he is helping my grandfather with the lands. This year I have a reason to visit Mexico and I am very excited to go. It's been 5 years since I last went due to everything that is happening with the cartels and drug lords. On the 19th of December he will be starting a new life with his wife that he met in Mexico. I'm sure this means a lot for the whole family. It is the reason that my entire family will be going this December to show him support and for him to know that he is loved by all his family. Even though he is far away I rather him be over there then here where he can fall into prison once again any given day.