My Life So FarBiography –Hi! My name is Joh Doe and my life has already had its ups and downs, like everyone else has. I was born at Huntington Hospital in Huntington, New York. I grew up in East Northport, New York, in Suffolk County. I've always lived in the same house and I like it that way. I had the option to move but chose not to. My family consists of five people, my father, my mother, my two sisters and me. My mother and father were the best parents during my childhood and throughout my childhood. I thought I had a great life and I wouldn't change anything about it. I became extremely close to my father, especially as I got older. My dad is more like a friend to me now, I guess because I can relate to him and talk to him about things that interest us both. Not that I don't see him as a father, it's just that he's a friend and a father. My other good friend is Matt who I met in elementary school and little league because we were in the same class and on the same team. I became best friends with Matt in third grade, when we were eight, and to this day we are still best friends at age eighteen. The first way Matt and I dated outside of school was by doing homework and projects for our class in third grade. I have always struggled with school grades. I do well in class, taking notes, completing what I have to do and also homework. But the biggest problem I had and still have today was taking exams. Every time I take a test, I get stuck and can't remember anything I studied. I think there was a lot of pressure on me to do so well because my two older sisters always did so well in their classes that I wanted to do the same. I generally like school because it... middle of paper... makes me happy. As for my friends, I hope, I really hope, that we will all still be in touch when we are all older and have families. These guys have been there for me for the last ten years, and I've been there for them. I would hate to lose contact with them and hope that my children and their children will become friends. Friends are truly one of the biggest things that have influenced my life and I am more than grateful to have them. References Wyman, P. A., Cowen, E. L., Hightower, A. D., & Pedro-Carroll, J. L. (1985). Perceived competence, self-esteem and anxiety in latency children of divorce. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 14(1), 20-26. doi:10.1207/s15374424jccp1401_4http://lib1.lib.sunysuffolk.edu:2715/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=05e28b45-0c13-4d4b-ba75-e576b43164b9%40sessionmgr4001&vid=13&hid=4105