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Senior Senior Robin and David Fincher

My Parents, My

Friends

by Olivia Fincher

s a little kid, I always today. My dad has always been there that, whenever I had a problem, she
remembered looking up for me, from my first remembered would always have a solution in less
Ato my parents as being my cry, to always helping me with life than ten seconds. I wondered if she
heroes. They were always working problems that I didn’t even know was actually Wonder Woman or if I
their hardest and never failed to put a existed. He is the finest example I was just crazy. My mom and I enjoy
smile on my face. In life, I believe we know of for being a great example of going shopping together then having
all have one or two persons who have how a godly man should treat me. He a “mini fashion show” and being a
influenced our life greatly, and for is someone who pushes me every day judge for another. That is something I
me it was my two parents, Robin and to work my hardest and to never give will always cherish between us.
David Fincher. up, no matter how hard the situation
is. We all know a person like that and They tell you as a kid that time passes
I like to think that I have an interesting it’s a great feeling to know someone by quickly. We hear in church that our
background. But why? For me, it was cares about you that much. Where time on this earth is short. It seems
the fact that I was adopted. I was born your happiness is, is also where their like just yesterday I was starting my
in Spaask-Dalny, Russia, and God happiness is, and no matter what first day of elementary school with my
gifted me with two wonderful parents happens they just want you to be mom walking me to the door. But now
who chose me out of a handful of happy. I’m already a senior in high school,
children. They waited until late in life about to start a new chapter in my life
to adopt me. The second person who has also with college. The tables have turned;
greatly influenced my life is my mom. I am no longer a little kid anymore. I
How crazy is that? My life changed Just like my dad, my mom works am an adult who is getting ready to go
that day and it was one of my hard. Despite such a full schedule out and explore the world on her own.
favorites. If it wasn’t for the parents she always finds time to take care of
that I have now, I wouldn’t have been us, and I can never thank her enough No matter how old I get I will always
given the amazing experiences and for that. In her college years, she think of my parents as my two heroes
opportunities that I enjoy in America. sang professionally, teaching voice who have helped shaped me into
for many years; however, during my the woman that I am today. I will
The first person who has greatly life she has devoted herself to being always cherish the moments we had
influenced my life is my dad. My there for me. You hear the saying that growing up, the fun exciting vacations
father works as a nurse anesthetist. your mom is really your best friend. when the whole room was filled with
One of my favorite memories with I can 100 % say that is true for me. laughter and love, our Friday night
him was learning how to ride my I can tell her anything and I know game night, where somehow my dad
bike without training wheels. It took she will always be there for me. And always won, and the dreadful hours
a lot of trust for me to do it by myself, I will always do the same for her. of homework that my dad was more
because I wanted my dad to keep We’re not perfect; we don’t always get than happy to help me with because
holding on so I wouldn’t get hurt. I along, but I look back and remember he thought math was fun. I know, it
like to think that applies to my life still confuses me to this day as well. I

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