by Kealon, Sonoma
I should have listened to my dad’s advice and what I thought at the moment was him “nagging.” I wish, and it’s my biggest regret now that I’m in the situation that I’m in, that I should’ve listened to my dad constantly telling me to go to school and further my education and to watch who I associated myself with.
I constantly regret not watching who I called friends or hung around because now I’m locked up because of who I surrounded myself with. Obviously, it’s nobody’s fault for my current dilemma. I take full responsibility for my actions and mistakes, but my circle was a factor, more of like a negative influence.
Anyways, I do believe if I would have listened to my father’s advice that my life would be impacted heavily. I wish I could go back in time and tell my past self to listen to the useful advice. I was so hardheaded and dismissed all of the opportunities I had to change the direction of my future, but it’s okay. I’m young, I’m only eighteen. I have lots of time ahead of me to redirect my life’s direction.
I’ve used this situation as a learning experience for my future self and I want to share my experiences and life lessons with my younger siblings. It wasn’t hard for me to listen more as my life was moving so fast and I was blind to reality, but jail is an eye opener for me. Thank you, Dad, for trying, I love you. I’ll learn from this and do better.