My 15th birthday was coming up and I realized  that I was a feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next . I was tired of everyone and everything i don’t know why maybe i was just scared of growing up, then i started looking back over the years of my life and remembering every mistake that I had made, every wrong path that I had taken, and every chance for growth that I had turned my back on. I really wished that i had did the right thing for myself and i was left with that regret. When it was my birthday I thought that it was gonna be like any other day so i was angry and a little sad and everyone was asking me if i was okay and i said to all of them that i was fine but i wasn't and i think they all knew that. But later on that day everyone surprised me with love, I received so many, birthday greetings from friends. By the end of the day when everyone left my house i started to open up my presents and i saw a ring that my mom gave me and it had a little letter saying this ring is for you to remember that we love you and that to remind me if i set my mind to i will achieve it also to be better than them in life because they did not had the opportunities i have now so don't waste it and be someone in life. Every day i look this ring and i know that i am gonna achieve my goals and be someone in life and to no let nothing stop me.

– Edward salcedo

Relationship:  Child of im/migrant Child of im/migrant