My greatest fear was the decision of whether to stay in Guatemala with my mother and sister, or move to the United States with my father to seek better opportunities. One decision meant withholding my father's usual deposits, while the other involved cutting child support in half. The stark choice of leaving my mother with $500 a month or staying in Guatemala and somehow convincing my father to keep sending $1000. Both of these didn't horrify me in any way, but a decision had to be made. I had no choice but to decide between my mother's warm, familiar wing and my father's cold, unfamiliar presence. Fortunately, maturity sprouted from my chest like a butterfly from a cocoon, and I concluded that sacrifice was necessary for success. I overcame this fear by making the decision to leave everything in Guatemala and move to Miami. This fear started to increase when I was a senior in high school, and it all started when my mom asked me, “What are your plans after?” degree?" The answer to this question was, “I don't know.” But deep down in my heart I knew, as if it were my destiny, that I wanted to begin my undergraduate studies at an American university. The reason for my apparent ignorance towards my mother was due to the fact that I knew what would happen if I continued my studies in the United States I would go to live with my father and, due to these new expenses, he would halve the monthly deposits $500 for each child; . It may seem extreme that my father only sends $1,000 for my sister and me, but he also takes care of our private school expenses. Graduation day was approaching and my decision needed to be revealed as soon as possible courage to tell my mother that...... middle of paper ......or Miami, but before getting on the plane I hugged my mother as if it were the last hug I would give in life and he told her, "Don't worry, mom, I'll take care of you and my sister." When I arrived at my new family and started a new life, I knew I had started a new chapter in my life. life, and although it was a new beginning, the promise of taking care of my mother and sister was still high on my priority list. As a current student at Miami Dade College I had to overcome an unusual fear that spelled doom for me and my children. family, and I could happily say that moving from Guatemala to Miami was a trip that I saw as the best option I could have taken so far. Overcoming this fear has made me a successful person and ready to overcome any obstacle that comes in my path. Now I can boldly say, “It will be me and my family”.