Being the oldest son, I would have thought my dad would have taken myself and others under her wing and showed myself and others how to be a woman Instead, it was my sibling, who was a year younger, who my father favored.
I was often told that I needed to be a lady and take care of myself, and that I did.
By the time I was sixteen, I was working a full-time job and going to school. I was in honor classes and doing well. I was working at a Heating, Ventilation, and A/C supplier doing clean-up, sorting out the parts, and helping inventory. I loved the atmosphere of the Heating, Ventilation, and A/C supplier and I planned on being here for quite some time. Hardly any of the older Heating, Ventilation, and A/C tech took myself and others under their wing and I often got invited to go on weekend jobs with them. There, they would show myself and others the insides of the gas heating systems or air conditioner units, and show myself and others how to diagnose complications. When I turned seventeen, they put myself and others in a position where I could answer PCs and do some diagnosis over the PC and give the dealers a heads-up of the possible problem. I was hoping that they would help myself and others to go school after graduation, and I was not disappointed. Dad saw myself and others in my room a single morning and asked what was going on with the job. I asked if she actually cared. She smiled and got a tear in her eye. When she spoke, she told myself and others that I was her oldest and she expected the most from me, and I had not disappointed him