Overthepastsixteenyearsofmylife，Ihavegrowntobeaveryindependentperson．ThiscanbebothgoodandbadinthesensethatIamabletodothings（21）___myown，yetattimesstrugglewithtakingadvicefromothers．Sometimes，hea
Over the past sixteen years of my life，I have grown to be a very independent person．This can be both good and bad in the sense that I am able to do things （21）___ my own，yet at times struggle with taking advice from others．Sometimes，hearing what other people have to say can be one of the hardest things to do．However，getting advice from （22）___ cares about you can impact your life in great ways．Because of this，I began realizing that my mom's guidance throughout my life has never steered me wrong．This is why I believe you （23）___ always listen to your mother．
This belief has not been easy （24）___ （realize）．It has taken endless amounts of time in which I decided to go against what my mom had to say，and later discovered that she was right．I think we can all agree that （25）___ （admit） your mom was right is always a hard thing to do．But what else are you supposed to say （26）___ you are standing outside in the freezing cold，shaking because you did not wear that extra jacket you （27）___ （tell） to wear？
When I was twelve years old，I had the experience of a lifetime．However，I would have missed out if it hadn't been for my mom．She had been planning a trip to Turkey for work，（28）___ （offer） to bring my sister and me along with her．When I first heard about this opportunity，I was terrified．Never had I been out of the country before．I thought to （29）___，"Is she crazy？"My mom then began to say，"（30）___ is known to all，one needs to step out of his comfort zone and try something new in order to encounter larger-than-life ideas．"After going back and forth with my own thoughts，I decided to go on the trip．And boy，she was right．Going to Turkey will forever be one of my greatest memories and I am thankful I got to visit that amazing country．
