Sergio Venegas Ramirez

My hero is my dad Sergio Venegas Ramirez. He is the son of a hard working and loving family from La Caja, Colima. He is my hero for so many reasons. And for those reasons I still admire him and love him because he is my dad and he taught me well. My dad has done so much for me and my brothers and sisters and for his family too.

My dad is admirable to me for the reason that he is a hard worker. He has been working since a young age and still to the day doesn’t really complain about how much he works for us. My dad has 3 jobs but works one on the weekdays and sometimes if he has time he will go to his other job. And on the weekends he usually will go work for some few hours come home and than shower up & take my little brothers to their soccer games. My dad is not aggressive with the money, he takes the money that he earns working and it’s usually either to pay bills or for the family.

The second reason for why I look up to my dad is because he is a great father. He works to keep his family happy and to not feel like he never gives attention to us. My dad found out a while ago that he had a son that he never knew about until my older brother was like 17, and ever since then my dad has been supporting him in my brother's young fatherhood. He’s been giving him money for anything he needs ever since he found out he had a son. I also admire him for the reason that when he was in jail during most of my sisters' and my childhood, he never gave up on my mom or ever truly left her when he got out of jail. He says his family changed his life completely. And made him see the real life and not the dream he always lived. My dad opens my eyes everyday to realize how the real world is.

My dad to me seems like the great son so that’s another great reason why he is my hero. My dad left his family to come to California to make money at a young age and left his family. He was brave to leave them. He was not scared. He knew that if something happened, he did it to come into a better life. Even though he struggled at a young age coming to America, he didn’t give up. He left school around 2nd grade, I always ask him “why Dad?” and he tells me mija it was for the best. I had to help out in the family and make money to maintain a good household. He taught me that you don’t know what you have until it’s all gone. He lost some great things in his life and learned that it won’t hold you back. The only thing holding you back is yourself. He also tells me there's never true best friends in the world. Your best friends are your family, the people who were there since the true beginning.

And for those great reasons my daddy is my hero. My Daddy to me is better than any superman, batman or anyone else. I won't ever give up on my dreams because I know I will regret it and I would love to see my dad hug me and tell me that I finally did complete my dream. My dad is my #1. He helps me realize the right from the wrong and once I make a mistake I know he tells me things for a reason to realize that he came out from nothing to become somebody but he didn’t really complete that goal and that he wishes that before he dies he does become a big somebody. He always tells me he wants me to be someone in life, someone that any other person will be able to look up to for doing great deeds for doing something important. And not just being known for being a drug dealer, an alcoholic, a criminal, a gangbanger. He wants me to be someone important. And that is why my dad is the only True Super Hero in My Life.