Teenager with a Badge and a Gun
June Alexander
This was my first written essay assignment for English 101
with instructor Sherry Rind.
Imagine growing up as a redhead tomboy while at the same
time being a southern girly girl who loved dressing up. I
graduated from high school at age eighteen and half and was
at a crossroads of what I wanted to be for the rest of my life. I
had always been interested in shows that were law
enforcement based, carefully watching every episode with rapt
attention. I loved the methodical way that a crime was solved
and somewhere deep inside of me I felt a need to help others in
a time of crisis. I knew what I was going to do with the rest of
my life: “I want to be a Cop like on TV!”
My parents were older than most of my friends’ parents and
as such were very old fashioned. My father had the firm belief
that his little girls should get married and become stay at
home moms. I went to my parent’s room to inform them of
what I was meant to do with my life. Nervously sitting on the
edge of my parent’s bed I blurted out “I want to be a Cop like
on TV!” I now had both my mom and dad’s full attention. The
incredible fastness of my father’s response of “I FORBID IT”