Can I Put This In An Essay?

College Essays
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<p>Ok so heres the story... for my safety school I have a prompt asking about the most influential person in my life.</p>

<p>Like almost everyone else, that person is my mom. Unlike everyone else, she is the most influential person in my life because of my dad. </p>

<p>Because of an addiction to certain drugs (prescription, not street drugs, but nonetheless illegal) he has been nonfunctional for quite some time. Needless to say me and my sister have been exposed to some pretty bizarre stuff. </p>

<p>Such incidents are portrayed explicitly in my essay, but it is well written, with a good conclusion drawn from the situation.</p>

<p>My question is this...
Is it okay to put this in an essay? My worry is that in some way this will reflect on me, drawing from statistics like the ones that show children with parents with substance abuse problems are more likely to experience problems themselves. Would the college interpret it this way?</p>

<p>Also, this is my ONLY safety school. If it was a reach school, I would in no way be putting this much thought into it, as I probably wouldn't get in anyway. Coulselor said one safety was fine because my ACT score is like 7 points higher than the highest end of the middle 50% and my gpa is right in the middle. </p>

<p>Any advice is greatly appreciated...</p>

<p>THanks,
Loren</p>

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<p>Sometimes kids of alcoholics and addicts feel guilty for revealing the truth about their families-and the "elephant in the room" is ignored. If this is well written and you don't paint yourself as a victim, I think this could be a very strong essay-and it seems like almost everyone has at least one family member who has an addiction problem-so don't worry this doesn't reflect on you. Hope all goes well.</p>