Douglas DeGolyer
ENG1510
P0 Writing Sample Final
Doug’s Hollywood Story
From the time that I was born, I knew that my parents loved me, but could not deal with
each other. By the time I was three, my parents were divorced. My mom was a workaholic,
while my dad was never home as he was usually found at the bar drunk. His drinking put a
strain for the rest of our relationship throughout the years. To this day, my dad and I still do not
speak because of his drinking as well as how he treated our relationship.
My mom has always been a very independent woman and never really had a man around
