None is Enough

I can't say I necessarily liked this article but only because I did not like the way it portrayed the motherhood life. Don't get me wrong, if you do not want to have kids then it is your full human right to do as you please and live as your own individual and there is nothing wrong with that. I am not against people deciding to live childless lives but I feel like this article almost made it seem like a burden and restraint of success to have children. I think nothing is more important than starting or being apart of a family of your own. Everyone came from someone. The most successful people had parents. The person who finds the cure for cancer will come/have come from parents. But also having a kid is your own decision. If you feel it is your destiny to have children and you are willing to make the completely life altering commitment to parenthood then so be it. If you believe it is not your life mission to be a parent then you should not be a parent. The life of a child is precious. It requires life long devotion and love. Its a woman's right to decide whether she wants a child or not and her decision should be respected.  There should be no discrimination of a woman who is childless. Parenting may not be for everyone considering the amount of time, money, commitment, and love they are responsible. Also parenthood takes a lot of sacrifice. Your life will no longer solely revolve around yourself it will revolve around your children. Parenthood sacrifices your career. Raising kids provide little to no time for yourself. It would be extremely hard to focus on your career and your prosperity if you could not be fully devoted. Your life is your life and how you chose to live it is your choice. Its important to keep in mind that children are our future. If you do not have the desire to have children then its not meant to be. The future is fragile and is determined by the children we raise. Everyone has their own right on how they want to contribute to the future.

Love

Flifferhuzza

In desperate need of a new pair of moccasins because mine had worn out, I went to the store to get new ones. After I bought my new moccasins, I eagerly tried them on and the first/only word that came out of my mouth was "flifferhuzza". My neighbor looked at me with confusion. I returned the look with shock. Did she really not know what flifferhuzza meant? She asked what it meant. In disappointment that her sense of vocabulary is lacked, I explained to her what it means, "Flifferhuzza means something that is really fluffy and cozy. For example, A warm, fuzzy blanket is flifferhuzza. My moccasins are flifferhuzza because of the fur in them and they are very warm." My neighbor was clearly embarrassed at her absent knowledge of the obvious term. 

Difficult Conversation

Characters: Angela (babysitter), Grace (kid), Nick (kid)

*scene takes place in December right before Christmas. Angela is watching Christmas movies with the kids she babysits, Grace(2nd grade) and Nick(4th grade).*
Angela: Are you excited for Santa to come?
Grace: (quickly answers with great excitement) Yes!
Angela: What do you want to get for Christmas?
Grace: The new American Girl Doll.(shows Angela a picture of doll in magazine)
Angela: That's so cool. I'm sure you'll get it.
Grace: What do you think you'll get for Christmas?
Angela: Hopefully these new boots that I showed my mom to get me. (Angela immediately realizes her mistake, gasps, and covers her mouth in shock of her minute but obvious mistake.)
Grace: What do you mean your mom......?
Angela: Ummm...I.I-(Stutters trying to quickly think of an explanation to cover up her mistake.)
Grace: Do you not believe in Santa Clause? Is he not real? (Grace is overwhelmed with confusion.)
Nick: Clearly he isn't real Grace. You're so stupid for believing in him. (Nick tries to prove his 4th grade "wisdom and maturity" by degraded Grace and her innocent Christmas spirit.)
Grace: WHAT! (Grace starts to get emotional and looks at Angela for a desperate explanation.)
Angela: (struggling to cover up her damage.) What I meant to say was that...Umm... I showed my mom to see if she liked them to make sure I definitely want to put them on my Christmas list to send to Santa. (Anxious to see if Grace believes her explanation.)
Grace: Oh good. (Angela smiles, relieved at Grace's reaction.) See Nick! Your the dumb one! He is real! (Nick rolls his eyes and loses interest in the conversation.)
*scene ends. Angela, Grace, and Nick continue watching the Christmas movie.*

Adora Svitak

I agree with Adora Svitak and her claim that children should be taken more seriously and not underestimated. Children are the next generation and if they are just being taught to be "clones" of the adults now then there will be no growth to society, they should be taught and given the opportunity to be better than the adults now. Also children's abilities to create ideas are often underestimated when in fact children have a more expanded and creative imagination which adults are lacking. This allows children to come up with more original ideas or plans rather than what they have experienced or been taught.

New Best Friend Ad

I am looking for a new best friend. In order to be my best friend you must fit my standards and qualifications a friend must obtain. They must be kind, considerate, trustworthy, loyal, honest, outgoing, and funny. They must be kind and considerate because I do not want a friend who will be pessimistic and put me down instead I would prefer to enjoy their genuine presence. Also its required for my friend to be trustworthy, loyal, and honest because I need to be able to trust and depend on my best friend when I need to. They must be honest because if they lie I can't trust or depend on them and it will cause conflict. Lastly, I am looking for a friend who is outgoing and funny because I tend to be more reserved if I don't know someone that well and if they are outgoing it will be easier to be comfortable around them. Also if they are funny I will always look forward to spending time with them to have a good laugh.

Courage

An experience I have had with courage is the first day of highschool. On my first day of freshman I was really nervous and did not know what to expect. My biggest fear was the upperclassman and the "rumors" told about what happens to freshman that I soon found out clearly weren't true. As the first day approached I got over my fears and realize that highschool wasn't as scary as its made out to be.