TKAM Last Entry

I may not be sure of the exact destination, but I know that I'm headed towards great things. In ten years, I will be living somewhere up north with a boyfriend or husband and a stable career. I will still be much the same person that I am today, I think, just with added knowledge, wisdom, and sophistication. I will have graduated college, moved somewhere where I can see snow from my window, gotten a job that I love, and maybe be thinking about starting a family sometime in the near future.

TKAM Ch. 31

The most influential person in my life is my mom. She is, by far, the best friend that I have ever had. Throughout my whole life, she has encouraged me to be the best I can be at everything I do. One of the biggest things that she's taught me is not to make the same mistakes she did. She has always encouraged me not to smoke, do drugs, and have sex, not necessarily until I'm married, but until I'm old enough and ready. She is always willing to talk about any problem I may have with an open mind, and she's always answered any questions I've had. She has made me want to be a good person, for myself just as much as for her.

My mom and I:
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TKAM Ch. 30

The first time I really felt the responsibilites of adulthood was during the first yearbook deadline of this school year. It was my first deadline as an editor, and I was definitely feeling the pressure. Because the Homecoming section of the book was going out the same deadline, I was the only one working on the Senior section. I've never felt as stressed as I did that deadline day, when I had to make sure that everything was perfect on every single page of my whole section. I've also never felt as relieved as I did when I finally turned everything in, and that huge weight was lifted from my shoulders.

TKAM Ch. 22

When I was younger, I always thought I wanted to be an ice skater. Ever since I was little, I've always loved watching the figure skating competitions. However, there was one small problem: I had never been ice skating before. The first time I ever went ice skating, I was twelve years old. I was on vacation in Michigan visiting my dad, and I went with a couple of the friends I have up there. I never expected it would be so hard! I was so scared that I would fall, I refused to let go of the wall. My body was so tensed up; my shoulders were up by my ears the entire time. The next day, my arms, back, and ankles were so sore, it hurt to move. So, that experience pretty much killed any desire I ever had to be an ice skater. As of right now, I'm not really sure what I want to be. I've considered being a teacher, guidance counselor, and therapist. School and helping people with their problems are two of the things that I like most, and two of the things that I'm best at, so they seemed to be the most logical choices for me.

TKAM Ch. 20

I most realized "the simple hell that people give other people without even thinking" one day during my science class last year. We were supposed to be doing some bookwork, but most people were just sitting around and talking. I was trying to concentrate on getting my work done, but I happened to hear one kid call another a "dirty Jew" because he had asked to borrow a dollar for lunch. I am Jewish, and I have learned to tolerate a few Jew jokes here and there, but this really offended me. Right in the middle of class, I walked over to his desk and decided to tell him, with a few choice words, just how much this had offended me. I was mostly just in shock, because I didn't think that anyone really said anything like that anymore. I'm sure he'll think twice about what he says from now on.

TKAM Ch. 14

My first "love" in elementary school was a boy named Brian. We were in the same class in third grade, and he was the first boy that I ever really liked. He was the first boy that had ever really talked to me and been nice to me, and in exchange, I helped him with his school work. The only other person in our class that knew how much I liked Brian was one of my best friends, Sam. One day, Sam and I got into a really big fight because she stole one of my erasers. As retaliation, she decided to tell the whole class how much I liked Brian. Of course, he was still at the age where most girls had cooties, so we never talked again.

TKAM Ch. 13

1) Don't talk back.
2) Respect your elders.
3) Do what you're told, the first time someone tells you to do it.
4) Clean up after yourself.
5) Treat others the way you expect to be treated.