"a person is a person no matter how small" - Horton

All your life you have been told, or should have been told, not to judge people. Today I had a very eye opening experience. A panel of people from the LGBT community came into my class to speak about their instances of coming out and what it was like for them. I am not a very open person when it comes to my feelings, and I have so much respect for them because they shared such personal stories with us. As parents you want to know that your children are happy, you do not want them to be the kids that get made fun of, and you do not want them to be different in a negative way. Being part of the LGBT community does not need to be a negative thing. However in all of their cases, they had someone who was very close to them completely blow them off and not want to be a part of their life, sometime a friend or a sibling, but in many cases, a parent. THIS PISSES ME OFF. Everyone should have the right to love who they want and be who they want, and they should be able to be open and honest about it. I understand that when you are raising your child you have dreams and hopes, but are those things really as important as your child themselves? One guy has not spoken to his father since he came out and his father uses derogatory terms when speaking of him. I really just like to believe that people are better than this, I like to see the best in people until they prove me otherwise, and when I hear stories like these I am irate. If your parents aren't there to support you, why are they there?

This connects me to Horton in many ways. One because you shouldn't judge people for something like this, just like Horton is judged and deemed crazy for believing in the small people. Also in relation to parents, the Mayor has a misunderstood son, and then finally at the end the son is the biggest help of all, FAMILY is so important. Don't screw it up.

writing

Most of the time when i blog, it is because i have writers block on the topic i am supposed to write on, for class or what have you. Then I get everything off my mind on here, so that I have a clean slate and can think about whatever it is I have to write about. The funny thing is, I usually blog about parenting or something that I originally thought about in class. Ironic? Maybe, maybe I just picked the most perfect major for my mind. Except half the time I think my teachers have no idea what they are talking about and I know I can do better. Not to say they are not smart, they are, but they have been teaching it for so long an don't practicing it. I spend SO MUCH time with children. I am no genius, but I know what I know. ha

Marvelous March

up Next, St. Patties Day and My Winners 22nd. :)

AND THEN IT IS MY 22.
I CANNOT WAIT TO CELEBRATE WITH ALL OF MY LOVES.
it's my birthday i will do what i want to.
do what i want to.

For the first time in my 22 years of life, My father has invited me to come to a March Madness game :)

&& at the end of Marvelous March to top off the splendor, I get to see Miss Gaga.

emotions?

I do not like to talk about emotions. Nope, I cry during movies and television shows, but when it comes to my feelings, I do not want anything to do with it. I do feel, obviously... but I just don't know what it is about being open and vulnerable that just makes me irate. I close up and answer with short sentences, just get the point across. I think a lot of it has something to do with keeping a guard up because I do not want to get hurt. There are very few people in the world who I truly and honestly can trust and talk to. In fact I can count them on 2 fingers. So please do not take offense if you are someone I am close to and it seems as if I do not want to talk. I just really would rather listen in some cases. When I want to talk, I do, and then you will want to shut me up.

i will go on and on about things I believe in.

Please do not smoke. It is not good for you. It is not good for our environment. It is not good for the future. Yes I am that person who will walk up to you and ask you not to smoke in public. IT IS A DISGUSTING HABIT. Someone has got to tell you.

Mamma and me

Nothing is bigger than family

life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are gonna get.

I am watching Forrest Gump, yes right now I am sitting in front of my television watching it and I had to blog during it because it is just so amazing. There are so many different elements of love in this movie, family, friends, lovers, just amazing. So many emotions and I cry many times on and off even though I could tell the story just as well as Forrest does. I think it really shows what life is all about. Yes, it can be easier when you have so much money that you don't have to worry about it anymore. It brings up the importance of certain people in your life, and an appreciation for the beauty of everything life brings you.