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So tonight is my high school reunion. I’m not going. I wish I was going, but I’m not. Oh, it’s for a good reason–my son has hockey. Also, not many of my close friends that I graduated with are going, either. When I look at my students, I can see so much of myself in some of them. They act like I acted, they get upset at some of the things I got upset about, they laugh at the same ridiculous things that I laughed at. And I look at them and have all of these secret wishes for them for their futures.
I wish for them to remember who they are and not change to try to please others.
I wish that they learn the best way to use their strengths and how to shed their weaknesses.
I wish that they learn from their weaknesses.
I wish they stay in contact with their friends after school.
I wish that they are not afraid to make new ones, either.
I wish that they become advocates from themselves.
I wish that they have fun but stay responsible.
I wish they learn the value of giving and being grateful for what they have.
I wish they realized now, how some very poor choices can have monumental effects.
I wish they learn to be happy. So many are not.
Mostly, I wish I could tell them all of this, but at this age, they don’t want to hear it. The best I can do is teach them well, and hope that I have instilled the ability to learn this for themselves when they are ready.
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Life is like a pumpkin you need to carve it and you will see whats inside. The pumpkin itself might be hard and will take time to carve but it will be worth it.
Everything might be gooey or awful on the inside of the pumpkin, but if you look deeper within that awfulness you will see each seed can be a beautiful thing full of dreams, goal, or happiness. What I am trying to say is life is hard and difficult but if you realize your self now you can see life for the beautiful things even you have to bake them. Each person is a rainbow but in order to see that rainbow you must go through the rain, no matter if you like it or not.
Change is an important if you do not change, then you will never know what else there is in the world. Both Kendra and Slater are humans and need time for themselves but when one takes too much advantage of that they need to stop and realize what is really important, their three children. I think Slater did not internally change but rather realized what he was supposed to be doing all along. Slater got to see what his wife Kendra went through everyday. I feel Slater went through difficulties and thought, and depending on how long Kendra will be gone in the act will effect his change internally. Slater needs to have some sort of communication with his children as he raises them on his own.
That morning, when they were at home and Slater realizes how tall his children were, proved he must really not know his children that well if he does not even know their height. Slater hardly knew their ages. I love how the children make him feel guilt in some way. Jilly is the oldest and is the one with the knowledge of what is going on in their home. Mickey and Veronica are still kids, but Jilly seems to keep them in line. The children are likely missing their mother, who knows them most. If the family does not reunite, I think it will, effect the children strongly because they will stay with their father. Slater is almost like a stranger to his three kids. These kids are acting out, but are still trying to keep their cool. The kids are coping with getting left with a stranger and no pumpkin.
This story is realistic because divorce is almost becoming like a trend among married couples. If you do not get married then you do not have to get a divorce. I wonder where Kendra is, and why they got married in the first place. It is kind of harsh in the circumstances that Slater does not know his children well, and their mother just up and left. Stress or not you do not walk out on children. If you are old enough to get pregnant and married, then you are old enough to take care of those two obligations. One person in a relationship does not work and so both Kendra and Slater need to cope with their differences. This family is like a pumpkin; you need to carve it to see what is inside.
Hey Steph,
Great response, and I like your comparisons, however I think your 2nd comment was meant for Mrs. Giancola’s blog. I’ll let her know that you accidentally posted it under mine. Very insightful…good reading!
-Mrs. Styles