Home to me means where you feel protected from the foul and unruly things that happen in the outside world. Home provides a roof over my head and walls that surround me. Yes for me it does mean privacy, family, and a sense of permanence.
It was not until the age of thirty-six that I acquired my first home and finally was able to live on my own. The meaning of home for me is stability, freedom, a sense of security, and also accomplishment. Stability for just that I am able to finally be stable enough to be on my own. Freedom, the freedom to come and go as I please. I have lived my entire life up until a year ago always residing with someone else. A sense of security from the outside world where I can lock my door and not be afraid. I have not always lived in the safest areas of California. And last but not least I feel accomplishment because I am able to provide for myself and my children without depending on anyone else. I am able to pay the mortgage all on my own.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
"Journal Writing" on Brad Manning's Arm Wrestling with My Father
Journal Writing
It is normal to have conflicting feelings about your parent/parents. This is something I think every child goes through.
My parents where divorcing I felt broken, split into two pieces. They would be in different homes and that meant that I could not see them both at the same time. I had love and hate all at once for both of them. I felt as though they didn't try hard enough to keep "our" family together. It was't until later in life that I had realized it was in my best interest that the divorce had to happen so that everyone would live happier and more productive lives.
It is normal to have conflicting feelings about your parent/parents. This is something I think every child goes through.
My parents where divorcing I felt broken, split into two pieces. They would be in different homes and that meant that I could not see them both at the same time. I had love and hate all at once for both of them. I felt as though they didn't try hard enough to keep "our" family together. It was't until later in life that I had realized it was in my best interest that the divorce had to happen so that everyone would live happier and more productive lives.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
"Journal Writing" on Amy Tans Fish Cheeks
1. I can sympathize with Tan to a certain extent because it is hard to feel as though you fit in when you are fourteen years old.
2. Tan should have felt more proud to share her familys customs. She could have explained the reasons for all the differences between the two cultures.
3. When I was a child I had a problem with warts. Mostly on my right knee. When it came time to spending the night over friends houses in the summer time it was hard for me to feel comfortable. They would be wearing the short night gowns and I would be wearing my long pants with my night gown to insure my knee would be covered so no one could see my warts. I always felt different from everyone else.
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2. Tan should have felt more proud to share her familys customs. She could have explained the reasons for all the differences between the two cultures.
3. When I was a child I had a problem with warts. Mostly on my right knee. When it came time to spending the night over friends houses in the summer time it was hard for me to feel comfortable. They would be wearing the short night gowns and I would be wearing my long pants with my night gown to insure my knee would be covered so no one could see my warts. I always felt different from everyone else.
Page: 118
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