Thoughts, Adventures, & Daily Life of a Home-Schooled High-Schooler

Its now time for a few of the thought provoking questions I asked for months ago. . . . Why does it [being asked your relationship status] cause you to react? Is there some deeper feelings/issues on your part? Oh yikes, that one came suddenly! So folks, what is a reaction? noun :  reaction ;  plural noun :  reactions an action performed or a feeling experienced in response to a situation or event. R eactions are often done on impulse, without putting much thought into it or considering what the end  result may be. But anyway, you didn't come here to read definitions from a dictionary. Why does it cause us to react? Does it make us feel the need to defend ourselves? Then if we have to defend ourselves, are we not content, or do we feel our value as a person is lower? "Why is this a question that we as youth/young adults struggle with?" I feel this goes back to how we see value as a single person. Or how others see our value. Facial expressions and tone of voice convey muc

Today it is my turn to give my answers and opinion on the questions that I asked everybody else in my survey. Why does being asked our relationship status bother us so much?        Or maybe I should why does it bother me? The answers to the other questions answer this one quite well. Please read on, don't get lost!  Does society base our worth off our relationship status?     I received such an overwhelming response of "absolutely", but I was also very glad to see that many of this type of response was followed up with "but it shouldn't be this way". "Folks, the biggest concern I have about your relationship status, is that of your relationship with Jesus Christ." If you feel happy and fulfilled as a single person, enjoy that stage of life!!! Because (and this is what other people have told me, as I can only view this from the single perspective) if you are not happy single, a physical relationship with another person is not going to be a "fix

I received some very interesting feedback over the last several weeks and I would like to thank each of you for participating in the survey! Since writing and publishing Part 1 , this subject has been pretty heavy on my mind.  Today I'm just going to share some of the question replies. Part 3 is where I guess I'll dive into the wild unknown and try to explain my thoughts with the proper grammar and punctuation.  The question I asked:           Why did it bother you? Was it because the person asking was just being nosy, or was there a deeper reason you would care to share? Just a few of the answers I received: "It felt like being single wasn't good enough" "Mostly because I kind of wanted a relationship but didn't have one" "I was embarrassed" "It made me feel like there was something wrong with me... like they thought me as a person simply as myself just didn't quite 'cut it'." "Too many people were just being no

Part 1 of 2 (possibly 3😉, but making no promises) Its highly possible that the first time will come at an extended family reunion. You’re laughing at your cousins jokes and intrigued by the funny stories told by Grandpa.  “A second helping of grandma‘s peach cobbler would go well with another story” you think to yourself, and, politely excusing yourself you head for the dessert table. Joining the jostling line of other family members, you eye the deserts so tastefully arranged before you. Just as you’re dishing a generous portion of peach cobbler, uncle Thomas drop a bomb that has the potential to ruin the rest of your day. Or week. Or month. Or just as long as the question bothers you.       “So Jackie,” he says, helping himself to a serving of ice cream, “any boyfriend in your life that I should know about? Or is it to the point that daddy has to keep the shotgun hidden behind the front door?” he asks with a mischievous grin on his face.  Startled, you flop only half of the cobbl

Its estimated that nearly 65% of the American population have made plans during the weekend. Some choose a relaxing weekend at home with friends, while others go on short getaways. but they usually return for the work week starting Monday morning. At least, they normally return. But I’ve never heard of a washer taking a weekend break and not coming back. But it was decided to. It’s giving us problems over the last couple weeks, but this week it down right refused to do laundry. And with 11 people living in our house, that became a problem very quickly. So today we Commenced on a Trip to the Laundromat. First came about the gathering of the clothes, followed by hauling baskets of said laundry out to the van and loading it up. How many quarters will it take to do 14 loads? And then we hauled all our now sopping wet laundry home to dry it in the well functioning dryer. It must’ve been the day for laundry calamities, because later when I came upstairs, the dress rack with man

*** I have tried to keep the story as real as possible, but please note that all names, places, and times have been changed in compliance with HIPPA regulations. ***    "Hey, what's this?" I asked my EMS partner as a small weighted paper dropped out of my certification file and fell gently to the floor. With a distinct "ka-thunk" I set the file I had been sorting on the desk and grabbed the wayward paper. "Oh, it's my TPA award!" I said, slightly surprised. "I was wondering where this brain had gotten to. It's been missing for several months."      "Missing for several months? No wonder the last while has been quite busy!!!" my partner exclaimed, not willing to miss a golden opportunity for a joke.     It was true, the month of December especially was much busier than in years prior. As a volunteer, I had run 20 calls around the schedules of the paid staff, mainly in the evenings or during the night.      Setting the certifi

1 God of our strength, enthroned above, the source of life, the fount of love, O let devotion’s sacred flame our souls awake to praise thy name. Refrain: God of our strength, we wait on thee, our sure defense forever be. 2 To thee we lift our joyful eyes, to thee on wings of faith we rise. Come thou, and let thy courts on earth ring out thy praise in days of mirth. [Refrain] 3 God of our strength, from day to day direct our thoughts and guide our way. Oh, may our hearts united be in sweet communion, God, with thee. [Refrain] 4 God of our strength, on thee we call. God of our hope, our light, our all, thy name we praise, thy love adore, our rock, our shield, forevermore. [Refrain]  It was the opening song on Sunday; very fitting I thought, considering all that the last year had held. 2020 was not the best year of national events. My last post touched on a few of the main ones, if you took the time to read it. (and if you didn't, I'm in no way offended😁!!)  But