I hope everyone had a nice Christmas. I sure did. the whole
family was here on Christmas eve. I cooked a ton of food, everyone ate and
opened presents. After all that has been going on, it was nice to relax and
enjoy everyone. My daughter seemed to have fun. It's hard to tell because all
teenagers are aliens and no one can understand them. I had a little trouble
with her being ungrateful, especially the awful look on her face when she
opened the ipod shuffle my brother bought her. Apparently it wasn't good enough,
she was upset that it wasn't the $200.00 video ipod. She also complained that
the presents from her Aunt would be "stupid" anyway. I am shocked
everyday at the sense of entitlement she possesses I am also suffering embarrassment because of the things she says, not really caring who can hear
her. She has hurt quite a few family members feelings, and I am left
apologizing for her rude behavior. My dad drove in from Kansas City, bought her
nice things, and she spent his whole visit sitting on the computer chatting
with her friends. My friends tell me it's all typical teenage behavior, but how
can I allow her to be rude and get away with it? On the other hand, she did
seem happy at dinner and was very nice to her young cousins. I even got help
from her in the kitchen, she made dessert for everyone and it was great. She definitely has many sides to her.
So, I have looked back at many of my past posts and they seem like incessant rambling. It seems I just let my brain flow, letting out all thoughts at once and letting emotions get involved in the writing. The posts read like I am one sided and have nothing to do but complain about my ex husband and the nightmare I feel every day. There is so much more to me. In an effort to show that I am more than just wrapped up in drama, I'm going to post a few essays I have written that my professors seem to like. The first one is about some of the Muslim women I work for. They are wonderful women and very kind to me. When I come to work for them I also leave feeling appreciated. I hope these essays are interesting to you, maybe give you pause to think about the subject and enrich your life. When I wrote this one I was taking a World Literature course and was given a chance to write something from personal experience. Enjoy.
So, I have looked back at many of my past posts and they seem like incessant rambling. It seems I just let my brain flow, letting out all thoughts at once and letting emotions get involved in the writing. The posts read like I am one sided and have nothing to do but complain about my ex husband and the nightmare I feel every day. There is so much more to me. In an effort to show that I am more than just wrapped up in drama, I'm going to post a few essays I have written that my professors seem to like. The first one is about some of the Muslim women I work for. They are wonderful women and very kind to me. When I come to work for them I also leave feeling appreciated. I hope these essays are interesting to you, maybe give you pause to think about the subject and enrich your life. When I wrote this one I was taking a World Literature course and was given a chance to write something from personal experience. Enjoy.
