When I first told my parents about the 2nd Quarter Biology Project, they told me that I could choose where I wanted to go, and I knew I wanted to go to the Shedd Aquarium because I don’t really like zoo’s and I think that the botanical gardens are boring. So I told them I wanted to go to the Shedd Aquarium. About 2 weeks later on the second week of winter break, my mom said we are going to my grandmother’s house, and then we all got into the car at about 3:00 P.M. and headed out. When we got to my grandmothers house no one even got out of the car but my mom and stepfather and they went and grabbed the stroller out of her garage and we just left. We did not even go in my grandmother’s house. Then when we were driving, I asked my mom where we were going and she said the store. I asked, “What store,” and she replied the mall. I was tempted to ask what mall but I did not feel like it. Then I said “If we’re going to the Shedd, I’m going to need some paper and pens because I didn’t bring any,” and she didn’t hear me or something because she didn’t reply. We then got on the road and I was s...
One of the best vacation spots and most fun are down the shore in Wildwood, New Jersey. Wildwood consists of a boardwalk with tons of rides and fun, a beach with a beautiful ocean, and little summerhouses with ocean-side views. The best attractions though would probably be located on the boardwalk. There are so many things to see and do. Although it’s rather costly, it’s well worth it and it’s a great place for a family to share quality time together.
The day that I discovered my parents' future plans was one that seemed like a normal day for a twelve-year old. I got up, had my breakfast, and then proceeded to hang around with my friends. Later on that day I went out to play basketball at the school along with my older brother. After we went home, my mom was making dinner and talking to our uncle. After my mom finished the call, she tried to casually approach me and then said in Taiwanese, ?Judy, we are moving i...
From having a knife pulled on you by your own mother to thinking about killing your own father, you sure had an unique childhood. I would like to categorize your relationship with your parents as “disorganized attachment… [where] the child is caught in a terrible dilemma: her survival instincts are telling her to flee to safety but safety is the very person who is terrifying her.” (Attachment Theory Worksheet) First off, I would like to talk how your mother pulling a knife at you signified a mixed message and led to the demise of your future love life. As a genius of your caliber, you were confused why she would pull a knife on you for not eating vegetables, when earlier before, she was praising your accomplishments! Such two-facedness would set a precedence for the type of women you would date later in life, preferring the ones that do not remind you of your mother.
I went to school tired from listening to my parents conversation at two in the morning. I had a great day. I didn’t want to go home. I didn’t want to hear the argueing. When I got home. My grandmother was at our house. I thought it was very strange. My grandmother never came over unless she was dropping off clothes or something. So I knew she was there for a reason and it wasn’t going to be good.
don't really know what it was that started this thing between me and my parents
The drive was long, but after some time we arrived at our new home, an apartment complex on the outskirts of the city. Our arrival and subsequent move-in was met with strange looks and whispers. It's not quite a feeling of hostility, yet my family felt slightly unwelcome. The following day, mom had two plans. The first plan was to finish her transfer to a new workplace, and the second was for my placement at a local school. The next day had arrived, and she left me at home with father. Hours later she had finished working out the details of her job and she had finally managed to place me in a school, Wolf-Ever elementary and high school. Classes for the children were to begin that Monday.
My mother was more of a camera that would watch my every move and report it to my father if there was ever a problem. They had set rules which required me to act mature, but I was not fully aware of many rules they required me to follow. Although, whenever I would be punished for breaking a rule, either my father of mother would come in to comfort me and explain why I was being punished. This allowed me to continue to love my parents through the countless punishments I would receive. Until slowly they had no longer come in to comfort me after being punished. Because of this I had started to build a resentment towards life, and was an angry child. I felt as if the world was my problem because nobody understood my feelings. Being punished and not understanding why caused me to fall behind not only in grades but in my social skills as well. It seemed as if every other day my parents were receiving calls from the school about my bad behavior, which didn’t help since I would be punished once more while not aware of the phone calls they received. I felt as if no one had understood me within school as well as at home. I had an unhealthy amount of anger that lingered with me wherever I went. The parenting style they used was an authoritarian and authoritative parenting style. Both of my parents would waver between strict rules that
Has it really been a year? Yes in fact it has! I can't believe that today marks a year since I was walking into orientation for volunteering at the Georgia Aquarium. If you would have told me that I would be able to memorize facts on all of our mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and Georgia Aquarium itself, I would have said you were crazy and that there was NO way possible. It's been a wild ride so far but at the start of this whole experience, I didn't know what to expect and to be honest I had thoughts of fear going through my head as well. What if they didn't like me, what if they thought I was a joke, would this just be another place that I would be picked on. So many emotions were going on that day, but I can thankfully say every
Maintaining an aquarium is a difficult task because of all the various sciences involved in keeping an aquarium safe for both plants and aquatic creatures to live in. An aquarium will fail without the proper balances between chemicals, fish, and plants. To find the balances between chemicals and bacteria, a lot of research and hard work is needed.
I grew up having more than the average kid. My parents bought me nice clothes, stereos, Nintendo games, mostly everything I needed and wanted. They supported me in everything I did. At that point in my life I was very involved with figure skating. I never cared how much of our money it took, or how much of my parents' time it occupied, all I thought about was the shiny new ice skates and frilly outfits I wanted. Along with my involvement in soccer, the two sports took most of my parents' time, and a good portion of their money. Growing up with such luxuries I began to take things for granted. I expected things, rather than being thankful for what I had and disregarded my parent's wishes, thinking only of myself. Apparently my parents recognized my behavior and began limiting my privileges. When I didn't get what I wanted I got upset and mad at my parents somehow blaming them for all my problems. Now don't get me wrong, I wasn't a bad kid, I just didn't know how else to act. I had never been exposed to anything less than what I had and didn't realize how good I had it.
Almost all my friends were planning to go. I also wanted to go with them, but my parents did not allow me to go because we were supposed to go visit my grandpa’s house for some family event. I was so upset that I closed my door and did not talk to them for the rest of the day. Later after some days, when I was not so distressed, my mom explained to me that maybe it was for my own good. Maybe I will enjoy more at my grandpa’s house, and I did. However, I was still trying to contemplate what my friends must be doing at that time, what would I did be doing if I was with them. When my friends came back from their vacation, they told me that it was raining most of the time and many people got sick because of the bad weather and food. At that time, I understood that whatever my mom said was right: if I would have gone to the trekking vacation, I would have gotten sick as well. I went home and apologized for my rude behavior and learned a lesson that positive thinking can take me a long
One beautiful day that summer, I was playing outside with my friends when my mom called for me to come home. I did not want to abandon my guard post at the neighbor's tree house so I decided to disregard her order. I figured that my parents would understand my delima and wouldn't mind if I stayed out for another two or three hours. Unfortunately, they had neglected to inform me that my grandparents had driven in from North Carolina, and we were supposed to go out for a nice dinner. When I finally returned, my father was furious. I had kept them from going to dinner, and he was simply not happy with me. "Go up to your room and don't even think about coming downstairs until I talk to you."
After half an hour of waiting for someone to call and my sister and dad to come home also thinking about what to do. I gave up and went to take a shower. When I came out, my bed was made and my mom called me down for breakfast, which I didn’t feel like having. I just drank a glass of orange juice. My mother went to the porch to sit. After a few seconds I decided to join her. Since I had nothing better to do at that moment, I asked her where my sister and dad had gone. All she said was “I don’t know”. I gu...
When one says aquariums must people automatically think of the standard 24” x 12” x 12” rectangular tank that may exist have in a living room or dining room. But the matter of the fact is that aquariums are more than just a couple of fishes in a glass box.
It 's not that they didn’t care about my education, but it was because of the language barrier. Both of them were born and raised in Mexico.They left their families in order to come to the united states with the idea to give the opportunity to their daughters to amazing things. Therefore, they weren’t the parents that signed up to be part of the parents association or went on field trips when parent volunteers were required. They were never able to help me with my homework and never understood that a 3.5 GPA was really good. I never hold this against my parent 's because I know that it isn’t their fault for not knowing these things. Both my parents didn’t have the opportunity to go to college, they didn 't know a thing about the college process. I knew that if I really wanted to go to college, I had to do the best I could to reach out to my teachers and counselors for help. Fortunately throughout high school, I have had AVID teachers that have supported me. I had the pleasure to meet two of the most wonderful teachers, Mrs.Larsen and Mr.