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I was born
My family received an angel -
I got bit by my dog
My dog Austen bit me so badly to the point where my lip was hanging off of my face, and I lied and said I fell down the basement stairs so we wouldn't get rid of him. It made me really scared and taught me what fear and pain really felt like. -
Asking my dad questions all the time
It's a weird thing to say- but every since I was a little kid I have always just asked my dad random questions or questions about something he is talking about. This has caused me to know that I am a very curious person, even though I don't notice it. Sometimes my sibling will be like why are you asking so many questions, and I won't even realize how much I had been talking. -
Being polite
My parents raised me to be polite, for example, open doors for others, help elders, be respectful to everyone, say excuse me when I'm trying to get through, and more. They taught me to be kind. -
I started Kindergarten
This made me very excited to make new friends and start school -
I started band
I play the flute -
Special Gifts Theatre
Before COVID-19, for a few years, I did this theatre group called Special Gifts Theatre. It was basically when you work with kids that have disabilities to put on a play. We would help the kids with disabilities during the show and we would act in it too. It taught me patience because working with kids who have disabilities tends to be a lot harder than kids without. -
getting a hamster
Getting a hamster taught me about responsibility. -
Grandpa died
We were extremely close -
Anxiety
After my grandpa died, I strongly believe this was when my anxiety started. I used to go to my grandpa's house every weekend and tell him the run down of the week. I also feel like a had a "triggering" experience to cause the anxiety on the day my grandpa died. My dad had left to go to the store and I freaked out thinking the funeral home would come take him before my dad could say goodbye. -
My other grandpa died
we were not close, and hadn't talked in years -
Both my gradpa's deaths
After my grandpas died, it taught me to never take anything for granted and to spend as much time with my friends and family because you never know when they will leave. It taught me how to control my emotions because after he died I fell apart and I had to pick myself back up and learn how to make life enjoyable again -
I graduated 8th grade
this made me excited for high school and to have a fresh start with a lot of new people to meet -
Going on a Plane for the first time!!!
This made me very excited because I had always wanted to go to Florida and it taught me that everyone has a fear of something because my sister was scared of flying and flew up on the plane before we took off so she decided to go home. -
Anger
As I grew up, my parents fought a lot, and I used to see my mom and dad get mad. It caused me to pick up the habit of yelling when I got mad. It also caused me to have a short temper and it always annoys me how I get mad easily. But I have been trying to work on my anger since last year, and it seems to have changed very slowly, but there is progress. -
I joined marching band
My sister did marching band, I was super excited -
First day at the big old campus
On the first day of sophomore year I was nervous and excited. Whenever I am nervous and excited at the same time, I was started talking a lot but I feel like I am being awkward all the time. I was scared I was going to get lost, and I did, but I figured out where to go and it kind of taught me not to give up in a way because I was COMPLETELY turned around -
first marching band comp
this day held a lot of emotion for me because I had grown up watching my sister on the field and now that I was on the field, I felt that I had to make her proud, make myself proud, and have fun. It was very nervewrecking and exciting at the same time -
Getting a boyfriend
Getting a boyfriend made me realize that I had to work on my communication issues. I started to work on it and everything has been good. -
letting go
I dropped a friend who had been tearing me down for a while and was doing things behind my back that made me really upset because we were super super close. Letting her go was a very hard thing for me to do because we had been through a lot together but after I let her go I felt this weight being lifted from my chest and I felt a lot happier. This taught me that letting go is better than staying if it's for your mental health.