good skills in parenting

frequently, my mom would ask me to go do chores. However, it isn't asked like a normal question would be. She would be like "Jess, want to get the laundry for me?" That way I have no choice but to answer, "yeah sure" On one hand, it's like why don't you just tell me instead of asking? On the other, it's nice of her to ask, instead of barking out orders. I think this is a good parenting skill that she developed while raising my sister and I.

being nice and kind has it's own reward

I was taught to respect all people, and not to hold grudges. This might seem tough at certain times but it really is a reward in itself. Maybe you're in a difficult situation, and someone you run into will help you out in return of a good deed you did for them. I also believe in the idea of 'bad things happen to good people' and I can count a handful of times when that has happened to either me or my family or friends. Karma eventually will find it's way back to you, and it repays three times.

stopping ourselves of using certain words

we all have done it, called each other or someone else (or even ourselves) a 'retard' or that's so 'gay' instead of stupid. Me being inflicted with both terms and groups of people is saying one thing but saying it and thinking that we aren't harming someone else that isn't present is another. A young teenager joking around using those words is just as stupid. If you're old enough to undertand the latest fad going around, then your old enough to have some common sense and stop yourself before having that word come out of your mouth. So think twice before you say something, you don't know who you're insulting. This isn't to say I'm perfect, hell I know nobody is, but I've gotten better and earned self-awareness.

my ironic story that I wrote

a few years ago I had the idea of writing a story, I titled it 'burning heaven.' Ironic right? Anyways, I used the idea for a final paper that I did for my Lit & Comp class. I had the idea of a girl who had a posessed spirit inside of her. I wanted to write a narrative about the rare and strange occurrences of demonic possession. I thought “what could happen to a character when they are faced with an inner power struggle and what lengths a friend would have to take to save someone she really cares about.” I never got around to give it a decent ending.

corporate america is shitty

who else thinks corporate America should burn in a ditch? I do! Not that I don't think being proud of what you earn/do for a living is a bad idea, I just don't like how one day there will be no middle class thanks to all these big markets closing in on the gap of not being able to live comfortably on a normal salary. What do they want us to do? Work a million hours a week just to get by? It may seem like that's the inevitable choice we will all have to make. I wouldn't be surprised if I'll die working, that seems likely every day that goes by.

she thinks she's the ldr expert

so there's this girl I came to know who currently is in a long distance relationship. I don't know what is about her but it irritates the hell out of me when she thinks she knows everything there is to disprove any arguement about not trusting your partner while being long distant. I mean I know she's a human and she has feelings but she's just one of the people who irks me to no end. How did I come across her online profile you may ask? The answer is simple. My last relationship was a online one and I admit I was the one who was stupid and thinking it'll last when my ex-boyfriend didn't talk to me after three months of meeting me. I learned my lesson and finally got the hint and finally broke my end of it a year and three months after pursuing it. Now I know it doesn't matter how long a couple has been together, all that matters is how much you and your significant other have been through. But to me, it seems like all she cares about is proving everyone in the ldr community how long they have been together. I think once she is granted her immigration visa and get married to her boyfriend that she supposedly loves, she'll realize that after a couple of weeks/months that living together with someone all the time will drive her insane and the two will break up.

a little about me

my name is Jessica, but I'd prefer if you called me Jess. I am straight and I'm 20 years old. I currently live in a town in CT. I have a boyfriend named David. We've been dating for a little more than a year and we love each other, plus we're happy together. We are five years apart in age but that doesn't matter to us. I am going to community college, working on a AS degree in ECE if you don't know what that means, it stands for Early Childhood Education. I did the math and I should be graduating from ACC in August of '12. The salary isn't high but it's what I love doing. That is caring, helping children learn, and being a positive influence in their young lives. I have one younger sister, we're seven years apart. I hope to get my independence and my parents believe getting a college education is the first step.