Tag: family
-
My Tattoo
Throughout a large portion of my life, I struggled with my mental health. I hated myself, I hurt myself, and I planned ways to leave the world. It was a long and painful journey to get to where I am today. After moving out, I was able to properly face my problems and find ways…
Stories Plus
Art, blog, depression, family, fiction, friends, hopeful, life, painting, sea serpent, StoriesPlusblog, tattoo, true story, writer -
Follower or Leader
Are you a leader or a follower? As the oldest child, I tend to be more of a leader. I often had to help solve problems or just help take care of the kids in general! I am also typically the oldest in my friend group and the most likely to make a decision when…
Stories Plus
-
Living Freely
Freedom is defined as many things: the ability to speak against the government without repercussions, exemption from responsibilities, liberation from power, etc. I live in America so I could talk about how we have freedom to speak against injustices, but we still have to live within the constraints of lower class. While on paper we…
Stories Plus
-
Reconnecting with Family
What is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite? There are a lot of fun holidays throughout the year. I tend to spend most of the holidays with my family. I go to dinner on Easter, I spend the night at their house Christmas Eve so I can wake up early to open presents…
Stories Plus
-
A Love/Hate Relationship with the Outdoors
Have you ever been camping? Camping is not usually my kind of activity. I’m not big on the outdoors in general mostly because of bugs, especially ticks. I can’t stand the idea of a parasite climbing onto my body and making me sick. It gives me the creeps. Taking walks with the kid has sort…
Stories Plus
-
I Don’t Usually do Sports
What are your favorite sports to watch and play? In all honesty, I don’t spend much of my time watching or playing sports. However, that does not mean I don’t go out and watch an event with friends at time. In elementary school, particularly third grade, I was obsessed with basketball. My dad bought me…
Stories Plus
-
Winning Big
What would you do if you won the lottery? If I ended up winning the lottery, my first instinct would be to find out how much might be taken from taxes. I also believe it is crucial to plan how best to invest some of my money for my future in case of emergencies. I…
-
A Week to Turn Upside Down
Last week has been absolutely insane and I don’t even know how to process it! On Easter last Sunday, I went to my parents and my teenage brother and I got to talking. He has this idea for a really cool difficult sandbox survival type game. He’s decided to start taking coding classes next year…
-
The Best Scavenger Hunt
This is just an excuse to talk about one of my fondest memories with my father. Unfortunately, I don’t remember much about it, other than I was in elementary school. I must have been about eight or nine at the time since it was just me, one brother, and one sister at the time. It…
Stories Plus
