As I look at the paragraphs I've posted throughout the year, I realize how much my home life effects my writing. In almost every blog I have an allusion to someone in my family, or a place that I remember as a child. Writing about home makes writing more meaningful to me, because it's personal and not something I usually share verbally. Writing is like an escape from solitude, even when you feel your loneliest, because even if you don't speak, you're still able to voice your opinion.
At the beginning of the year I would say I was a fairly good student. I did every blog, including extra credits, and each was done on time. As the year progressed though, my bad habits began to emerge when my home life became more stressed. I'm missing several blogs, and almost all of them are late.
A few weeks ago, I was actually failing half of my classes. I was so involved trying to straighten out my home life that school just slipped my mind.
My parents both gave me a proposal. My dad said that if I stopped skipping school, and passed all of my classes, that he would stop harping on me about seeing my mom. My mom, on the other hand, told me that if I did those same things, she would get me a puppy.
I can't wait for school to be out so I can get that puppy. I don't know if I've ever been so excited about something, honestly. I've always wanted one, but my dad says, "cats are cool, but dogs are dicks". I'm sorry if that quote is inappropriate, but it just seemed to fit, and it's an actual saying.
I learned a lot this year. Not necessarily in my classes, because I messed up A LOT after Spring Break, had a bit of a party fever, but from that I learned how important it is to stay on track and do your work.
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