Problem Child

I remember it like yesterday, it was a hot summer weekend. And like any other weekend I spend it with family so I was upstairs with my auntie and cousin. We were all having small talk and trying to cool down in the kitchen, everything was fine until we heard a one big “thump” and then that one thump turned into a bunch of little feet pounding on the stairs and up came the three kids running and yelling all over the place like a bunch of monkeys. The funniest thing was the horrified look on our faces thinking “Man this will be a long day”. LOL

That day had to be the most challenging ever because just when I thought things would get better it got even worse. But nothing could have been as challenging as getting my (sassy) niece Cherish to do a simple thing as drinking water, and like any other time I just wanted to give up and let her have her way, but to my surprise I decided to reason with her to make her drink it. We argued back and forth for a while, and I tried to tell her she could end up in the hospital if she didn’t drink water (like I did), so instead of just trying to scare her like I usually did, I made a deal with her, I said “If you drink a whole bottle of water you could drink as much water as your dad would let you” And at first she was resistant but after a while she agreed to it. And after she drank it all I gave her a can of soda.

That had to be the most proud moment of my life as an auntie because I actually got my niece to make a better choice that will probably benefit her more than she really thinks it will. Even if it is just a bottle of water it’s one more than she will have ever drank on her own. The most ironic part of it was that I was actually starting to sound like my mom, which made me realize how much I was maturing and growing up.

To most people this may seem like such a common part of life but to me it has so much more value. To most people it’s getting their license, or having their first boyfriend, or even taking their first trip. But for me it was being a better auntie and role model for my niece because the examples or mistakes I make, will impact the way my niece sees me and follow the things I do.

Coming of Age

Everyone has their own experience of coming of age. My experience of coming of age was becoming a aunty because even though it doesn’t seem like a big deal to me, being so young at the time made have a much more impact on me than it would have on most people.
Before I became a aunty I wasn’t as careful, patient, or as mature as I am now. To me becoming an aunty has made me really grow up because I had to become a role model so that required setting a better example and taking on responsibility. Some responsibility’s I had to take on was babysitting, preparing food, and helping clean more than I normally had to. This to me was really hard because I wasn’t able to do the things I wanted like going outside to play when I wanted to or act childish anymore because now I had followers watching and copying everything I would do.
I remember a while back it was an ordinary hot relaxed weekend day. I was upstairs with my auntie and cousins when all of a sudden a loud thumping sound came from the stairs and up came the three kids yelling and stomping all over the place like a bunch of wild monkeys. The funniest thing was the horrified look on our faces thinking “Man this will be a long day”. That day stud out the most of our crazy weekends because that day my niece cherish was the most sassy she’s ever been, that day she refused to drink water. I told her that she could end up in the hospital if she didn’t drink water( like I did), and at first she was resistant but I made a deal with her, if she drank a whole bottle of water then She could drink as much soda as her dad would let her. The ironic part was she actually did it and after wards I gave her a can of soda.
That was the proudest day I’ve ever had of being a aunty. I actually for the first time acted just like my mom and after that day I appreciate what my mom has to deal with a lot more (LOL). I’ve now realized that, that very day I grew into a more patient and mature person. It has taught me that growing up does happen but not at the time you think it would happen. For most people it’s getting their license or going on their first trip, but for me it was taking on the task of being a good aunty.

Writing experiances and Goals

Now that I'm a sophmore I really feel that I have inproved a lot from last year. When I first stared last year I didn't know what I was really doing but the more I got to learn the better I got. I can now say that when I write I put more thought into it and really brain storm on what I'm trying to say. The skill that I think I improved a lot in is the six traits because at first I had no idea what it was or how it works, but now that I know what they are I apply the skill to all the things I write.

My goal is to become a better writer by and to be more descriptive. Also I want to use what I learned and apply it to the songs I write.