Grendel's mother

Well putting my books in my bag the final bell rang signaling the end of a long first day in school. It was my senior year at J.I. Case high school and I couldn’t wait to get outside to have a smoke. As I got outside I noticed most of the usual’s were at our normal meeting spot from previous years, across the street from the school. Smokers were forced over there sometime during my freshmen year by the principle, “If you’re going to kill yourselves do it off school grounds or I’ll have the…

always had someone there for me. I’m truly fortunate to have two parents who supported me, loved me, and made sure I had everything I needed to succeed. My parents have made me the person I am today and I thank God every day for giving me them. My mother is my rock, best friend, and means the world to me. She is warm and responsive, but was good at knowing when to be supportive and when to let me operate on my own. My relationship with her was always comfortable and I’m so lucky to have…

Success That May Not Be Guaranteed At what point in time do you wake up and realize your daily routine is not what you ever pictured it to be? When do you feel the urge to drop everything and start over? These are questions that my nineteen-year-old self asks constantly, and these are the worries that permanently reside in my subconscious when the rest of my thoughts have put me to rest at night. Nineteen is a little too young to relentlessly anguish over troubles that should hit around the…

Mothers inspire children to achieve any goal placed on them; my mother is no exception. They are the foundation of the millions of children in the world, who look to find support in a being that we call, mom. Although the journey is not always perfect, I, like many other individuals, am forever grateful for the mother that raised me. When I was younger, I was bowlegged, my mother thought it was best to deal with the situation now, rather than live a difficult life full of ridicules and…

“Uh, um” that is how I commonly end up when I talk to new people. I often use different tone and language when talking to a distinct type of person. My words vary, I may get stumbled up, or even make snarly comments. All of that depends on the type of person I talk to. I talk separately to my friends, through text, new people, my father, and my family. The first group of people is my friends. When I am with my friends, I am usually free and do not feel constrained. I often joke a great deal and…

grandmother and grandmother always told me, “that a great woman is always in the kitchen looking out for her husband and putting his needs before their own.” When I was younger I had no other choice in believing in this; especially since I always saw my mother, great grandmother, and all the other women in my family do this. It was a belief that we all grew up with; a belief that I began to accept, but also came to question. Growing up wasn’t easy, I grew up doing chores around my house. For…

bond that is quite indescribable. I have never been this joyful with my family. It all came crashing down when a terrible lightning strike hit our house of rocks and attacked one of us. My family is based on 3 sisters including me, 2 brothers and my mother and father. At the moment my sister Julia is pregnant and getting married. She is the middle sister and I am the youngest, the baby, and the princess but the world obviously…

those parents push their children to the best they can. My mother is the one who would try her best to push me and my brother to the edge. “Tiger mother” is a phrase that describes mothers who really strict with their children and want them to be success with all costs. Indeed, Tiger mother might be beneficial to the child, but the family may also be stressed. I have some personal experiences with my mother, and other examples of my mother effecting the whole family. Because of my personal…

each other in the future.” “That sounds like a much better plan than what we have been doing, I love you my daughter and you made a wonderful meal. Now come give me a hug and then we will call the rest in for dinner.” I move over and embrace my Mother in the first hug I have gotten from her in years. Who knew burning a turkey could help resolve a deep rooted issue with…

In the book, Krik Krak, a series of short stories, the author Danticat utilizes juxtaposition to create lonely characters that in return create the overall mood of sadness throughout the book. The following characters a young boy, Little Guy, and a mother have all dealt with the feeling of loneliness and they best…