Mother insult

Disappointment and guilt are not usually emotions that a person feels at once. They are usually felt at different times in different situations but not in this case. I am disappointed because my father survived yet his character perished. I can’t help but feel guilt because of my faulty disappointment. I was in the third grade when my dad was in his final motorcycle accident. He was in the ICU for slightly over two months. He wasn’t responding to treatments nor was he responding to anyone…

In the year 1968, Josh and I took a step back and reviewed our accomplishments. Even if we had several prizes and awards, we always stayed humble in honor of my mother because she wouldn’t have had it any other way. “I know she would be immeasurably proud of us and everything she inspired us to do.” Josh said compassionately as he climbed into the passenger seat. “Losing her was the worst day of my life; I never…

There are an equal amount of difficulties as well as enjoyment in being a new parent. Adamsons states that parenthood is the most common experience experienced by individual in the US (Adamsons 160). Parents should anticipate new challenges and lifestyles after the arrival of the baby. Arrival of the baby also puts a marital strain on the relationship between the spouse/partner. Family system is also influence by the addition of another baby. Even though there are many obstacles of taking care…

The title, meaning, “to have an obscure or imperfect vision of reality. Apostle Paul further explains that we do not now see clearly, but at the end of time, we will do so.” Which is exactly the challenge Elaine has been faced with. Elaine is the mother of Sue, who was seventeen when she ran…

When I was little, I wanted to be, or even be the daughter of, a movie star. Just like every little girl wants to be. I wanted to wear upscale clothes, have all the money in the world, travel all over the planet, and own excessive houses. That’s basically the life Grace has in Grace Happens, by Jan M. Czech. Her mom, Constance Meredith, is a movie star, which means Grace has a modern and spoiled life. Except, Grace just wants to be normal. She is determined to become as normal as possible. She…

A bildungsroman is a novel about the coming of age, with the character experiencing difficulties which allow them to gradually gain maturity. In The Metamorphosis, Gregor slowly starts realizing that his family is dependent on him and that is something he does not want to accept. Through a series of events which contribute to the overall growth of the character, Gregor gains self realization, ending in his death. The Metamorphosis is an example of a bildungsroman, emphasizing the power of money…

My parents come from two significantly different backgrounds. My mother hailed from the slopes of rural Switzerland while my father was a military child growing up in a multitude of places, but mainly, from the East coast. My parents tried to pass on elements of their childhood traditions onto my sister and I. This created a very unique new family tradition which mainly emphasized values of punctuality, the appreciation of nature, and the importance of democracy. One of the major three…

I was anxiously waiting in the room with my mother, praying the vet would come back with a diagnosis. As I sat in the room, firmly clasping my mother’s hand, I suddenly saw Copper’s nose peek around the door. I could tell by the vet’s facial expressions that the news she was getting ready to share…

The bell sounded throughout the classroom and building. All around me, kids hurridly packed up their backpacks and scurried out the door. Everyone wanted to get out of this dull school as fast as they possibly could. I took my time. The white classrooms and halls of school existed as my only relief place; it was the only place I could relax. At home, real stress weighed down on me. “You’re really in a hurry.” I glanced up from my assignment book to see my Algebra teacher, Mrs. Read, smiling at…

calm. How I wish I was in her spot, to feel what she was feeling; unfortunately, reality kept nudging me with my imagination being broken by the movement going around, people in and out of the room, preparing her, not me, for what was to come. My mother next to me praying, her coffee breath filling my nostrils. I was nervous, impatient, overly excited but at the same time a wave of melancholy was slowly invading me. This was the happiest day of my life, when all frustrations were forgotten and a…