Holidays provide much needed time off.
Any way to get some days off of school and time with family is a win for me. A holiday that is during the time of year they are most needed is Christmas. It is a time to catch up on sleep, catch up on assignments, the time of year you get to see family members that live far away. Growing up in Southern California, the only other family around was my dad's third cousin's family. They are close in age to my sister and I, and we met up at most once a year. Christmas was always a time spent with my mom's parents, with her sisters and their families. Ruth's family lives in Georgia, Chi-sun lives there as well. Chisoo and her family live in Northern California, and we are the closest with them. Whether it is my late aunt's family from Georgia driving all the way to California, or taking turns driving the 5 freeway, Christmas is the holiday my family actually sees each other. When I was younger, my family even went to Michigan where my dad grew up, staying at his sister's house. It would be nice to not have to travel hundreds of miles to see family, but it means that there is no time left to argue or hold grudges, that we just focus on enjoying the limited time we have together. Happy Holidays. Love, Lovebug
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tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick Of the countless things we have tried This is the one thing keeping me that fraction more focused. No matter what subject, I have to wind it up and listen to it tick away. Just a kitchen timer and a million different emotions. On one hand, it sets the tone for the study session. On the other, it signifies that there are hours ahead of just sitting and struggling. I am not ready to give up, but I want to I really really want to. At this time in my life, it wasn’t necessarily dark, It was just kind of empty. The endless cycle homework, sleep, school Rinse and repeat. In some ways my daily life is still like this, But it was quite tedious, Especially for a 7th grader. When I heard the first few seconds of this song, I was captivated. I felt understood. The same tick tick ticking became something more Maybe not something beautiful, but something emotional. A line that especially moved me was, “Feel like I’m drowning from the sound Of all the silence all around” The lack of anything except that ticking became near torturous over time Driving me a sliver more insane every time it sounded. |
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