humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
Knitting Is my Solace
I was a hyperactive child before the word "hyperactive" became a part of the everyday vocabulary. I also had a hyperactive best friend who I knew since we both were three. Together, we were a force of mischief and source of trouble for our parents. I can’t recall how many times our parents were summoned to the kindergarten and school because we always got ourselves into trouble climbing fences and trees, running away and playing outside into deep night when our parents gathered search parties for us. We both were doing very well at school, acing all subjects. "Such smart girls," our teachers would say to our parents, "studies come too easy for them and that’s probably why they get into so much trouble. Too much time on their hands. If only they could put their energy into something useful.”
By Lana V Lynx5 years ago in Humans
Good People
The best thing happened today! I can't believe it and yet it happened! I got home and I realized there's no cat food. With very little left in the gas tank, I drove to the store to get a good, healthy brand of cat food for my fur babies. I've been very busy these past several days, driving for hundreds of miles on four hours of sleep in the last couple days. My car is having his issues, he's hungry, I'm hungry, everybody's hungry! I'm in the car on the road to Safeway, my windows are down, the passenger window is stuck, the a.c. ain't working and I'm sweating like a dog. I go through the last light and pull into the driveway. Find a close enough parking spot. And I turn my car off. I sit there for possibly a good five minutes, counting. Quarters and a dollar. There were so many, I had to count thrice, to make sure I had enough for the cat food. I knew it would be at least $13.
By M R Herring5 years ago in Humans
Bliss of Being a Loser
It’s fun to be a loser. Or at least it’s not as bad as being socially involved with people that don’t truly like you. I’ve found that to be my own situation. The having “friends” thing or being a part of a “squad” really gets to me because in my school days nobody liked me enough to have me close. Or maybe I didn’t like myself enough to actually make friends to keep and cherish for a life time ya know? I remember the first day of my grade 10 year and we were in home room and there were two girls (to this day I wish I had made better friends with them) chatting with each other and I just felt myself get insecure and upset to the point I sort of thought to myself of how I “hate” them. It was nothing personal I just hated them over the fact they were able to chat each other up just like that (not knowing each other yet and being able to communicate still) and I was envious over the matter because even to this day I am unable to do as so.
By Keanna Barry 5 years ago in Humans
Our Ugly Honesty—A Tale of Two Fishes
The boy didn’t know why he was there. The place wasn’t his vibe. But turning down a generous friend’s invitation wasn’t either. It was a crowded place, even for a Sunday. But a Sunday never kept the gays from partying the evening and eventual night away.
By Andrew Dominguez5 years ago in Humans
Generation Tired
“My generation is going to be known for wanting to die and memes.” - Unknown Source. That statement spits truths that are targeting our paths in which we follow in someone else’s lead or by the one that we walk down alone. It’s an insane matter that “generation tired” is the most common example of what any people of 2021 are going through. Tired. Completely tired. Maybe even worse than tired too. And I’m not just talking about being tired and wanting to sleep the exhaustion away I am speaking of being tired of the global issues that are interfering with our abilities to examine our own issues and are not doing anything to help with our outlook on our own personal lives. I guess it makes sense now. That the interferences and massive distractions that are being made to complicate our lives in even more damage than our current hard ways of sitting and barely existing in yet working together and working towards building general peace is not what’s the happening. Although it really should.
By Keanna Barry 5 years ago in Humans
