Well, this will be the last blog I write for English 101. This semester has surprisingly went fast. I have enjoyed getting to know you through blogging and who knows maybe we will be in the same class next semester. We are all so different but yet I have found something in common with most everyone in the class.
In a way I am kind of excited for this class to be over with so I can have a few weeks off to enjoy the holiday season. This past Friday night my husband and I and family went to the Coleman Theatre in Miami, Oklahoma. If you have never been there you have to go. The building is amazing and is beautifully decorated for the holidays. The Nutcracker ballet was fantastic and was just a great holiday experience all around. We are talking about having a fun day in Branson at the outlet mall and then going to see the lights in Silver Dollar City, I hear they are beautiful as well.
Good luck to all of you in the future in whatever you do and Happy Holidays to you and your family.
Ozzy and Abby
Sitting in the sunshine
Sunday, December 5, 2010
MTV's Teen Moms' show interrupted lives
According to TODAY the show "Teen Moms" is a way to show girls how hard it is to be a teen parent and has the potential to open up important dialogue.
Even though I am not a teen I have caught myself watching this show more than once.These girls and guys in the show have had their lives turned upside down because of decisions they have made. This show is a great way to let other teens experience what it is like to raise a baby / toddler and deal with circumstances that they would encounter on a daily basis.
This subject really hits home to me since I had my daughter when I was 18. We watch this show together and I remind her age of 21 I already had two children she says "I bet it sucked to be you". She laughs and I know that it's hard for her to imagine her life with children at the stage of life she is at now. Being a teen parent is tough, financially and emotionally. One of the girls on the show was popular with good grades and plans to go to college. Her path changed when she got pregnant by her boyfriend. Instead of going to college, her priority is taking care of the baby. According to Dr. Berman, a psychotherapist, teen relationships usually do not last. That was the case in mine and then you have to share your child for holidays, have child support issues and constant contact and sometimes not with the other parent of that child. Not fun!
Being a teen mom is full of challenges and adoption is always an option if you are not ready or able to care for the baby. Having a supportive family and a network of people who you can depend on is key. I gave up alot but I gained more. After high school I was not able to go to college but my kids are grown and here I am. Anything can be accomplished with determination and the will to succeed.
Even though I am not a teen I have caught myself watching this show more than once.These girls and guys in the show have had their lives turned upside down because of decisions they have made. This show is a great way to let other teens experience what it is like to raise a baby / toddler and deal with circumstances that they would encounter on a daily basis.
This subject really hits home to me since I had my daughter when I was 18. We watch this show together and I remind her age of 21 I already had two children she says "I bet it sucked to be you". She laughs and I know that it's hard for her to imagine her life with children at the stage of life she is at now. Being a teen parent is tough, financially and emotionally. One of the girls on the show was popular with good grades and plans to go to college. Her path changed when she got pregnant by her boyfriend. Instead of going to college, her priority is taking care of the baby. According to Dr. Berman, a psychotherapist, teen relationships usually do not last. That was the case in mine and then you have to share your child for holidays, have child support issues and constant contact and sometimes not with the other parent of that child. Not fun!
Being a teen mom is full of challenges and adoption is always an option if you are not ready or able to care for the baby. Having a supportive family and a network of people who you can depend on is key. I gave up alot but I gained more. After high school I was not able to go to college but my kids are grown and here I am. Anything can be accomplished with determination and the will to succeed.
Cartoon Characters as Facebook Profile Pictures
According to ABC News facebook users are changing their profile pictures to images of their favorite childhood cartoon characters. This is for a campaign against violence on children.
Being a current Facebook user this was an interesting story to me and I thought it was a great way to raise awareness about violence on children.
Last week I had noticed alot of pictures of my "friends" on Facebook being changed to cartoon characters from their childhood and thought was a great way to raise awareness on violence on children. But, what can a cartoon character do? Should we not be doing more? Personally I am all for raising awareness but until we personally decide to do something proactive are things really going to change? A lady and a friend of mine posted...."I am not going to change my picture on Facebook but my husband and I are sponsoring a boy from Turnaround Ranch next year". What a great way to show your support by doing something. Don't get me wrong all of us are not in the position to do something for whatever reason but we can still support those who are and can.
Changing your profile picture on Facebook is a fun way to show support and I have have done it just for what it symbolizes. Not everyone has led an abuse free life and those children need to be remembered and rescued from this type of life. It is nice to go down memory lane and remember times when you didn't have a care in the world so I challenge you: Change your profile picture to your favorite cartoon from when you were a kid. The goal of the game is not to see a human picture on Facebook, but an invasion of childhoods memories until Monday. PLAY AND PASS ALONG! You can find me on Facebook or search for Susan Lucas Bryant.
Being a current Facebook user this was an interesting story to me and I thought it was a great way to raise awareness about violence on children.
Last week I had noticed alot of pictures of my "friends" on Facebook being changed to cartoon characters from their childhood and thought was a great way to raise awareness on violence on children. But, what can a cartoon character do? Should we not be doing more? Personally I am all for raising awareness but until we personally decide to do something proactive are things really going to change? A lady and a friend of mine posted...."I am not going to change my picture on Facebook but my husband and I are sponsoring a boy from Turnaround Ranch next year". What a great way to show your support by doing something. Don't get me wrong all of us are not in the position to do something for whatever reason but we can still support those who are and can.
Changing your profile picture on Facebook is a fun way to show support and I have have done it just for what it symbolizes. Not everyone has led an abuse free life and those children need to be remembered and rescued from this type of life. It is nice to go down memory lane and remember times when you didn't have a care in the world so I challenge you: Change your profile picture to your favorite cartoon from when you were a kid. The goal of the game is not to see a human picture on Facebook, but an invasion of childhoods memories until Monday. PLAY AND PASS ALONG! You can find me on Facebook or search for Susan Lucas Bryant.
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