Reflection

In the United states it is very common for an adult in there 20-30's to have a child if not more then one. Some people decide at a young age that they do not want children. Some people do not want kids because they are selfish and want more time for themselves. Even for the people who can not have children themselves because of health issues there is still the option of adoption. As of 2010 1 in 5 woman are childless. I think that is a huge percentage I would think that it would be a lot lower percentage. Many of this percentage work as teachers or have an occupation dealing with children. Why do these woman work with children and not have any of there own. Is it the fact that they can go home and not have to deal with them and they have time to themselves and dont have to worry what to make them for dinner or what there doing with there friends? I think that it is very untrue that mothers are not as smart as woman without children. Every mother i know is smarter then woman who dont have kids. This article agrivates me because i think it is a womans job to have children and i do not understand how anyone could not have children. Children are a huge part of my life and I am constantly surrounded by them and I still love them. I feel that woman without children are depressed and lonely. There life revolves around them selves they work to get money for them selves. They might have a significant other but just one other person it is easy to get sick of them. Children are funny and make you happy with out even trying. You live for them. 

interview

ME: Hey mom, Can I ask you a few questions for my english homework?
MOM: Sure?, what is it about?
ME: I will be asking you questions about parenting based on the experiances you have had with me, Gigi, Otto, and Sam, and your childhood when your parents were raising you.The point is to improve my understanding about love because we are talking about love in english class for the next couple of weeks.
MOM: Sounds good. I have to pick up your brother in 15 minutes from the school.
ME: I have to right down the interview if that is ok.
MOM: Yup that is fine by me.
,ME: So the first question is what do you feel that you do for your children? coincidently because you just said that you will be picking up Otto soon.
Mom: Ok, well obviously I drive you guys places, to hang out with your friends and picking you guys up from school when we go shopping together.I pay for what you guys need from new clothes to money for food at school.

ME: What do you think your parents did for you?

MOM: They didnt do anything for me really.
ME: Okay, the next question is what do you or do you think that you can offer for your children.
MOM: Well I can offer advice when ever they need they can come talk to me. I can offer help with your homework and I give you guys food and a house.
ME: Okay the next question, and I am interested to learn the answer. What have your children taught you?
MOM: Well your brother has taught me to have a lot more patience because he is so crazy and has a lot of energy. Your sisters have taught me to appreciate classical music because of there instruments and you have taught me to set goals to accomplish.
ME: Thank you, what is the most stressful thing about having kids?
MOM: Well obviously the more that you have the more stressful it is but it is good to have more so that they can keep eachother busy.Its stressful because there are a million things that you guys ask me to do and I do not have time to do them all with my job and cleaning and cooking and everything else that I do, and I have little time for my self.

ME: So what do you think was the hardest part for your mom when she was raising you?

MOM: She had no experiance with children and she did not know what to do a lot of the time.

ME: Okay, what do you like to do with your kids?
MOM:Well I like to take you guys ice skating and do things that I remeber that I liked when I was a kid like going out to eat and icecream and lots of shopping.
ME: What is the hardest age of children to deal with?
MOM: The hardest age for boys is like 3-8 because they have so much energy it is hard to keep up with them. For girls it is when they are teenagers because they get in a lot of trouble.

ME: What do you think was the most difficult time for your mom?

MOM: Probably right before i moved in with my grandmother at 12.
ME: What have you had to stop doing since you have had children?
MOM: Well I used to paint and write stories a lot and go out with friends but with my job and you guys there is no time to do that.
ME: Are you proud of what your children have become or what they are becoming?
MOM: I am definitally proud of all you guys your brother is doing such a godd job with learning how to reand and your sister for getting into Wheaton and gigi for trying so hard in school and you with all your goals and things you  do to benifit the community. You guys have accomplished a lot.

ME: What do you think your mom is most proud of you for?

MOM: Probably raising all of you guys.
ME: What is your biggest fear as a parent currently and what was ur biggest fear before you had children.
MOM: My biggest fear as a parent is that my children will get hurt or in trouble and I will not be there or can not help you guys.Going into parenting I would say I was most scared that there would be situations where I would have no idea what I should do. 

ME: Can you give me an example of one of those situations you were scared of?

MOM: Umm, If my children werent going to listen to me about important things that could affect there life. 
ME: Alright which gender is easier to care for and why. Though I think I already know the answer. 
MOM: Girls are way easier to care for then boys they are calmer and sweeter and better listenings. And I am glad that girls are easier because I have three. Boys tend to have a lot of energy and want to do there own thing.
ME: About how much time do you spend with your children everyday?
MOM: The younger they are the more time i spend with them because the more they want my attention. As they get older they are more independent and would rather be alone then hang out with me.
ME:what is your favorite memory with your children?
MOM: My favorite memory has to be every time we go to Ossippee and we all sit by the lake and enjoy the sunset together.

ME: What is your favorite childhood memory. 

MOM: My favorite child hood memory is that every weekend I would go to my grandfathers house untill he died when I was 8 and we would have a great time. We would play with dolls and he was so smart he knew the answer to everything. Before google that saved a lot of time.
ME: Ok this is the last question.What has been your favorite part of watching your chilldren grow up?
MOM: My favorite part has been watcing you guys progress and accomplish things that I had always wanted to and then you guys doing more then i ever thought possible. I have watched you guys become your own person.
Me: ok thank you for your time and answers and dont forget to get Otto.

What love truley is

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,ehile loving someone deeply gives you courage. 

Lao Tzu

What Lao is saying here is when you love someone they make you feel good about your self and give you strength. They give you courage because you can be your self and do anything around them. 

What love is is when they make you  happy when your sad. They help you get through the tough times, they get your mind off them. Just seeing them brightens your whole day. Hearing there voice makes you smile. When they stare at you you cant help but stare back and think of all the amazing things about them. You gaze into there eyes and think how lucky you are to have them and how you dont want to lose them. You think of them when your not with them or cant have them all the time. Sometimes you want them so bad you break down and cry. When your upset all you want is them. You try to impress them and strive to make them want you. You want them to like you for you. There your everything without them you would be lost. They make you a better person. They make you feel good about your self. They compliment you and make you feel good about your self. You would do anything for them and wouldnt give them up for anything. 

Impacts from the Daily Exposures.

The daily exposures have greatly impacted me. They have taught me to wonder what a writer or photographer was thinking while writing or taking the piece of work. The daily exposures have taught me as a writer to look from the audiences perspective. The exposures have made me determine who my audience is, what my audience thinks, how old my audience is, and more before I start writing.
   The most important factor I have learned is that every piece of photography or any lyric has a purpose. As the photographer or writer you have to figure out what the purpose is , and what your tying to convince your reader of. The creater should know why your audience will be looking at your work.
     Alfred Eisenstaedt's VJ Day photograph of a sailor kissing a nurse at the conclusion of the war in times square is a very famous photograph. This photograph is so famous because Eisenstaedt knew that his audiece were romantics and sailors who knew or longed for the feeling of the kiss and that was a very large audience to have.
   Toby Keiths song courtesy of the Red White an Blue has the wide audience of Americans.Keith lists many historical events and artifacts of the United States.Such as the statue of liberty and the liberty bell.
      Bob Dylan was a very famous folk song writer of the mid 20th century. Dylan was very influential and had a huge impact on the music industry as a whole.When Dylan switched from his usual folk music at the the 1965 Newport Folk Festival to electric Dylan was booed off the stage. Dylan did not know his audience of this new type of music and he was crushed.

Knowing your audience is crucial to succeeding as a writer or photographer. Knowing your audience helps to determine what factors to add to a piece of work.

Flifferhuzza

She told me she made the greatest discovery imaginable. I couldnt contain my excitement what was it? I couldnt wait to see it. She was jumping up and down and squealing with excitement. She leads me to her kitchen table where i see this ...thing. What was this thing i ha never seen anything like it before. It was like slime but it was a weird color a shade i had never seen a blueish brown. It looked like playdoh but when i touched it it was liquid. What is this i asked her. I call it Flifferhuzza. Well that is a splended name i say and who knows about this? Just you and me. flifferhuzza is our secret. 

For the A

Student gets back an assignment that she studied for four hours for and got a 54.
After class the teacher calls the student to come talk to her

Teacher: Mary what happened on this test? you always get at least an A.
Student: I am not quite sure I studied a ton and I thought I understood all the concepts on the test.
Teacher: Do you want me to go over with you what went wrong after school?
Student: That sounds great would I be able to retake the test?
Teacher: I do not allow students to retake tests.
Mary: I am sure that I would do a lot better if I was able to go over what I did wrong and then take it again.
Teacher: I will allow it this one time because I know that you studied and you always try your hardest.
Student: Thank you so much.

This would be a difficult conversation to have because you are sad from disappointment and you do not want to argue with the teacher but you do want a higher grade.