In blog number four we had to write a blog that connects a theme from like Hills Like White Elephants. In Hills the women and the american man had to make a important decison that will affect the girl maybe for the rest of her life. It took alot of the girl was contemplating for a long time. She was trying to figure of what the man wanted without even taking her feelings into consideration. In this blog I will be writting about the time when I had to think about something long and hard and was putting everybody else feelings before my own. Thanks For The Poster My birthday always around school time and having a single mother of 6 kids it’s must of been petty tough for my mom after her and my stepdad broke it off. I had two older brothers and one sister they were finished school and on their own. But my mom still had three others she had to take care of me my brother and sister Keith And Kaneith. One day I was talking about my birthday because I never knew who brung home the bacon. Not knowing my mom couldn’t do it so we sat down and had a chat… Mom I know what I want to do for my birhday.. What Sharea my mom said I want to get a party bus!!! Saying it with soooo much excitement I always could tell when somthing was wrong with my mom it was like a gift. Mom what’s wrong with you? Sharea I know your birthday coming up do you really want the party bus Yeah I do that’s all I want… She just said Okay After that a couple days later I heard her on the phone with my stepdad so she was asking him to help with the kids school and my birthday. He said something wrong because I heard my mom start yelling. “You never do nothing anyway” “you act like I cheated on you”. The next day my mom told me to pick which one I wanted. Sharea come here, they have alot of different buses which one you wanted. Yeah I know, I wanted the spa one but I dont want a party bus nomore Why Sharea? Because I want to have a little cookout with the family okay , we can do that and it’ll be cheaper Alright, I can make myself the flyer. The day of the cook out everybody coming Happy Bithday Sharea! Maquan said and passed me a poster that said happy birthday on it with $20. So I hung it up then everybody that came was putting money on the poster and signing it. Then my cousin fee came everybody was starting to leave she said “Sharea I’ll match, whatever you made today”. Not know what that meant I just said okay She said “how much you got” I had about $250 She said here another “250” I was sooo happy wake up to $500 the next day thinking I’m about to have a shopping spree. But then I remember my mom is struggle to get our school stuff. Mom the $500 I made you get use it towards our school stuff Sharea nobody not using your money Mom it’s cool I’m just going to spend it on dumb stuff then I left the money on the table. I know it was alot of stuff that I wanted from a game system doll heads sneaker clother. But i knew that my mom needed it more because she’ll make sure all of us had what we needed not wanted. My mom came back with all of us stuff Bookbags,Clothes,Shoes,Supplies everything we needed for school. Thank you Sharea for thinking about everybody and not just yourself. You’re welcome I know we needed it I’m going to take you to the nail salon and shopping when I get paid Okay
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It All Started With A Pillow PetIt was the year 2009 a couple days from christmas. It was a cold night I remember being in the room with my little brother and sister. As we were chatting in our little room with the bunk beds at our dad house our mom and dad walked in with gifts wrapped up nice with santa claus wrapping paper. As excited I was to open mines I waited until my sister and brother open theirs. When I notice that it was the as seen on TV pillow pet I was filled with joy and rushed to open mine. My pillow pet was a turquoise hippo with lazy pink and purple eyes. When I first saw it I was in love with my pillow pet because I always wanted one. From that day on my pillow pet went everywhere with me. Finally the day we’ve been waiting for it christmas day. We went to my mom’s house in South Philadelphia to open up out gifts. My dad was at work so I was waiting for him to get home to open up my presents. So I went up stairs as I walked them hard wooden steps I realize I forgot my pillow pet. So I ran back down stairs to get it. Once I grabbed my pillow pet from the top of my gifts I went back upstairs. My older brother who wasn’t that taller than me but he had much more muscle than me snatched my pillow pet from me and ran in my his room. I just started crying because it felt like I was about lose a bestfriend. My brother always used to break my things from my doll head to my doll house. So I went in my brother’s room looking from him. My brother had a big room becasue he had to share it with my other brother they had a walk in closet in all. At the time my brother’s had twin beds right next to eachother. So as I went in his room looking for him he had the nerve to grab my leg while he was under the bed. I ducked down and seen my pillow pet and started pulling but he wouldn’t let go so he started getting from under the bed. I had to do some quick thinking because I knew once he got up I wasn’t getting my pillow. So I started stomping him telling to give my pillow pet my dad got it for me. He kinda push me off and got up and was like “your dad?” I was like yeah now give me my pillow he said “that’s why that’s not your dad your dad is my dad” I started crying more hitting him telling him to stop lying and give me my pillow pet. My mom finally came upstairs and I told her He keep saying that … not my dad. My mom didn’t say nothing about it but she made my brother give me back my pillow. After that I went downstairs and my dad finally came home so I can open up my gifts everybody else had already open theirs. But I noticed my mom was whispering to my dad something she definely didn’t want me to hear. My dad went to the car and said he have one more gift for me and came back with a DSI I was so happy to start playing but they said they had to tell me something first. So they took me upstairs in my mom room where she had teddy bears everywhere and pictures all on her walls. The sat me near the computer my mom first words was “ you know heem and buttbutt day locked up” I said yes and she was like what’s your last name I said Whitmore. I was only 9 so I didn’t question why I never had my dad last name but I had my brothers. She was like y’all have the same name because y’all have the same dad not FATHER. Father is somebody that was always there for you a dad is a dad and she started laughign to lighing up the mood. My dad didn’t say nothing he was just looking sad so I gave him a hug and he said you mines don’t forget that. I told him I won’t and I didn’t but it seem like he did.Hey, Welcome to my first blog assignment in class English Composition. This blog was created so you guys can get to know me. It's 35 questions that I answer personally about myself. These question were created by Marcel Proust who was a french novelist that thought by answering these question will show the person true self. I hope you enjoy The Proust Questionnaire __1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? My idea of living with a perfect happiness is living with my family without a care in this world. Where everybody gets along. No killing and harming eachother. Where nobody worry about where their next meal is coming from or where they’re laying their heads at night. __2.__What is your greatest fear? My biggest fear is losing anymore of my siblings I lost my brother in June 2019 and it changed me… __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Speaking on how I feel I will not bite my tongue for NOBODY!!!!! I will say how I feel no matter what’s going to happen next. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? People with negative attitudes I can’t be around somebody that thinks the world revolves around them. __5.__Which living person do you most admire? The person I most admire is myself. I go through hell daily basis and still manage to keep myself together and stay with a positive attitude. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? The most thing I spend money on is FOOD! I’ll spend my last $20 to eat I will go broke spending money on food __7.__What is your current state of mind? My current state of mind is full full of thoughts full of hopes and dreams ! __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Umm… IDK __9.__On what occasion do you lie? I don't lie but if i had to it will be to protect myself __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? My eyes… I feel like my eyes don’t match. __11.__Which living person do you most despise? not getting into details but some deadbeat!!!! __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? When they can keep a smile on my face __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “I’m Hungryyyy” … I’m always hungry and i’m always screaming out that I’m hungry __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? Myself I feel like I really don’t have nobody to love more than myself. __16.__When and where were you happiest? I don’t dwell on the pass. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? I want to see into the future ( never said it had to be real)... I wish that could be a talent people could really have __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? The way I think i be trying to stay in a positive attitude but it be sooo hard. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? Being in the national honor society in school. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? Any big cat Tiger, cheetah, lion. My favorite animals are big cats so if I died and don’t become a big cat I promise you I’ll cry. __21.__Where would you most like to live? Dubi. Seems like a beautiful place people look so peaceful praying and living happy together. __22.__What is your most treasured possession? My pillow pet I had my pillow pet since I was 9 years old. Sooo if anything happens to this pillow I will go crazy !! __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? 2019 June when I lost my brother __24.__What is your favorite occupation? My favorite occupation was the Law Office… It was a summer job through the Jevs program I kinda miss them and my coworkers. __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? I give off the quite nicest mean person.. Everybody be thinking I’m always mad because I have a natural mean look. __26.__What do you most value in your friends? Loyalty … A friend that can be loyal to me is a friend that I can keep. A friend that can tell me what I did wrong and call me out on it is a friend I can keep. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? Maya Angelou and Fredrick Douglass I read both of their books about they lives and I admire them for that. __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? My peeps __31.__What are your favorite names? Sharea, Sharice, Raheem, Rahmeek, Keith, Kaneith __32.__What is it that you most dislike? My dad __33.__What is your greatest regret? Not answering my brother calls not knowing that would’ve been the last time I heard his voice. __34.__How would you like to die? In my sleep with no pain. __35.__What is your motto? If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. |
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