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I've lived in a few homes in my life. When i was younger i lived in about 2 apartments. I lived in my first house when i was in DC with my mom, older sister , older brother and grandma. It was an 3 bedroom with a well but not big kitchen, and a bathroom that was pretty small.
I moved to Maryland shortly after in an another apartment that was a little bigger than the other. I remember funny neighbors ,ice cream jingles always playing, and having fun outside. At this point my dad had moved in with us and my grandma stayed back in kept the old apartment which she still has. My mom gave birth to my little brother and little sister. Theirs now 7 of us. My parents found a house in Fredricksburg and we moved here after i finished 1st grade.
The new house was by far my favorite and has the most memories. I lived there for about 11 years of my life. It was a nice 2 story traditional home. The house was the home i got my best friend and first dog in. After a few years my brother finally moved out and i no longer had to share a room with my younger brother, It was my first room that had just me in it. We turned the 5th bedroom into a guest room , that room had the most memories because that's where we did most of the bad things so we wouldn't get in trouble for doing them in ours.
When i was 16 we packed up and left my favorite place. It's still 6 of us now. We moved to Lees parke. Still in the area. This house is the biggest one so far if them all and the nicest. Now to make more memories.
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A house decent in magnitude

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A house decent in magnitude

Page. 5 "You live there?" ------ "I lived there i nodded."
I've lived in a few homes in my life. When i was younger i lived in about 2 apartments. I lived in my first house when i was in DC with my mom, older sister , older brother and grandma. It was an 3 bedroom with a well but not big kitchen, and a bathroom that was pretty small.
I moved to Maryland shortly after in an another apartment that was a little bigger than the other. I remember funny neighbors ,ice cream jingles always playing, and having fun outside. At this point my dad had moved in with us and my grandma stayed back in kept the old apartment which she still has. My mom gave birth to my little brother and little sister. Theirs now 7 of us. My parents found a house in Fredricksburg and we moved here after i finished 1st grade.
The new house was by far my favorite and has the most memories. I lived there for about 11 years of my life. It was a nice 2 story traditional home. The house was the home i got my best friend and first dog in. After a few years my brother finally moved out and i no longer had to share a room with my younger brother, It was my first room that had just me in it. We turned the 5th bedroom into a guest room , that room had the most memories because that's where we did most of the bad things so we wouldn't get in trouble for doing them in ours.
When i was 16 we packed up and left my favorite place. It's still 6 of us now. We moved to Lees parke. Still in the area. This house is the biggest one so far if them all and the nicest. Now to make more memories.
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My 2 brothers and 2 sisters

"The boys and girls live in separate worlds." pg 8
Boys and girls

My whole life I've always been into clothing etc. My whole family can connect with shoes because we all have a hobby of collecting them When it came to my 2 brothers we all shared the same passion for Micheal Jordan. It was mainly his shoes that we liked the most. I mostly loved all his red shoes. Red was my favorite color so when it came to red shoes i'd most of the time pick it over any other. It wasn't mostly Jordans but any shoes really.
At one point my brother and me would watch wrestling so much to the point where my mom would tell my brother not to show me it anymore. At one point i breathed it. My little brother and I we had this obsession with this show Dragon ball z. I introduced it to him when we were really little, to this day we still watch it.
At one point i didn't really look up to my older sister like i do now so i was so used to brothers. When my little sister was born i would try to boyish type things with her all the time. We'd run around in the yard acting like we had guns and we'd shoot at each other. Now we don't even have a connection like that anymore. She has grown up to be the most annoying thing.
I never really had a best friend growing up so the closest thing to it was my family. When we got older i started getting a better relationship with my oldest sister. I had never realized how cool and funny she was when we were younger. Everything I taut my younger brother must not have been good in some places because he's still a cool kid, good with girls and funny but lacks a good personality in some places. Soon my girlfriend came along. Older brother taught me well be she is a keeper. With family and a girlfriend I've learned a lot!
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My dog lucky

"Her house is like cat heaven." page 13
Cathy queen of cats

The dog i used for the background looks exactly like my dog. He is a Shih tzu (Shi sue) named Lucky. I remember the day I got him. He was 2 months old, we got him in 2006. I was so happy because i had never had a pet until then.
My exact words were "Is he ours... can we keep him?!".
I would've never thought this dog would end up becoming my close friend. He loves everybody and everything. One night he got attacked by another dog way bigger than him and i didn't know what to do because i thought I had never been in a situation like that. I was only 11 so i didn't think rationally so I kicked him as hard as i could.
He is the biggest stress reliever even when he is the biggest pain in the butt ever.
He is now 8 and i can see he's moving a little slower and has gray hairs showing but i ignore it because i can't except the fact he's getting older. He's like a child or another brother. I know him so well, basically everything about him. He's been here mainly my whole life. He eats so much, he hates when you go near him while he's eating.
When you pretend to take his food he'll growl and show his teeth at you, showing his teeth is meant to scare you away. He hates lines like "Come on take a bath." or "Gimme that food." because he knows what they all mean. Whenever gets his haircut he seems to be more hyper-active because i guess he has less fur so he won't get as tired fast. This absolutely my best friend. I don't think if I ever get another dog it could replace or compare to Lucky.
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Laughter is the best medicine

"They can let out a laugh." Pg 18
To me for sure laughing is for sure the best medicine. I can't go a day without laughing. It's like even when i'm sad I always wanna have a good laugh because of the way i am. I also love making people laugh. It's heart-warming to hear other people laughing of joy because of me.
I have in my time heard some obnoxious laughs. My girlfriend sometimes has the most annoying laugh. At times she can be very loud and you can hear her ear drum shattering laugh right inside your head. Other times she has a breathe taking laugh. Personally I think laughing is a privilege more than a right.
Their are some people who just don't laugh. As if they take jokes or fun very lightly. I think a smile a day will keep the pain away. Some people can be happy, sad, poor, rich, smart, ignorant, etc but they never forget the one thing and that is to laugh. When people say they can't laugh because of sadness i think it's their mind telling them that they can't be happy.
Mental strength may be stronger than physical strength but smiling takes every muscle in your face. stronger with your laugh. No matter where life takes you, you should smile because life is sweet .

injuries

"Meme won. And broke both his arm."Pg 22
I've never broken a bone. I've done teeth-shattering things but still yet to break a single bone. Not to jinx myself. Injuries I've gotten are brutal. A few close injuries could've turned into battered bones.
When My little brother and me were younger, he decided to give me a piggy back ride. Trying to be funny he attempted to throw me off his back. From instinct, when he threw me i kinda jumped off and landed butt-first on his heal and fractured his foot.
I've played football tons of times. Most of the times I've walked away with sprained fingers. I've had almost every finger jammed or sprained. It's like now i don't even go to the hospital anymore. From knowing the pain of a sprained finger , I'm sure I'd know the difference between spraining and breaking.
My two bottom teeth got kicked out. Not the teeth in a whole though. They had chips and pieces and come off and I had to get fillings. I have a sort of noticeable spot on my forehead from when I jumped on 10 foot wall head first and ran into a tree head first. Those 2 times i remember, getting blacking out for a moment but thank God suffered no serious head damages.
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Joy ride

  • "They put handcuffs on him and put him 
  • in the backseat of a cop car,
  • and we all waved as they drove away."
  • Pg 25
My favorite car is a Dodge Challenger. I sometimes imagine myself driving in one. Feeling the leather seats and hearing the purring engine are a fantasy of mine. I've vowed to myself to get one of my own one day. I prefer to have a red one with one with a black stripe.
To me that would be considered a joy ride because I'll be riding in my dream car. My dad as of right now lets me drive around in his BMW. It's a great car fast and nice. Even still i would rather be riding around in a Challenger. I would take a Challenger for a 'Joyride' if I knew for sure i wouldn't get caught and wouldn't crash.
One day, my brother took me on a joyride. My dad told us to go around the neighborhood. We ended up in Stafford. Everyone was calling us. I had forgotten i have an app on my phone in which my mom can track my phone.
Technically the car was stolen. I hadn't intended on going all the way out their. I got in trouble but, he got the worse of it. I still to this day why i got in trouble for going on a 'Joyride' with my dad's car, My brother hasn't been allowed to drive any cars since then.
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street: G street washington, dc

  • "They think we're dangerous.
  • they think we will attack them with 
  • shiny knives." Pg 28
I lived in a really bad part of Dc. A neighborhood that would excel every stereotype that we get named with. A few rappers have given shout outs to the neighborhood. I never felt safe their. Still don't actually.
When i go their i get the chills. It's like it brings back memories as soon as i step in it. I lived their with my mom, brother, sister, and grandma. I saw things someone 1-7 should never witness. Probably things no one should witness. The streets went by the alphabet, I lived on G street.
My mom knew that neighborhood so well because my grandma lived their for so long. She had basically been their most of her life. I remember hearing police sirens and gunshots all the time. The police would just stay in my part of the neighborhood all the time because crime got so bad. I fear for my grandma at times because of it being such a bad place and her living their by herself.
I went to this elementary school called, Fletcher Johnson, it was grades Pre-k and up. I used to walk to school because we lived so close and i don't even think their were busses. I remember coming home from school one day to find out someone had broken in to our apartment. Somebody even broke into our school and left 'Poisoned chocolate milk' in our cubbies. Crime isn't as bad their anymore, but i still get the chills every time I go.
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clothes and shoes

"Do you like these shoes?"
Clothes and shoes are a subject to really get me talking on. They're kind of like an addiction. Not really an addiction, more of like a lifestyle choice. I still have life goals though. I love collecting sneakers.
As of right now i have a pretty big shoe collection. Jordan's are my favorite. It's not like a obsession. I can stop. The shoes for my background, the Bred 4 is definitely on of my favorites.
I wouldn't mind owning a clothing line just because of the fact I like to dress. When somebody ask me their opinion in what to wear and i tell them, I get pretty happy because they get compliments on something i basically put together. I really started getting into shoes when I started playing NBA 2K and i noticed they're shoes affect they're shooting, jumping, etc. Clothes kind of just came after my mom stopped dressing me and let me dress myself. A trademark of mine is trying to dress good all the time.
It's like you can't help but someway be kind of a attracted to a style. I dress the way i want. Even if you arent wearing a pair of Jordan's , that doesn't mean you can't have a good style. Everyone has a style no matter what you say. You can say a thousand times "I don't care what i wear." but, if you're wearing something that kind of shows you have your own style or like to dress the way you do.


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SAcrifice

  • "The ones he left behind as far away, will wonder,
  • shrug, remember. Geraldo----- he went north.. we never 
  • heard from him again." Pg 66
I've made and witnessed many sacrifices in my life. If it was from losing friends to giving money. Theirs sometimes sacrifices i make for God, the good ones. I feel like with some sacrifices, money was a main one and I've learned over a time it can run your life. Money is a evil thing.
MY parents have made tons of sacrifices for my siblings in me. They've even taken blames. If it was from having to pay amounts of money to giving up some social life. Im very thankful for that. If life was more simple their wouldn't be so many sacrifices needed in life.
I know people who haven taken risks as far as leaving countries. 2 good friends of mine came here while their mom or dad got sent back to wherever. Leaving behind your family is a huge sacrifice. Imagine growing up without 1 parent or both. Its a huge decision to leave behind your family so that they can live better.
From time Ive grown. I realized that these sacrifices are good for us. I respect everyone who's ever made a sacrifice to benefit someone's life. The one sacrifice that I will forever envy is the sacrifice of Jesus to give his life for us. That was the ultimate sacrifice.
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9-16-13

"I looked because i wanted to be brake." Pg 72
I remember the day vividly. I walked into the cafeteria during first lunch. I got switched from 3rd to 1st because of a schedule change. She was breathe taking. This was freshman year.

Sophomore year came along and that girl i saw freshman year walked in to my B8 class. I remember her pretending to be her friend on Facebook and messaging me telling me how she was fond of me. That following Monday she came up to me in class. I thought was a little odd but it was fine. She told me how she had a crush on me freshman year also.

It was crazy to me because I also had a slight crush on her that past year. It was kind of like one of those 'am i hearing this right' moments. I got her number that day and we hung out the next day. We hung out again that Friday night at the Ponax football game. We kissed for the first time.

That following Monday, I asked Rebecca Hollister to be my girlfriend on September 16th, 2013. People told me not to do it and also doubted our relationship. Today we turned 8 months. We've been together basically the whole school year. Crazy how we proved a bunch of people wrong.
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Don't forget why you're here.

"Four who grew despite concrete." pg 75
Come as you are. Everyone has a purpose in life. When she said "Four who grew despite concrete" I think she mean't even with something abrasive blocking them, they still grew tall. Tree's are somewhat responsible for life on earth. Each tree gives us life in which we're meant to live.
Nobody is here for no reason. Even if you feel that way. Why would Jesus give you life for no reason. He took his own life for a reason, just so we can live so you have a reason to live. Just like he did.
You can change the world if you want to. Even the ones who thought it would be crazy to attempt to, did it. One of life's questions is why are we here and who are we? The same one's asking that question are also the same ones asking is their really a God watching us. Everyone has their own opinion on why we're here.
If it's a religious belief or a scientific belief, their will be that opposing person disagreeing on why we are we are here in existence. We're here right now because we aren't 'there'. It's sort or like, we're in an ocean and we swim for the moment. When you're the moment is here then you realize why you are here. What you believe is your opinion.
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Dangerously beautiful

  • "Sally is the girl with eyes like Egypt and
  • nylons the color of smoke." Pg 81
On the outside a girl can be drop dead gorgeous and on the inside be depressed. She puts on the makeup and dresses in skirts but has many insecurities. In this case her dad think she's too pretty. He is scared for her. She's the girl everyone guy wants to get with it and she loves the attention.
Some guys will die for that one girl to get her attention. In the end, you're dead and she doesn't realize it because either way she'll still have a room full of guys following her. To me that insanely beautiful girl wants the right one deep inside. She doesn't like the guys following her around her like lost puppies. She likes the treatment and compliments. She wants the guy who won't just tell her how sexy she is instead, she wants that guy that will send her a good morning text and tell her that she is beautiful.
Every girl will have that soft spot. Even if she will play hard to get. That don't wanna be with you just because they're a trophy to you and nothing beyond that. If you're with her obviously you are the lucky one because every guy wants her. Shes giving you that chance so she doesn't want you to just notice that quality but also the quantity.
At the end of the day she is a woman and wants respect. She's gonna still be like a delicate flower. She'll for sure still be dangerously beautiful in a way. She's like looking death in the eyes. It is a curse.

HAving an escape

"She is always sad like a house on fire." Pg 84
Everyone has an escape. If its from writing down how you feel in a rap or poem to eating a food, you have one. Me personally, I like to write my problems in rhymes. People get overwhelmed. Sometimes life gets stressful and you want an escape.
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"one day ill own my own house" pg 87

My dream house
It'll be big. I want it to be a brick house. It should have a game room, movie theater, and bowling alley. I would wanna live in like an island. I'll be alone with my wife far away.
It'll have a jacuzzi. About 7 bedrooms , they'll all have a theme. I wanna be able to look out of my window and see an exotic marine life and beautiful views even through the worst storms. My pool will be built in. Inside and outside pool.
The pools will have water imported from the bahamas. It'll also never get cold in the water. I'll have a huge kitchen. I'll have a personal cook. I want those clapping lights also.
I wanna have like a well trimmed garden. The bushes cut into the shapes of animals. A gold toilet would be nice too. It'll be quiet. No problems or anything, no worries.
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ugly is sometimes beautiful

"I am an ugly daughter. I am the one nobody comes for." pg 88
Beautiful people never know if people like the real them. I know tons of beautiful people. I also know that even the most beautiful people have ugly flaws and the 'ugly' people have pretty things about them. Their is some people who are pretty on the outside but have ugly personalities. Being ugly gives beautiful people disadvantages they can't tune in for.
Sometimes a girl can be so beautiful but your brain won't comprehend on what they say or do. If you're 'ugly' and someone agrees to go out with you on a date or something, it's most likely because they like you for you. Unless you're rich then maybe not. I heard a quote once that said something like, " If you can't laugh at yourself, then you're not looking in the mirror."
I never understood it. I guess if you're ugly you can't take your self serious or something. I don't wanna say something rude like "Ugly people are cheap and easy." To me everyone is beautiful in their own way. Aren't our flaws what make us beautiful?
Beautiful people get everything handed to them easily, withou tlifting a finger. Ugly people work harder for what they want. To me Bill Gates isn't the best looking guy but, he's one of the richest men in the world. Like would we have Apple if Steve Jobs had flawless features like Marilyn Monroe? 'Ugly' people are the majority. Its like you get with it or get lost.
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NO brains, no $$$

"No clothes but I had brains." pg 91
After i graduate, I wanna be a marine. I want to let marines pay for college for me. I plan on going to a technological college for 2 years to get my bachelors degree. Once Im financially straight i want to become a web designer. Something like BIll Gates or Steve Jobs.
Im not sure if I wanna move to the country or city yet. I wanna be somewhere that my career will excel.
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blood and tears

"You're not my daughter." pg 93
Family abuse is a really bad thing. You would think because of the fact that you're blood related a relative wouldn't beat and abuse you. I never understood why when it comes to abuse the prey never tells. Like why take beatings and not want the abuser to face the consequences.
I feel terrible for those people because no one should have to go through life like that. Even with animal abuse. I HATE animal abusers. I guess its like a soft spot of mine. When the the tv adds come on i always turn the channel. Its just too sad.