S-C-H-O-O-L You Got to go to School and Beat that Bell

Warren: School, it’s that boring, but really important thing that we all have to do at some point in our lives. If you’re wondering why this blog is about school, I start school tomorrow, so, yeah. Uh hem, anyway… School can be fun in some aspects, but for the most part, it’s really boring and monotonous. Especially if you don’t really have an interest in anything. Me, on the other hand, I have an interest in a lot of things. So, other than math, I don’t really get bored or frustrated because I try to be good at pretty much everything. I try to enjoy pretty much everything. Heck, even math sometimes, but a lot of the time it doesn’t work out like all the other classes. While I am not looking forward to going back tomorrow; I’m pretty sure I’ll like all my classes and teachers. So, as long as I keep trying to have fun in all of my classes, school should at least feel easier to me. How does the saying go? It’s not about the journey, it’s about the friends you make along the way. Is that how it goes Mom? Leah: I don’t know? Or something like that… Or you just made a whole new saying and I like it. Warren: Anyway, I have a lot of friends and that should make school a lot happier and easier to bear. So, yeah, that’s pretty much it. I just wanted to tell you guys what I thought about school and my thoughts on going back to school. Since I’m starting school, we might write our blog every Friday or Saturday. So, we might have a little double header blog this week...if I feel like it. Leah: School, at the end of the school year, you can’t wait for summer break. After two weeks of listening to Minecraft, Fortnite and YouTube videos, you can’t wait for school to start again. It’s a catch 22. Last year was such a big transition with it being Warren’s first year in middle school. As ready as I am for school to start, I can’t help but have fears and worries. I hope the second year of middle school runs a bit smoother than the first year. There were so many times last year that I wanted to pull Warren out of school and have him do online schooling instead. I knew I could never do that because it wouldn’t be fair to him. Warren is so sociable, so smart and bright, he needs to be able to shine for all to see. I warned him that middle school would be a lot different and that he needed to hold his ground at all times. I reminded him, (as I do all the time), he has a voice, use it. When I’m not there to advocate for him, to advocate for himself. I think I had a harder time with the transition than he did though. I just hope for the majority of his interactions to be positive this year. No matter how much you’re ready for them to go back to school, it’s hard to let our babies go off into the unknown just the same… Whatever age they may be. One thing is for certain, it goes way too quick. I may not cry when he leaves on the bus that first day anymore. But, I can’t help but think, with each grade he progresses, I just don’t know how the time goes so fast. So, make sure to hold em’ tight and hug em’ hard on that first day… That is, if they’ll let you.

The Joys of Writing

Warren: I’m going to be honest, at first, I didn’t really think writing was for me. But, everyone else was like, “You have such a way with words, you should try it.” This went on for a long time. Until finally, I gave in. The first blog was obviously me and my Mom together. Then, she was like, “You should try it on your own.” In my head I was kind of dreading this idea. I thought I didn’t really have much to say. Then, I tried it. I haven’t really felt like I could do much on my own until a couple blogs ago. It was then that I realized how much fun and how much of a stress reliever writing can be. I couldn’t wait to write this blog because I have tons and tons of good ideas. Then it hit me! I said to myself, “You know what would be a good idea? The simplest idea of them all...Writing about how much I love writing.” So, here I am, and yeah, it is genuinely fun. I’ve seen a major decrease in my panic attacks; Because of being able to write about all the good that is going on and just my plain old thoughts. The majority of my audience are people I know. So, you guys out there get to catch up with my thoughts. If you haven’t tried writing, you should try it! It’s a good way to express yourself and decompress from the anxiety of the outside world. P.S. Sorry there was no deep conversation this week. I just thought it would be fun to express the joys of writing. If you guys like that, I will try to do more “just talking” in the future. But if you like the thought provoking, deep thinking blogs, I will most definitely have more of those in the future too. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed. :)

Lifting Spirits Up

Warren: Now, I’m going to sound a little bit biased in this post. But, that’s because this is a really passionate topic of mine. Ready, set, go! My parents are the most wonderful parents I could ask for. They help me through all my ups and downs. They help me through my anxiety. They help me through my sadness. They’ve helped me through so much. I feel like I don’t do enough. I know most of it is not my fault, because of my CP. But, the way I think is, that I could do more and I want to do more. I try, but it feels like it’s never enough. I mean, what help is sitting in this chair all day? Not much. I just want to help, I don’t want to be dead weight all my life. I have this brain, but I can’t really use it for anything inside the house. Except use it to control my hands and play video games. I’ve always wanted to be a professional gamer. I’ve also always wanted to do so much more, artist, musician, professional athlete. But the only things that seem feasible are professional gamer and writer. I always wanted to do a lot with my life to break the barriers of disabilities. While I want to be realistic, I feel like I can achieve them, eventually. I’ve heard a lot of “no’s” by my fellow peers and teachers. I don’t understand why they tell me “no” anymore. I’ve proved time and time again that I could do it. I know I talk about this a lot, but one of my most proud examples is being in the gifted ELA class. I’ve heard, “How did they let you in there? You’re not smart enough. Did they just feel bad for you?” I had one simple answer, I used big words that he didn’t understand and then I said, “And that’s probably why they’ll let me in the 7th too!” I officially got the letter of confirmation that I will be in the 7th grade gifted ELA program. BAM! So, yeah, I think I proved a point. All in all, no matter how many things I accomplish in my life… I will always remember that my parents never gave up on me they only helped me get stronger and stronger.