Madison McDonald
Bio
Writing is powerful. I write for therapy. I write to understand myself. I write to create my own story.
Stories (4/0)
How to Live Alone
How to Live Alone When I first realized that I would be moving for a new job, I was excited. I thought that I would have so much time to meet people, do whatever I wanted, take my classes, and work! I had not anticipated the depth of my biggest challenge thus far, loneliness.
By Madison McDonald3 years ago in Humans
Painting Over You
Not everyone is sentimental, not everyone displays emotions in the same way. When I was young, I was good at bottling up emotions. I easily went months if not years without crying, or showing anyone how upset I may have been. While I don't think it was a healthy way to deal with emotions, I was young. It had this idea that tough people didn't cry. I wanted to be tough. It wasn't until later in life that I realized the comfort of a good crying session, or how malleable our emotions can be.
By Madison McDonald3 years ago in Humans
Teaching
The first year of teaching is easy! **SAID NO TEACHER EVER** I started out as an Early Childhood Education major. After the first year, I had a hard time with some relationships in my personal life. I did some soul searching and like many, questioned my degree choice. After graduating with a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies, with a minor in Psychology, I thought I'd take to the business world.
By Madison McDonald3 years ago in Education
And Again, Good Luck
How many times have I thought that I might have finally found the one? Too many times. Since I was little, I have dreamed of having a family and finding my prince charming. Haven't a lot of us? I thought for sure that at this age, I would have been much closer.
By Madison McDonald3 years ago in Humans