School
The Obstacle Course
Like most human beings I sometimes find myself cruising down memory lane. Sometimes memories of my youth come to me at breakneck speed. This is one of those memories. A memory that is so much part of me but one that I would love to forget with a sharp blow to the back of the head. This was perhaps one of the most embarrassing events in my life as a teenager in high school. It was so embarrassing that at the moment that the event was unfolding I remember wishing that the Principal would get on the P.A. system and announce, “Ladies and gentlemen, nothing of what you are witnessing now will matter in about 15 minutes because the missiles are in the air! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!”
STEVE ATHANASAKISPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsOne Legged Butt Kicking
So to my knowledge Mater Dei never had a female football player, nor a player with an artificial leg, my last year there, I got both, on one team. I was flummoxed and was unsure how to handle this group, and with no one to turn to I leaned on myself, which by the way makes walking difficult, and made up my own rules.
Gregory Dolan DiesPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsTrapped
It has become an endless cycle of ups and downs everyday. Today I have decided to write about my schedule of having depression in my life. Some may be able to relate, other's may not; either way every person is unique and individualized towards their mental health. I started therapy when I was in middle school and continue to go to therapy today as a college student. The time between middle school and college, I had went to already three treatment centers, one emergency room visit, and over 5 different therapists. Was it a struggle? Yes. Was it worth going through each treatment? Yes. Do I still have negative thoughts and feelings? Yes. Do I want to give up? No.
Doors to LifePublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsDiarr Learning
So this story is kind of Old but one I will never forget... Tbh if it wasn’t for the prize I probably wouldn’t put this on the internet 😂 cuz I’m ah indie artist and ion need nobody using this against me...
NSA MilliePublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsI Almost Failed my First Year of College
Nearly ten years ago, I moved away from home to go to college for engineering. I was going to be living on campus in one of the dorms. I was both excited and nervous about being away from home for the first time. I also knew engineering was a very challenging and competitive program, and that made me a little nervous. However, I was a hard worker, and I had gotten good grades in high school, so I thought I would be okay.
Joyce KayPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsDogs Rules vs. Mans
Most of us were taught the same rules by our parents, look both ways before you cross the street, say please and thank you and treat people the way you want to be treated. Sure we all had to be home when the street lights came on and answering the home phone was always a test “Dies resident, Greg Speaking”, this was long before I became Crack Egg. And every one of your parents friends were Mr. and Mrs. whatever. Those rules carried me through until I started school and then the rules started adding up.
Gregory Dolan DiesPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsElementary School Enchiladas
We all have these moments. The ones that come out of nowhere and become such a big deal that they shape who we are. A mistake we will go to great lengths to never have to repeat it again.
Christopher BallPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsHow I 'Asked For It' In School
I was a victim of bullying in school. It has had its life-long effects. Part of my anger and depression I've experienced in life stemmed from the frustration of not knowing what I did to deserve such treatment. I just wanted to be left alone. I tried to be a nice person and couldn't understand why people took such an automatic disliking to me. I'm in my forties now, and I am just now beginning to see things from my schoolmates' points of view. Maybe, just maybe, I was a little too much for most teenagers and the only way they knew how to respond was to laugh and pick on me. Now, I'm not excusing bullies or anything. I still don't think I deserved to be treated the way I was. I'm just saying that I now recognize some of my behaviors as peculiar and could understand other students being taken aback by them
Heather CumboPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsThe One with the Teacher Crush
I didn't expect to be unrelentingly enchanted by my professor. It just sort of happened. You simply start to develop this peculiar fascination with somebody. A sense of longing, almost like an addiction. You learn to enjoy their presence. To find their being there comforting and reassuring to you. I had never gotten up the courage to out myself as a lesbian before university. I definitely didn't plan on doing so in the middle of the classroom with a number of other individuals there with me, including the professor in question. No. This was most certainly not on the syllabus for those years at the university.
Amber DawnPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsI Dropped Out of Law School and I Felt Like a Failure
Is this something I wanted? Yes! So why did I feel so shitty about it? I have always been the type of person who did well in academics. I graduated with a high gpa in high school, a high gpa in college, and became valedictorian in my Master's program. This is not me bragging, this is just me painting a picture of someone who usually succeeds at anything related to academics.
NickyPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsAlone
Firsts: Alone Part Two When Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18th, 1980 my world at Eastern Washington University was turned upside down, sideways and every which way but loose. I was having adventures before then, but after the eruption I erupted myself a tad.
Gregory Dolan DiesPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsI Regret Finishing My Degree
We all do things we regret. I've done plenty. Some of what I've done I'd rather not talk about. But if I'm going to come clean about anything, it's that I wasted a lot of money on college. No. I didn't spend all night partying only to fail my classes. I was never that kind of student.
Daniel GoldmanPublished 3 years ago in Confessions