what did i do to my life that made it all better? what did i do to change everything? what did i do to make my life better for me and my siblings? how did i get in the foster system?

My boy friend always acts weird at the table when we have dinners at home. He consumes food like he never eat before without asking me if I eat enough and every time he brinks groceries ( really few things ) when he stays over he wants to take left overs back home when he leaves . Will that be rude of me to tell him that this really bother me how he doesn’t have manners at the table and asking to take food back home?

I just finished my first semester at Gettysburg College, and am starting my second. When people ask me what I want to do with my life when I grow up my answer was and still is: I want to do something where I can go home and know that I made a positive impact in another persons life. To me one of the best gifts in life is seeing someone smile and knowing you’re the person that put it there. Making other people happy is my favorite thing to do in life. I wanted to share my story with you…. you do

My boyfriend's baby mother , hates me for whatever reason. However, their kids love me and not only do they talk about me to her but to everyone. One day, at his sons kindergarten graduation the mother wanted to make it known,it was his and her child. I don't ever attempt to take her place. I just feel like my man her, baby daddy should say something. He says he has but she doesn't respect our relationship. Does she know that I am the one taking care of her kids when they come over. Does she kn

The Faces
By Jessica Maldonado

So many people, so many thoughts
Running through my mind
I can’t get things straight
I’m lost in my mind and I see different
things. I see things normal people shouldn’t see.
Am I going insane or am I really all these people?
I think I’m her and then I think I’m him
But who am I really?
Am I the girls in the pictures on the door
Or am I the guy next door who walks to the store?
I have no clue and

About five months after I was born, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. What would she do? She had a brand new baby girl, two older boys, a new house, a great job, and a loving husband. Well, I’ll tell you what she didn't do. She didn't give up.

I spent the first eleven years of my life not knowing about my mom’s potentially life-threatening disease. And, if my family hadn't told me when I was in sixth grade because of the newly-found cancer in her back, I never would have even

Hey Mom,

I can't believe you've had me for 15 years and a few months. You've nursed me back to health from the time you welcomed me into your home. It seemed that no matter how much trouble I caused you, you still put up with me. Remember when we accidently housed my runaway friend? You were so upset you didn't sleep for the rest of the night. I'm worry about that, I didn't know she was a run away. Look even though you adopted me, and sometimes feel like I'm ungrateful for it, but I

Growing up, and until today, I never knew what made my mom as a mom to me. Whenever someone asks my mom about my mom’s pregnancy with my brothers and I, my mom would always at some point mention that a little right after I was born, she got pregnant with my little brother and she didn’t spend much time with because of her pregnancy. So I always wondered if that was the real reason why I didn’t feel much like a daughter to her. Or remember any good memories of just the 2 of us when I was little.

After the Newtown shooting in December, gun control has turned into an immense issue. Weather we should ban guns, change the amount of magazines, or having monthly background checks on those who own, or may purchase firearms. This has caused lots of commotion in our country. The some of the public believes we should be able to own guns for our own protection or just to own a gun. No matter what’s happens with the gun laws, we can’t completely prevent mass shootings, but we can try.

Jazmin Howard
May 15, 2013

Dear Mom,

Thank you. Thank you, for the life that you’ve given me.
So many of my friends who i thought would make it till the end with me, already disappeared right before my eyes....i am so terrified. To the point of running home to your arms, so you could comfort me and tell me that everything's going to be okay. But i have to be strong, and push on. I came to make a difference, make my life worthwhile even though i

Nana
By Jessica Cottrell

Our garden once flourished,
Bursting with ripe tomatoes and cucumbers
Spilling over with sunshine and laughter.
Your house was an enchanting world to hide in,
With a magic library filled with mysteries and adventure.
Thin beautiful hands worked quickly in that room
creating and crafting, sewing the most beautiful clothing.
At night candles and incense burned as you told me bedtime stories of goblins and magic.
I re

Okay, many of you who will read this may think the wrong idea. Don't worry I'm use to that. Anyway. When my mom was pregnant with me, she did tons of drugs, and other stuff. After I was born, I can remember sitting on the couch with my mom feeding me out of a sippy cup, when all of a sudden the police came. A few seconds later I was in someones arms that I had no idea who it was. It turns out that night not only did the police come, but also DHS. They took me to a foster care home. I stayed the

My mother loved life and she loved me and my dad , on her last day ,she asked me to open the door and said:"What a wonderful day ,how beautiful is the sun "She was the sun of our house warm, bright,kind.My father always collects beautiful flowers for her and I often see tears in his eyes.My mom was a teacher,everybody loved her,she was a very creative person and her lessons were so amazing for her little chil

I have always been a shy person. And I'm okay with that. Introducing myself to new people freaks me out. I get nervous and clammy and I forget what a sentence is. As the years go on, I get better at hiding this, but there is always an inner freak out happening. Where am I going with this, you ask? Dating.

I never really envisioned myself dating. The whole process freaks me out and you can ask any of my friends. They have all heard "I should've been born during arranged marr

In the world today, people continuously spend their attention on hyped-up conspiracies. North Korea is making weapons, but those weapons haven’t done anything yet, have they? Pakistan and India are battling out their differences in the fight for Kashmir, but really, hasn’t that been going on for a while now? Unfortunately, most people look at only conflicts where there could be some bloodshed, and the important ones are the ones that slip their minds. I believe teenagers and college students ne