I recently finished reading the book "The Last Song" and it was FANTASTIC! I highly recommend reading this book. It is a love story but as well there are many events that make the book not all about love. I have also watched the movie before I finished reading the book and realized that they are different in some ways. For example in the book the character of Ronnie's dad, is shown more and he is more involved in the events that happen throughout the book. It has also given the dad more background and tells about his character and past life. They have even devoted a few chapters throughout the book from the fathers thoughts. Where in the movie his character isn't as important and just more so helps the characters progress and the plot progress. Although in both the book and the movie both have the event of the fathers illness, in the book it is displayed more often and seems like a bigger event then it is in the movie (which it is) and the movie is more so focused on the love part of the story.
This book is incredible and I recommend it to everyone because as the book progressed, I got a feel for the characters more and more and in the last few chapters I ended up balling my head off, which is very surprising for someone like me because I do not like crying at all and I have gotten pretty good at holding it back and I especially don't like crying in front of other people. For example I watched Dear John with my friends and they were all balling and I was the only one not crying. Anyways this is just to point out exactly how good this book really is and that it is a great novel to spend your time reading.
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Your stuck with your family for the rest of your life, so you might as well get used to them, right?
The family you were born into helps to create the person you are today, in good and bad ways. Although EVERYONE gets frustrated and fights with their parents and siblings many times throughout their life no matter how good the relationship is, at the end of the day they are your family so you might as well get over the fight and go back to being happy. Sometimes family can say things to eachother that are REALLY harsh and blunt, but thats how family is. They are so used to eachother that it doesnt even matter how harsh you really are although it sometimes hurts or makes you angry but it doesnt feel as offensive because its your family and its not some random person telling you that shirt doesn't flatter you. After a while you get used to how you treat eachother in your family. Although you generally have respect for everyone in your family you are also able to speak your mind to them more easily then you would a stranger.
When fights happen in my family with me and my sister or me and my mom, we could be arguing about one thing such as whos turn it is to do the dishes, they usually turn into much bigger fights because we just let them know EVERYTHING that bothers us about them and sometimes although one person may not be involved with the argument, they usually end up getting involved because they end up having an opinion on what is being said. When arguments happen in my family I get really frustrated because I often feel like I can't get through to my other family members and tell them EXACTLY the way I feel or what I'm thinking.
Although I sometimes fight alot with my family I end up getting over it and move on with my life because at the end of the day they are family and you just need to learn to forgive and forget otherwise you will be alone in life because everyone makes mistakes and everyone says things they don't actually mean. Family is family and you have to stick together.
Remember the days when the most important people in your life were your parents/guardians and your teddy bear? When your bestfriend was the classmate who shared their crayons with you. And the worst thing that could happen to you was when someone wouldn't share a toy with you.
When children are young they always dream of being older and they constantly think of what possibilities they will have when they get older. They pick what they want to be when they grow up, and they have quite the imagination when doing so. For example when I was little I loved having money and my plan was to be rich when I grew up. I saved any money I got from my parents or relatives even if it was a couple cents. My love of money intrigued me to become a "banker" when I grew up because I thought since they are the people who give everyone money, I would be really rich. This is just an example of how kids are constantly thinking of their far future.
What they don't realize is how much more complicated life gets as you get older and older. They don't realize the responsibilities that are left to sit on their shoulders when they are older. Adults have to pay bills, they are expected to own a house, and if they have children they have to support the needs and wants of them, they also have to set good examples and try to raise their child the "proper" way and not to mention if they are married or in a relationship they have to work through those problems as well as keeping a well-balanced and healthy relationship as well. At work adults have to make sure they are doing their job well and they have to deal with the stress of work-related things. They have to make sure their career makes enough money to support their children and pay the bills so they can try to have a great life and be happy. These are only some of the responsibilities that adults have to deal with throughout their life time. As they get older they have to make plans for when they retire so they will also have a happy life when they are retired. They have to make sure they have enough money saved away so they can afford to pay the bills. The list goes on and on for these responsibilities.
In my opinion, this is NOT something I am particularly looking forward to. Now that I am getting older and thinking of my lifetime career choice and things like that it scares me to know that one day all those responsibilities will be on my shoulders and I will be expected to handle them. Although I am looking forward to getting older for certain reasons such as when I am nineteen I will be legally aloud to drink and I was so happy to reach the age of sixteen, knowing I am able to get my licence (although I haven't went to get it yet).
It seems the younger you are the older you wish you could be and the older you are the younger you wish you could be. This seems kind of ironic because they both want to be the opposite of what they actually are. As you get older you realize that being a grown up isn't all that it's worked up to be. For lack of a better word... IT SUCKS!
Although I'm not fully an adult yet, I realized that I am not as excited and eager to be an adult as I used to when I was younger. When I was younger the responsibilites of an adult didn't seem to cross my mind as much as they do now. Sure having a family with a wonderful husband and a great career seems like something to look forward to, which it is, but you also have to consider the challenges of being an adult as well.
What I'm basically trying to say is take advantage of the younger years of your life and live a little, don't just aspire to be a grown up your whole life or you won't enjoy the great things that come with being a child.
Taylor Swift wrote a song called Never Grow Up which kind of gave me inspiration to write this blog because as I was listening to it, I realized that when you are young you often dream of being older then you actually are and the other way around for when you are grown up. Childhood is MUCH more relaxed and you don't have near as many responsibilities as you would when you are older.
This video is Taylor's song with the lyrics so listen ! :)
Everyone has a best friend who they confide in. This is the person they go to when they need advice or just to vent about something that they have kept inside for a while. Most people could say they know everything about their best friend. But when you think about it, if you don't even know who exactly you are how can you be certain that your best friend does. That goes both ways. You may think you know exactly who someone is, but if they don't know who they are, then you can't have them all figured out. People change many many times throughout their lives, whether it's a physical change, or an emotional change. People become more and more mature as they grow older as they go through various different life experiences. Some are good and others are bad. These experiences help you develop into the person you are.
I believe that although people mature as life goes on, no one is ever fully matured. I think everyone has a little kid inside them, no matter how old you are. I don't think anyone ever fully understands the way of life and no one is ever certain of exactly who they are, because things change over time. Even who you are. So when you say you know everything about someone think about yourself, and who you are. If you can't figure that out then you sure as hell don't know exactly who someone else is. Remember everyone changes no matter how old they are and you'll never have someone totally figured out.
