Friday, December 18, 2009

Day 14

What was the most difficult time of your life, and why? How did your perspective on life change as a result of the difficulty? This difficult change anyone besides you in the positive or negative?

24 comments:

heather horne said...

By far the most difficult time of my life has happened recently. One of my best friends committed suicide on November 18, 2009. I've never had anyone close to me die, not even a grandparent. It's been incredibly hard because whenever someone brings up suicide or even gestures kidding around about putting a gun to their head, my heart cracks in two. My perspective on life has definitly changed because no matter what suicide is not the answer. I never realized how much it effects others until now. I constantly think about what if someone else I'm close to decides to do the same thing. So whenever someones upset, I'm there. I get worried super easily now and I make an effort a hundred percent of the time.

Jessica klave said...

im not going to exactly say when the most difficult time in my life is because i dont wasnt everyone to know lol. buttttt it was the modt difficult time in my life because it changed my oppinion on this person. my perspective changed becasue everyday i know what this person does. it dosnt affect anything drasticly in my life becuase its always been like this. it changed my oppinion about this person and i lost respect for them. its hard because only one person knows i know this. we keep that i know somthing from this person because everythings a lot easier this way.

kurtis said...

the heardest time was probly wen my parents divorced and i had to move up here. it was a big change for everyone for me, my grades went down durasticlly. As for my mom it was very hard for her to get settled in and stuff and we were living with my aunt wich really sucked let me tell you... yea it was definantly the worst time of my life, but then we moved to whitelake and it got better

Conner said...

I have been living a great but fast life yet currently it was just slowed down do to my accident. I'd have to admit its as if i have had luck on my side for awhile. First i had my accident a couple summers ago on my gas scooter, causeing me to be rushed to the hospital. My luck in this situation is the fact that i did not die. Even the doctor told me that i was a very lucky man not to die or for now on be fed through a straw even though i wasnt even wearing a helmet. After all of this, and slight damage done, i still felt the need for some reason to live life to the extreme. This process seemed to imidietly stop and slow down a couple a months ago do to me geetting in a car accident. The accident could not possibly be blamed on anybody else but myself do to me just being a stupid driver and taking a turn to sharp causing me to flip. After the accident everything felt really wierd and seemed to be in slow motion. As i sat back watching my mom get upset not only cause of the payments now do but because i put myself into another position to be hurt or killed. Once again i was very lucky but this time did something a little different. I then decided that mayb god was giving me opportunies to rethink all my actions and be alot smarter before another thing went bad. Seeing my mom and dad in tears and also shakin up after the accident i felt it was best for not only myself but my family as wel if i were to hang up the crazy part of my life and slow everything down. Lately it has seemed to work. I havent gottin into any trouble lately or put myself or others in the position to get hurt.

conman

Sean said...

My dad moving would be a difficult part of my life. Its just me and my mom, which gets kindof annoying cause my dad was like the mediator. My perspective of life changed by me understanding the responsibilities I have to take up. Theres a lot to do around the house, and since its only me and my mom, we have to help eachother out with chores and such. I noticed this changed my dad when he comes and visists. I feel like we dont have much to talk about. The conversations we have are short and we both find that we dont have much to talk about.

deets

Tyler McLeod said...

The most difficult time of my life was in middle school. I was a good student and was trying to fit in with a group of people. Since middle school is such a small amount of people compared to high school, the kids are very judgmental. From this experience I learned the importance of not judging others because it can cause them to feel lost. Since than I have learned who my true friends are. One of the things I have come to terms with is that I don't need to conform to another persons opinion of how I should be. My perspective on life changed because of this difficulty because I have learned that I don't need to fit in with any specific group's of people; I can be myself and I am content with that. The difficult time I experienced did not effect anybody else but myself, kids are oblivious to the pain that they cause others.

ehhhkatieeex said...

I would have to say the most difficult time in my life would been when my mom died. In September 2007 she died of cancer. She was a really big part of my life. I couldn't believe it actually happened. My perspective on life now is a lot different now. Ive learned to not let things get me down, because I know thats what she would want. Also, its made me a lot stronger, and realize what I have, and how much my family honestly means to me. This has definitely changed my family.


Katlin Gotshaw
3rd Hour.

****** ******* said...

the most difficult time in my life was 3 years ago. it was a really bad time for me because of a lot of things: bad grades, not getting along with friends, in fights with my parents and the biggest one was on valentines day 2007. im not going into detail cuz i dont need everyone knowing but it was something that no teenager no scratch that person should ever go thorough. it was tough but i got through it. i did change my life in a very big way. one i lost my relationship with my mom two you cant trust some people even when you know them, three friends dont always give good advise, and fourth the law sucks ass and isnt fair. this doesnt have really any positiev things except i became closer to my step mom and dad. but thats about it.

Hannah Aittama said...
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Hannah Aittama said...

The hardest time in my life so far was hearing my grandma had cancer, and that there was no chance of her surviving it. My grandma is a very big part of my life and is a person that I don't know where I would be without. I know once she gets worse that will be the worst time, but as of right now that time period was. After that I decided to not let the little things in life bug me, and just enjoy living. I decided to not let things get me down and keep a smile on my face though it all. You never know whats going to happen so its best to just live in the moment and not worry about the future or the past. This difficult time really changed my entire family. It seems like they all just cherish the moments they have with her and everyone else in our family. Although it was terrible news to get, it seems like because of it our family became closer and we all relized what was really important in life.

Hannah Aittama
2nd hour

Steve Snapp said...

The most difficult time of my life was when i was in 1st believe it or not. In 1st grade i was the youngest in my class and i got picked on a lot when i was younger. As a result of the difficulty i was held back to be in my age group of kids so i wouldn't have to put up with that anymore. I think it was a good choice because i met most of my friends that i still know to this day. This choice also effected my parents because they were the ones that made the choice. So all together i thought it was a positive change. I think if i didn't get held back still to this day i would be a different person.

Dan Calma said...

The most difficult time of mt life was when I moved out here from Pontiac in the middle of 8th grade. It was hard to get used to the laid back life out here, and I left behind all my really good friends. My perspective has changed alot since I moved from Pontiac actually. Out there people were always fighting, like literally everyday. And it was also hard for my younger brother Brandon to get used to life here. But it was easier for my younger brothers Jonathon and Aiden to get used to this place. The move had both positive and negative conseqeunces to all of my families lives.

Hannah Ledgley (: said...

Well i have really had a a lot of difficult times in my life before. but probably my freshman year was the worst. Everything just started going down hill. I lost a lot of friends my grades dropped, i started fighting more and more with my parents. and something was always wrong with me. It changed my perspective a lot. no matter what happens you can always do something to fix it. you don't need to be put down and let people walk all over you. you need to stand up for yourself. if you need to talk to someone do it because its not good to keep everything all bunched in.

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John said...

By far the most difficult time in my life was when my best friend Tony died. That was so hard for me to hande, it was in 7th grade. Well my my whole prespective on life changed at that momment. I was always questioning how I would die, when I would die and where I would die. This was not healthy to be constently thinking about. This difficult change was not possitive what so ever, it was a horible christmas for his family and all of thier friends. The only possitive asspect was that it brought everyone that was close to Tony even closer to eachother.

John Mclean
3rd hour

Katrina said...

The most difficult time in my life was probably when my mom was going through cancer. In my eyes, if that was my most difficult time, im pretty lucky. I remember the day i found out i was at school and i overheard her tell my grandma and walked out of her office to lunch and didnt say anything the whole time. When i finally went to find nicole after lunch i couldnt even say the words so i wrote it down. I felt like if i said it out loud it was more real. But as soon as i told someone it was real and i started balling. I cried a lot at school that day. After school my mom told me that everything was going to be fine and that it wasnt that severe and she would be okay. The time that she was going through chemo was still hard because i had to see her suffer. She was tired all the time and sick and its was really hard to see her that way. The day she started loosing her hair was the worst. She was really upset about it and yelled at anyone for anything for about a week. Now that shes cancer free my mom says it has done a lot of positive things for her. She told me that it made her realize that she did a good job raising us and that if anything would have happened to her she knows we could have taken care of ourselves. Also, it strengthened her faith. A lot of people loose their faith when going through a time like that, but it only made hers stronger and thats something i really admire about her. Also, i think it improved our relationship in a way. My mom and i have always had a good relationship but this made it stronger. i really care about and love her a lot and that just made those feelings stronger.

Andrew Melton said...

One of my most difficult times was when i got into an accident. Ive never felt a car that was in my control start skidding. It made me realize that tires arent always really grippy. I need to be more careful when im driving, or bad things can happen. Now that its the winter, and theres snow and ice on the group it puts me on my toes to be as careful of a driver as possible.

allyson martin said...

The most difficult time in my life was when i found out my nana had alzheimer's. I never really knew or cared much about this disease until i found out she had it. Before, i could go over to her house and she knew who my family and i was, and then all of a sudden she started asking the same questions. It starting getting worse, she would constantly ask whos house she was in, when it was her own house, and she would ask who we were. It was most difficult for my papa because she would forget who he was, she'd get scared thinking he was breaking into her house and going to hurt her. They moved back to florida, and for some reason she doing amazingly better. Even when we're on the phone she can recognize our voices. He changed my perspective on live because i have never gone through a death. i've been to one funeral but for someone that wasn't that close. I know alzheimer's kills in the end and it was hard knowing that my nana would die soon because i always thought my grandparents would live forever. I think this changed my papa more than anything, because he loves her, and when someone you've loved and been married too for over 50 years just forgets who you are, it can be really tough.

Samantha Tedder said...

One of the hardest things I've had to experience was when I found out my dad was sick. I'm not going to go into massive detail because I don't want the world to know, but there was a chance he could have died. My dad was extremely sick, and is still sick to this day. I worry about him on a regular basis, and there's never a minute in my mind that I don't. I have always been a "daddy's girl", and losing him would have been extremely hard. Going through that made me realize not to take things, like my parents, for granted. Yes, we still fight sometimes, and yell about stupid things, but I would never want to lose either of them. It showed me to be thankful for what I have, because some kids aren't lucky enough to have both parents around. This changed a lot of things around my house. My sister and I must keep our fighting to a minimum, because we cannot let our dad get worked up. Same goes with mom. Sometimes we all just have to bite our tongue, and let things slide for the safety of our dad.

Sam Tedder
2nd hour

Hailey Ledgley(: 3rd hour said...

My most difficult time, happened about a year ago. My perspective changed on this situtation because i see how people can act when others go behind there back and do something. It showed me to just be honest, and you saving your self alot. I'm very honest with my parents. It just makes our relationship 100 times better. I feel that they trust me more. i think this would be a positive change.

Unknown said...

The most difficult time of my life was when my grandpa died. He died April 1st, 2006. My grandpa and i were as close as you could possibly get to another person. Every christmas i always looked so forward to seeing him. He was the highlight of my whole year. I was ready to visit him like 6 months in advance. Every year we would go visit him in his cottage up north. We would always open presents and play fun games with all of my cousins. It was the best time of the year. One christmas we found he was diagnosed with cancer. His cancer had spread to basically everywhere in the body, what i didn't know was that he had been fighting cancer before i was even born. My grandpa fought 13 years of cancer and finally, the cancer won. It was probably the saddest day of my life when my grandpa died. And it gets worse. The day he died i wasn't even in town. I was in Colorado snowboarding over spring break. We got a phone call from my mom saying that he wasn't doing well and that he had to be taken to the emergency room. I never got to say goodbye to him. He had died that afternoon, and i didn't even get to tell him i love him. He looked at my mom and said, "Tell Alec i love him." Then he passed. I will never forget him. He was the best grandpa in the entire world and as soon as i lost him already the world started to be less exciting. You never really understand what you have until it is gone.

Alec Shoems

Scott said...

The most difficult time in my life was when my dad had a heart attack and had to have quadruple bypass surgry. It was difficult for me because I was only in third grade when it happened to him. Also because he could have died. While I was at school my dad was driving down I-275 while driving a semi truck thats when it happen to him. I didn't know what had happened because as soon as I got home from school my aunt was at my house waiting for my sister and I to get home from school. We went back over to her house and a little while later my mom came over. My mom took my sister and I to the hostpital. All I knew was that my dad was in the hostpital for something. As I was getting into the car I could see my Dad's workboots and his clothes in a plastic bag in the back seat. I thought that he died. So I asked my mom if he did. She cried and said now and told me what had happened. I was so scared then relieved after finding out that he was still alive. This difficult time time changed everyone in my family because my dad could have died from this.

ZACK SZAJNER 5th Hour said...

What was the most difficult time of your life, and why? How did your perspective on life change as a result of the difficulty? This difficult change anyone besides you in the positive or negative?
The hardest part in my life was when a few years when my family instantly argued. This was a horrible experiecbe. Everyone had different perspectives and wasn't getting along at all. I hve believed since then that life is best when you have no rouble or worries. It makes everything alot easier. This affected my entire family. We all were forced to change our ways for the better. I think this experience makes me who I am today.

A D A M H A H N said...

The most difficult time in my life was honestly when I broke my leg. It was the worst year of my life. I feel like it was just wasted. I broke my leg the second day of summer, and didnt do shit from there on out for basically a year. All you do when you have a broken leg is sit in the house and hate your life. You cant do anything it sucks. I had to sit there for 8 months with a cast all the way from my toes to mid thigh, then 3 months with a walking boot. It changed my perspective on life because it made me appreciate all the things I can do with my legs that I take for granted every single day. It made me thing, wow so this is what it is like for someone that doesnt have legs? Yeah it sucks. If I ever break my leg again, Im getting a bubble room and living in it.