User:Glennosmond

I was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey on May 16th, 1986. I've lived in the same house in Toms River my entire life. I hate eggs but love cake (with eggs). My mom said she always used to get really sick when she ate eggs while she was harboring me in her stomach. I was always shy when I was a kid - I only had one real friend I could think of but right now he is wanted in 5 states. Today I hardly would consider him a 'friend'. He once dared me to go to school with no underwear... when I got home from school the day I did it and told my Dad her YELLED at me. I always had a stuffy nose until the age of like eleven.

I was so scared my first day of kindergarten I clinched to my fence my the bus came and my parents had to rip me off. I stayed back in first grade because 'I wasn't ready'. In 3rd grade I got glasses but was afraid to wear them until the school nurse forced me to. I never really watched much television growing up except for Star Trek: The Next Generation which I watched religiously. I remember bouncing around my room before it would even come on and do the same during the commercials then mix juices from the fridge hoping it would heal my stuffy nose. My life took a turn for the worse when my father died when I was only 8 years old. I didn't know the meaning of 'passed away' as my mother put it (or maybe I was being naive) when he died, but by the reactions of my brothers and relatives... I knew what had happened. I prayed several times a day to bring him back... asking God for some kind of miracle. I think that's when I started losing what little faith I had. I could never believe in such ridiculous stuff, yet I went to CCD (a place where I went for like 8 years of my life and 'learned' all the facets of Christianity) every Wednesday night. My parents paid for some guys to waste my time and feed me crazy LIES.

Seventh grade was the turning point of my life. I made new friends and got braces. My orthodontist gave me a travel tooth brush and told me to brush every time I ate. So in lunch I did just that in front of EVERYONE in the cafeteria and that was the last time too because some girl yelled at me and embarrassed me. Eighth grade was alright, but I wished I could remain in 7th grade all my life. And suddenly my life was put in hyper speed and every day went so quickly. High school went by very quickly. The first day of school I put my shiny new Discman into my locker and forgot to actually lock it. I guess I was being very naive that nobody would steal it. But one period later... it vanished. Ever since some careless girl rear-ended my brothers car when we were stopped at a stop sign, I was scared to get my license. But three years of walking to and from school in any weather gradually changed my mind. I decided to go to vocation school for one very stupid reason. This junior in my sophomore class always came in late and I kept thinking how cool it would be come to my class late everyday. That was one of my worst mistakes in life.

I never liked school and never worked hard in it either. I never did my homework, never listened and I was never good in gym class, I never joined a club. I never had a true friend - you know - the ones where you could hang out in the mall on Friday nights and go to the movies. One that you could go swimming or go to the beach with. Kid's played with their friends while I played by myself. If I ever get the chance to start over but retain the knowledge I know now - like telling my mom how my day at school really went or telling my dad the real truth or make friends or listen at school and take the time to do my homework and good good grades for a good paying job later in life and a happy and healthy family, I'd do it in a heartbeat.