So far, I think all of you have been given a pretty bad impression of my dad by me...I might have mentioned in that blog post that he is a good person, just that his temper can flare up, just like anyone else's.
And I was just thinking about this story on my way to school, and I thought I should share.
It was when I was really young, 7 years old or younger, and all of my family was in the car, our old Honda Civic, that we don't own anymore, on our way home. I don't remember how we started the conversation, or how it came about, but we were at a red light and Dad was facing my sister and I talking about trust...I had a hard time grasping the concept of trust; I can't remember what he or Mom was saying about it. At one point, I told Dad to go (because the light was green, when it wasn't). I was joking when I said it, but he started to take his foot off the brake pedal with him still facing us. When he turned his head forward, he realized that the light was still red, and put his foot back on the brake. He said that I should be careful, not to take advantage of people's trust. I asked him if he trusted me, and he said he did.
I will always remember this exchange. I learned one of the greatest life lessons from him, and I won't forget it.
Don't take your parents for granted. You might be older now, in your teens, twenties, etc, but listen to them. They've probably said this, other people have probably said this, but they've lived much longer than us, gone through a lot more experiences, and they're wiser than us. You'll always learn from them, even if you don't think you will.
Love.
Thursday 28 February 2013
Friday 22 February 2013
Today/Double Standards
I feel better now, but today was a really stressful day. French project, sister miscommunication...and it ended in a lot of tears. That's usually what happens when I get into confrontations, haha.
I do have a blog post planned though, so I'm going to do that. Now.
In one of my English classes, we're learning about women in the 19th century. We've been talking about double standards a lot, mostly in the sexual sense. For example, married women who had affairs with another men had harsher consequences than married men who had affairs.
I was thinking a lot after we talked about double standards, how the same still kind of applies. I might have mentioned this before, but my dad constantly tells my sister and I that we should be cooking and cleaning and doing the housework whenever our mom isn't around. I understand that he works really hard (14+ hour days) to make the money around the house to pay for all the food and utilities and such, but we're in the 21st century...Women have come a long way in terms of equality and rights, and yet we're still expected to be the "homemakers".
So, I don't think these double standards have gone away. Yes, there has been improvement between the past and the present, but there are still certain mindsets to overcome.
I hope you guys enjoyed this, very, short blog post. Maybe it stirred up some questions and concerns you have about this topic as well.
Love.
I do have a blog post planned though, so I'm going to do that. Now.
In one of my English classes, we're learning about women in the 19th century. We've been talking about double standards a lot, mostly in the sexual sense. For example, married women who had affairs with another men had harsher consequences than married men who had affairs.
I was thinking a lot after we talked about double standards, how the same still kind of applies. I might have mentioned this before, but my dad constantly tells my sister and I that we should be cooking and cleaning and doing the housework whenever our mom isn't around. I understand that he works really hard (14+ hour days) to make the money around the house to pay for all the food and utilities and such, but we're in the 21st century...Women have come a long way in terms of equality and rights, and yet we're still expected to be the "homemakers".
So, I don't think these double standards have gone away. Yes, there has been improvement between the past and the present, but there are still certain mindsets to overcome.
I hope you guys enjoyed this, very, short blog post. Maybe it stirred up some questions and concerns you have about this topic as well.
Love.
Monday 18 February 2013
New Blog!
Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that I made a new blog: paulajaeydreams.blogspot.ca
I really like hearing about other people's dreams, but also telling my own...when I remember them the next day, that is. So I thought, since I already have a blog, and am trying to keep a consistent writing-ship, I should have a blog for my dreams too.
I've tried dream journals, writing them down in a notebook or typing them out on my phone, but that hasn't worked very well. This way, the dreams'll actually be around and I'll want to record them.
So, if you want to check it out great. If not, that's cool too.
Love.
I really like hearing about other people's dreams, but also telling my own...when I remember them the next day, that is. So I thought, since I already have a blog, and am trying to keep a consistent writing-ship, I should have a blog for my dreams too.
I've tried dream journals, writing them down in a notebook or typing them out on my phone, but that hasn't worked very well. This way, the dreams'll actually be around and I'll want to record them.
So, if you want to check it out great. If not, that's cool too.
Love.
Thursday 14 February 2013
Deviation
So, I had a planned blog post for today, but that's changed.
Today marked a very significant event for John Green, Hank Green, and the Nerdfighting community, as well as for all of YouTube. (If you don't know what Nerdfighters are, then you need to go educate yourself. youtube.com/vlogbrothers should get you started...I'd recommend watching all of their videos, but you don't have to...I'm saying you should.) John Green, New York Times Bestselling author as well as one of my favourite authors, got to sit with the President of the United States Barack Obama on one of the Fireside Hangouts on Google+. The hangout is now posted on YouTube if you'd like to watch it.
I would also like to say that I have a Twitter (@paulajaey, if you'd like to follow), and was live tweeting the Fireside Hangout while I was watching it live. Anyway, near the end of the sit-down, John Green brought his wife, Sarah (also known as the Yeti to Nerdfighters, because she doesn't come on camera), into the frame and they asked the President to pick between two names for the baby they are expecting. Unfortunately, the President did not choose. HOWEVER, he told the unborn child to NOT FORGET TO BE AWESOME. This is significant, because DFTBA (standing for Don't Forget To Be Awesome) is the vlogbrothers and Nerdfighters' motto.
The scene to come was John and Sarah's disbelief, quick recollection and thanks...and Twitter blowing up. Hank Green (John Green's younger brother, environmentalist, blogger, creator of many YouTube related events and channels such as VidCon, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, crashcourse and SciShow, and many other things) was also live tweeting the hangout, as is a momentous occasion for the Green family. In the moments to come after President Obama's recognition of the Nerdfighters' motto, many people were in shock and awe and tweeting about these emotions. I was also tweeting...and screen grabbing moments of the Fireside Hangout. After taking pictures, I tweeted these pictures...and received around 30 favourites and retweets within 30 minutes. One retweet was from a significant YouTuber, who goes by mickeleh, and I was thrilled. It was an unbelievable occurrence to happen to me, but I'm glad it did.
I just want to say thank you to the YouTube community, as well as the vlogbrothers and Nerdfighters around the world. All of you made my Valentine's Day, and I will cherish this day for the rest of my life.
And I hope all of you had a wonderful day.
Love.
Today marked a very significant event for John Green, Hank Green, and the Nerdfighting community, as well as for all of YouTube. (If you don't know what Nerdfighters are, then you need to go educate yourself. youtube.com/vlogbrothers should get you started...I'd recommend watching all of their videos, but you don't have to...I'm saying you should.) John Green, New York Times Bestselling author as well as one of my favourite authors, got to sit with the President of the United States Barack Obama on one of the Fireside Hangouts on Google+. The hangout is now posted on YouTube if you'd like to watch it.
I would also like to say that I have a Twitter (@paulajaey, if you'd like to follow), and was live tweeting the Fireside Hangout while I was watching it live. Anyway, near the end of the sit-down, John Green brought his wife, Sarah (also known as the Yeti to Nerdfighters, because she doesn't come on camera), into the frame and they asked the President to pick between two names for the baby they are expecting. Unfortunately, the President did not choose. HOWEVER, he told the unborn child to NOT FORGET TO BE AWESOME. This is significant, because DFTBA (standing for Don't Forget To Be Awesome) is the vlogbrothers and Nerdfighters' motto.
The scene to come was John and Sarah's disbelief, quick recollection and thanks...and Twitter blowing up. Hank Green (John Green's younger brother, environmentalist, blogger, creator of many YouTube related events and channels such as VidCon, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, crashcourse and SciShow, and many other things) was also live tweeting the hangout, as is a momentous occasion for the Green family. In the moments to come after President Obama's recognition of the Nerdfighters' motto, many people were in shock and awe and tweeting about these emotions. I was also tweeting...and screen grabbing moments of the Fireside Hangout. After taking pictures, I tweeted these pictures...and received around 30 favourites and retweets within 30 minutes. One retweet was from a significant YouTuber, who goes by mickeleh, and I was thrilled. It was an unbelievable occurrence to happen to me, but I'm glad it did.
I just want to say thank you to the YouTube community, as well as the vlogbrothers and Nerdfighters around the world. All of you made my Valentine's Day, and I will cherish this day for the rest of my life.
And I hope all of you had a wonderful day.
Love.
Friday 8 February 2013
I Already Failed
I stickered up my calendar. And I'm not speaking about this in figurative terms. It's for real.
Because I have so many stickers in my room (that I don't use and are just lying around collecting dust), I decided to put the sticky papered pictures onto my calendar, each kind of sticker representing something I need to do/remember. For example, Mickey Mouse stickers are for birthdays, weird looking smiley face stickers are for face exfoliation (once a week), and cute Asian bear stickers are for when I opened up a fresh pair of contacts...I'm telling you about this because I am also using a different kind of sticker for something special: sparkly animal stickers for a blog post (once a week, every Thursday).
As you can tell, I have already not done this, since today is Friday, but I'm trying people.
I couldn't think of an interesting blog topic...so this is what you get.
Love.
Because I have so many stickers in my room (that I don't use and are just lying around collecting dust), I decided to put the sticky papered pictures onto my calendar, each kind of sticker representing something I need to do/remember. For example, Mickey Mouse stickers are for birthdays, weird looking smiley face stickers are for face exfoliation (once a week), and cute Asian bear stickers are for when I opened up a fresh pair of contacts...I'm telling you about this because I am also using a different kind of sticker for something special: sparkly animal stickers for a blog post (once a week, every Thursday).
As you can tell, I have already not done this, since today is Friday, but I'm trying people.
I couldn't think of an interesting blog topic...so this is what you get.
Love.
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