About a Boy

About a Boy Prompt Writing

“When children have to ‘look after’ their parents.”

When I was nine, my dad was dying of cancer. Before we had to move I would always watch him when he was asleep and wonder if he was okay; I mean he slept most of the day away and I didn’t understand why. Then when we moved to Missouri with my aunt, she told me I didn’t have to watch him anymore and I wasn’t really allowed to see him either, but that didn’t stop me from leaving my room and sneaking into his to see if he was okay. The outcome was always the same- always sleeping. Now I’m looking after my aunt. Sometimes she gets down in the dumps and says some really dumb things that make me worry. I also worry and look after my grandparents. They have done it for me for as long as I can remember, now it’s my turn.

Such as a thing as too much free time?

Yes, there is a time when you have to much free time and man it’s scary. In the beginning you’re more than happy to lounge around and do nothing, but after a while it begins to get to you. You begin to think of the worst moments in your life and relive them over and over, then you begin to overthink just about everything. Then all these thoughts and overthinking everything begins to get to you and it drives you mad, so then you have a burst of anger and have a fit about everything no matter how big or small. And after the anger comes sadness, now you are sad about everything. I advise you to just take a nap and everything will be okay.

101 Things about Me

101 Things about Me

1. When I was born, I weighed 2 pounds and 10 ounces.
2. I was born in Naples Florida.
3. I grew up In Woodstock, CT with my parents and grandma.
4. When I was 6, my dad let me get a cat. I picked the meanest one.
5. At my dad’s house, we had 100 cats.
6. My dad’s family’s house was in the middle of nowhere, next to a cement factory, causing them all to get cancer and die earlier than they should but we didn’t know that at the time.
7. I lost both of my parents at young age.
8. I was tricked into moving to Missouri with my aunt.
9. I overthink and relive the past more than I should.
10. I have trust issues.
11. Once I was chased by some huge unknown creature in the woods. I never saw it but I was terrified.
12. I now am terrified of the woods.
13. Once when I was 6, I was thrown into a pool and I couldn’t swim.
14. My favorite thing to do now is swim.
15. I love to read.
16. I HATE horror movies.
17. As a child I was very wise for my age.
18. I am terrified of clowns.
19. I have moved too many times for my liking in my life and soon I will be moving again.
20. I am one of 2 Jennifer’s that I have ever met in a school.
21. I worry what people think of me.
22. My favorite food is Mozzarella sticks.
23. I love curly fries.
24. I am almost always hungry.
25. I am 4’11 I hate my height.
26. I’m a very nice person but nobody will talk to me or take a chance to know me.
27. I have many friends but very few best friends.
28. I am quick to get angry.
29. I love to read.
30. I have 2 cats that live with me. A black cat named Princess and a striped one named Stitch. They are obedient like dogs.
31. My favorite things in the world are laughing so hard you can’t breathe, taking long car rides with a friend, and going to amusement parks.
32. I am afraid of all wild animals.
33. My favorite animal is an elephant.
34. My favorite color is black and teal.
35. I am afraid of what the future brings.
36. I’m known to say stupid things when I get nervous.
37. My first unpaid job was working at a cat shelter.
38. I never have a successful, long lasting relationship.
39. The beach is my favorite place to go in the summer.
40. If I take naps in the middle of the day, then I can’t sleep at night,
41. Being lazy is my specialty.
42. I get in trouble for everything- even if it isn’t my fault.
43. I hate the game Monopoly.
44. I’m a really shy person until you get to know me.
45. I was forced to get braces and I really hate them.
46. My hair takes forever to grow and only grows until it gets to my shoulders then stops.
47. I hate getting told what to do.
48. I do things on my own terms.
49. I have never been to a concert.
50. I have never first hand met a celebrity.
51. Occasionally I want to be on TV.
52. I use to be a Pinterest addict.
53. I have never broken a bone in my body.
54. My favorite time of year is summer.
55. I’m known to make terrible decisions and never think anything through until after the fact.
56. I want a pet otter.
57. I want to dye my hair cherry red.
58. I want to get a tattoo.
59. I am terrified of holding little babies.
60. I hate being talked down to.
61. I can’t wait til I’m able to drive but I don’t want to go through the process of it all.
62. My friends are my best and worst distraction.
63. I get headaches everyday on a daily basis.
64. On multiple occasions I tried to be a vegetarian but it never worked out.
65. Hot Topic is my favorite store in the mall.
66. I hate country music.
67. I hate being judged or even the thought of it.
68. I dislike how cruel the world is.
69. I have airhead tendencies.
70. I am always tired, and my grandma thinks something is wrong with me.
71. My favorite number is 5
72. I could always use a massage.
73. I hate when people spend money on me- even if it’s a penny.
74. I can’t function without music.
75. I hate liars.
76. I hate hatefulness but I’m so full of hate it’s annoying.
77. I am a somewhat picky eater.
78. I’m over this stupid high school experience.
79. I want a pet gerbil.
80. I want to swim with dolphins.
81. I have to many dreams that will never come true.
82. I want to move to New York City, but it’s too expensive.
83. I like to color but it stresses me out.
84. I’m always full of stress and I can never get rid of it.
85. I hate the colors brown and gray.
86. My favorite flowers are roses.
87. I love strawberries, but I hate picking them or any fruit. I worry about a bug coming out and scaring me or something.
88. I never use to like Converse until I got a pair.
89. I hate living in the country- It’s the middle of nowhere and that terrifies me.
90. When I was a little kid I use to collect pretty stones.
91. I love perfume but I never buy any unless I get it as a gift. Then I end up having too much and not using it.
92. I’m afraid what the future holds.
93. I use to play the piano in middle school but then stopped and now I can’t play at all, even though I want to.
94. I hate rainy/cloudy weather.
95. My favorite accessories are necklaces and dangly earrings.
96. I despise hospitals and anything healthcare related.
97. I have a weak stomach, but I watch hospital shows and get disgusted.
98. Once when I was 7-8 I was accidentally smacked in the face with a tree branch. I ended up having such a bad bloody nose that I had to go to the ER, then when I was finally all fixed up- I fainted and had to stay longer.
99. Hospital jello is disgusting.
100. Without meaning to, I make people mad at me.
101. I have no artistic ability whatsoever.

Children's Book: Next Steps

A Bad Day At The Beach

• Each line is a page.

Today it’s hot out.

So Daisy and her family are going to the beach.

After a very long ride, they finally reach the beach.

The sun and sand are super hot, so they put down a towel to sit on.

But the water is ice cold.

After playing in the water, Daisy sits in the sand to warm up.

All of a sudden- something pinches Daisy.

“OW!” Yelled Daisy, jumping up. Looking down she sees a crab.

Upset Daisy runs back into the water, but forgot it was cold.

Dripping wet, Daisy runs to her mom.

“Mama!” I wanna go home! Daisy cried out.

Daisy began to cry, so her mom brought her back to the towel.

Suddenly Daisy fell asleep and took a nap.

When Daisy woke up, She was very hot and itchy.

Daisy went to scratch her arm and screamed out in pain.

Daisy had a SUNBURN!

Once again in tears, Daisy ran to her mom.

“Mama, I WANNA GO HOME!!!!” Daisy screamed.

Tired out, Daisy was carried by her dad to the car.

And on the way home…..

Daisy fell asleep.

Childhood Stories (Rough Draft)

A Bad Day At The Beach

• Each line is a page.

Today it’s hot out.

So Daisy and her family are going to the beach.

After a very long ride, they finally reach the beach.

The sun and sand are super hot.

But the water is ice cold.

After playing in the water, Daisy sits in the sand to warm up.

All of a sudden- something pinches Daisy.

“OW!” Yelled Daisy, jumping up. Looking down she sees a crab.

Upset Daisy runs back into the water, but forgot it was cold.

Dripping wet, Daisy runs to her mom.

“Mama!” I wanna go home! Daisy cried out.

Instead, Daisy’s mom shook her head. “Come with me Daisy.” Taking Daisy’s hand, they walked away from the water.

And ended up at an Ice cream truck.

Daisy and her mom got some Ice cream and walked back to the water.

But before long, Daisy dropped her Ice cream.

Daisy began to cry, so her mom brought her back to the towel.

Suddenly Daisy fell asleep and took a nap.

When Daisy woke up, She was very hot and itchy.

Daisy went to scratch her arm and screamed out in pain.

Daisy had a SUNBURN!

Once again in tears, Daisy ran to her mom.

“Mama, I WANNA GO HOME!!!!” Daisy screamed.

Tired out, Daisy was carried by her dad to the car.

And on the way home…..

Daisy fell asleep.

When they got home, Daisy’s parents woke her up and brought her in.

Daisy had some cold cream on her that took away the pain of the sunburn. Then she had a snack and went to sleep. Before Daisy fell asleep, she thought to herself “I hope we go back to the beach tomorrow.”

Books for Kids

Books for Kids

Title: The Lizard who followed me home

Author: Kate Allen

Pages: 13

Summarize the book in 3 sentences: Moving from Kansas to California. Visits grandma in Florida. Lizard goes from Florida to California.

Favorite/ most interesting sentence in the book: “ That green lizard was stuck on the window inside the dryer; with clothes going around it in every direction.”

What age(s) do you think this book would be appropriate for? Children 8 years old, because there are a lot of words on the page and little kids get bored easily.