Greetings from 11-year-old Mark J. Lehman!
Monday, November 9, 2009 by Mark J. Lehman
I've been doing a lot of packing, moving, organizing, and going through old stuff lately because I've had a few life changes (more on that in later posts). However, I came upon a gem when I was cleaning out my closet: an old journal from 6th grade. My 6th grade teacher use to schedule journaling sessions every so often, and being a 6th grade boy, it seems my journaling was only used as a channel to air my grievances about the unfairness of life.
It starts innocently enough, but quickly devolves into madness. Here's the first entry:
Just goes to show, I suppose.
Stay tuned for more entries from my 6th grade journal.
It starts innocently enough, but quickly devolves into madness. Here's the first entry:
Sept 11
I like hamsters because they’re cute and furry. Whenever you get bored you can hold them and pet them. Most of them are really nice. I had two but they both died of the same disease.
I think the technical medical term for that disease was the "silent killer."
For the record, I still agree with all of those points, but through life experience, I've learned that when it come to animals, nothing quite beats the turtle -- they're just so wise. I learned that from the Tootsie Roll Pop commercials of yesteryear:
For the record, I still agree with all of those points, but through life experience, I've learned that when it come to animals, nothing quite beats the turtle -- they're just so wise. I learned that from the Tootsie Roll Pop commercials of yesteryear:
Of course, every time you think you know something with any degree of certainty, life turns it on its head. Example:
Just goes to show, I suppose.
Stay tuned for more entries from my 6th grade journal.
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