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All because of this.....

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Sep 25, 2008
by: KCardona
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It was November 28th 2008 a Wednesday afternoon and my best friend, Krystle and I decided to go to Manhattan (of all places) and cut.
 
I know , I know what was I thinking, how stupid could I be?, yeah I’ve heard it all before but hey doesn't everybody say "you hafta try something at least once?
 
We got caught in like 2 hours and spent like half the day at the station, then we were brought back to school and then i was told that i was going to be suspended. Wasn't that just the best day of my life? if you didn't get that then let me inform you that, that was sarcasm so no, in fact that was one of the more tragicomic days of my life.

When I got home I was grounded for four months ,forbidding from going to Deysi's quince and canceled my internet and a week later gave the computer to my grandmother to safe hold until the four months were up(ironic wasn't it when my mothers mother refused to return it.

In the end I could help but wonder, why? Why did I cut? And I know this is going to sound really stupid but here it goes this is my why. I wanted to cut because I’d never done it before, so my logic was try it and see what all the fuss is about and well as it turned out NO!!! IT WAS NOT FUN. A couple of hours of fun weren’t worth the consequences not by a long shot.

Cutting school is not fun, not to mention that it's extremely dangerous especially when in Manhattan. Many people tend to think my witless and I have to agree, I however still firmly stick to my story I wanted to try it, I tried it I didn’t like it so end of story I don’t really see why this needs to be mentioned ….like every again, but still at least I can see that what I did was stupid,

I was into the second month of the no computer deal, and it sucked it was terrible i had to go to the library at 6PM and wait 20 to 30 min until one was available and then to what i had to do in an hour. I couldn’t talk to my friends I couldn't make plans or IM people when my mother wanted me off the phone. No more youtube or itunes it felt like all my friends were out there in the light and I was stuck in the dark, worst part? Well my friend Sandra was throwing a party and guess where the invites were coming through E-MAIL and you can't get e-mail if you don’t have your internet so i was screwed. I decided to talk to Sandra about it and ask her to make an exception pleased with my decision i went ahead and dialed her number.
 

Hey Sandra "que mas?(what's up) it's Kathy"

"Oh hey girls, nada just chillin...yo you coming  to ma party right?"

"That's what i was calling you about, 'cuz you see i got this problem"

"Oh iight shoot"

"...I have no computer'

" ...Oh snap ya moms still ODing 'bout that?"

"Yep"

"So how are you going to get an invite?"

"That's what I’m calling you for, i was wondering is there anyway you could make an exception and just make me one?"

"Nah son, sorry I really want you to come but, everybody will bug out if they find out that someone's getting special attention"

"Oh, um well that's ok then."

"I really am sorry, Nina"

"No cool. Don't worry about it."

"Well alright then girly, I’ll talk to you some other time OK? You behave and take care, iight later."

"'iight"

Well wasn't that just a bummer what the hell was I going to do now? This was entirely mothers fault god, she just couldn't calm her self down and think of a better punishment ? I had it!!!!!.....again smiling ruefully I decided to work it through, ok i lied yeah nothing worked out my butt was stuck home on the 22nd of feburuary while most of my friends went to Sandras party. Needless to say though that it all worked out and I lived happily ever after…..well ok not quite but I’ve always want to say that.

In the end you have to remember that your actions really do have consequences think before you act cliché I know, but for an very obvious reason because it’s works it’s good sound advice. Try to listen to adults don’t do it too often or they’ll think that something is seriously wrong with you, but hey every once in a while won’t kill you, just pay attention on little thing’s like safety and protection, you know the little stuff.

Comments

Oh, really?

Submitted by MMomose on Fri, 2008-09-26 09:37.

Dear Kathy,

I feel indifferent about your message, "All because of this.....", because I already know about thinking before acting as well as cutting school. I agree about how "stupid" your logic was at the time because you did something you knew was wrong. I also believe that avoiding a problem will only make it worse. One example would be lying because as you lie, you are forced to lie again until you decide to face the problem, but by then, the problem has already reached its peak.

One sentence that stands out for me is: ", yeah I’ve heard it all before but hey doesn't everybody say "you hafta try something at least once?". I think this is a disgraceful form of logic, especially in a situation such as your own because if you know it is wrong than why are you doing it? I do not believe just because you wanted to know how it felt is a sufficient enough reason either. Would you jump off a building because you just have to try it, or you just want to know how it feels? This may sound over dramatized, but this is how I see it in my eyes.

 

 

ok mr. Indifferent

Submitted by KCardona on Tue, 2008-09-30 21:45.

Lmao wow I don't think I've ever had a comment quite like that. I'll admit my first reactions weren't um what you would call nice.yet I couldnt help but partially agree with u,
you're right my logic is "disgracefull" as a matter of fact my logic is stupid,I have no common sense none what so ever. That's about it though you came off as really assuming as if you just knew what type of person I was, I bet ur really
sarcastic, caustic and jaded you have few friends and trust some or none, loud emotional ppl irrtiate you to no end and
something happenned either with family or a friend to make you that way. Does that sound like you? Yeah no right Next time don't assume u know me and I won't assume a thing about you
....yeah actually I would jump off a bridge. Know and doing are two different THIngs ex. Wearing black in the summer attracts the sun towards you causing you to be hotter. You know not to wear black in summer yet you do it anyways
just because you know something is bad doesn't mean you won't do it. Often it makes people want to do it more because its wrong.
I can't really blame you though I wrote this story to get a grade.not because I was interested or though others would be interested but to show my teacher that I was cabable of posting something online, interesting though that you who felt indifferent about it, felt the need to share ur thoughts with me.
Next time though just comment on the spelling, grammar etc because as you can see that's what i'm in desperate need of.

But thanks for the comment a helpful one or not it show's you felt "Indifferant" enough to comment.

And next call me cardona or ask for my name u dnt know me well enough to be calling me kathy. Thank-you momose.

Yo Sup

Submitted by WPereira on Wed, 2008-12-17 19:16.

I made stupid mistake once. And yeah I got caught. I bet you can guess what. But do not post it in the internet including youthvoices. If you want we can talk about stupid mistakes at skool.

Yay Kathy

Submitted by CFlores on Wed, 2008-12-17 20:53.

Hey Kathy waz up??? I haven't seen any posts from you and I think it's cool that you finally post one on youthvoices. I really like that you shared this experience because it shows that you really care about your grade and that you as a teen go through experiences like all of us do. I think that this post has to do with more than just your grade is is something that I can actually relate to. I like your experience because it shows that you are human and we all commit mistakes and ofcourse have regrets of the consequences that come with them. I like the whole scene that you added because it just made the post more and more interesting. Thankz for posting this message and experience with us because it's really awesome that you post something like this. ^.^