It depends... If you're talking about the last calendar year, including two-thousand eight, then a lot. If you're talking about the time in a full school year.. Not too much.

In the past year, [starting from February '08] tons of things have changed. How I see my father, is much different. I used to be so afraid of him, afraid that he'd say something mean. That was how my mother raised me. To think that my father would say something critical, all the time. It was quite the obvious. Rather, my mother was the criticizing one. I just didn't realize it. My father was the nice one, always paying for child support [for both me and my brother!] getting us clothes [that weren't from the thrift store], and always making sure that  we were always safe.

Now, I think of him as the best father in the world. My mother, I don't think of her as one. I think of my step-mother as my real mother, sadly enough. It's rather unfortunate, the whole situation.

A few other things happened. My father got remarried, I turned a year older, which meant more responsibility, and I found out that my grandmother [mother's side] has been lying to me. My sweetheart and I survived another year, in our long distance relationship, and it was hard. But worth it. Aside from those things, and meeting my step-sister earlier this month, not much has changed. I still live where I do. I look slightly different, and if it were possible, I'd say that I became a little more mature. [People tend to say that I'm more mature than a 50 year old.] Cut my hair, and shed a few pounds. Otherwise, much hasn't changed, but at the same time, it has. 

Mainly, my mindset has changed, and I'm a little more open-minded, especially to religion.
   

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Changeling. My word for someone who's changed, or is in the process of changing.

Do any of you assume that it's possible, for someone to change? For someone, who was abusive[Not physically], and supposedly lied to you for most of your life, to change? To start calling you  "my daughter," and say that he loves you, after not saying that for most of your life?

Personally, I think it's posible. My dad, Arturd, he used to be my enemy. I wanted to stay as far away from him as possible, and I wanted to hide, in the protection of my mom. That doesn't apply as much now. More like, the opposite. I want to hide behind him, and my step-family. Yes, my step family. I'm willing to bandon my mom, for a step-mom I met, in the summer of two-thousand eight, and a step-sister, whom I only met, earlier this month. Am I crazy?

Not sure. All I know, is that I've never felt more at home, and complete, than I did, over break with them. Michelle, my step-sister, was just wonderful. We got along, and she got me addicted to online video games, while I got her addicted to an online role-play site. [http://www.gaiaonline.com] So, it was all good. My step-mom [Stephanie, or Steffie for short] has always been nice. She tells me to go for what I think is best for me, which led me to my decision of wanting to move in with them.

Of course, every decision has obstacles. Like your real mother. The one who says, "You don't love me anymore!" And cries, just because she's afraid of being alone. Afraid of facing the real world. It's like she can't survive without her only hearing daughter.

Oh, yeah! New fact! My family is mainly deaf. Mom, my dad, my grandma [Dad's side], my brother, cousin, and my step-mom are all deaf. In case you didn't know, [If you don't... Then I have a right to call you retarded.] deaf means you can't hear. Not one bit. Must be scary to not hear anything, hm? I can't hear out of one ear, but it doesn't bother me much. I can still write, can't I? Anyway, back to the original subject...

You basically know what I'm talking about, so I'll show you my point. People can change, am I right? Or not? Tell me what you think. Much is appreciated, it'll help me get over the guilt trip from my mother!

[[I'll have another installation up for his. It's the story of how my sweetheart changed, and became the gentleman he is today.]]

-With love, xoxo

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Super Vanna

The Roarin' Twenties, or I would prefer to be born right when I originally was.

The Roarin' Twenties, was a very.. busy time in history. All the jazz music, and new technology, it just amazes me! I definitely love the jazz, if I were born then, I'd love to be a jazz singer. [No, I don't quite care that most people seem to think jazz is all black people. White people can sing it too, I have my rights!] Perhaps, a bit later, for scatting. Thank Louis Armstrong, for being so tired, and starting the all-famous scat music! [I would be hailing him, at the moment, if I weren't in bed, being lazy.]

Otherwise, I'm fine with being born when I was. A few years earlier, might have been better, but life is going good. [Aside from having my mom avoid me, and slam the door in my face.] I always have McFly to love!

   

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