Abusive Relationships

Well to get back with him or not what would you do? In my opintion I think she is crazy if she gets back with him!!! He is too controlling of her and every thing she does! It makes me sad too see how other girls let men in there lives treat them like trash cause they are afraid to loose them. Just cause they think that they are not good enough or not pretty enough or not as skinny as the other girls that there man looks at but asures that they only look but never touch . but in reality you know deep down inside its all that they think about when you are out with your friends and when you come home and they smell like a girl but that girl is not you and the excuse is so lame that you have no choice but to belive it cause they make it so complicated. And by this point in your you don’t care to try and investigate it cause they will just dig a deeper hole for them selves and you! Then the truth finaly comes out and then they blame it on you being out all night with your friends and tell you that you don’t love them any more and you don’t want to spend time with them any more witch is lame cause you fall for it and give in! then you end up with no friends in the end long story short your skrewd unless you stop the crazyness now!!
bonni

My Life

I hate how I live in proctor care and how messed up my life is. I think its stupid that I cant see my dad anytime anymore.

I think that my life started out very great then 1 screw up messed up my life I think that its very dumb. That’s goes to show life isn’t very easy, I think that it so f-ed up that I got no chances. Look at all the other people that released so freaking easy I wish I was like that. Sometimes I wish I was I can stop screwing up and live a great life I think life sucks very badly right now and I wish I wasn’t here.

I really think that addictions really suck and get you into a hell of a lot of trouble. I just really wish that I never started smoking, but right now I really don’t think I can quit. Even if do get sent to jail I really don’t think I can quit right now. Right now I don’t think that I’m not going home any time soon, but if I could I would do everything so that I can quit and live a longer life. I wish all these people just understood what I’m going through if people would just listen to what I have to say I would do anything just everyone knew how messed up my life is.

Kenny

Violence

What do you think about violence? Is violence always bad? I don’t think so. I think violence is necessary sometimes. For example, I don’t think its right to hit a girl but if that girl is trying to hurt you and it’s threatening your life, what are you supposed to do? You have to defend yourself, right? I don’t think its right to hit a girl just because she did something you don’t agree with. I think violence is also okay when you are fighting for yourself or your family. I don’t think you should go looking for problems but when trouble finds you then you should defend yourself. How do I defend myself? There is no one way that’s right or one answer to this problem. Every time is different. I rarely go around looking for trouble but ill fight if I have to. I wont let nobody disrespect me and I won’t bow down to nobody. If someone wants to hurt me I’m going to get them before they hurt me.

Josh

Abusive Relationships

I feel that abuse is when someone does something to hurt someone purposely, to make them have low self esteem about their self. Abuse doesn’t always mean being physical meaning to hit them and cause bodily harm to one another, or verbal abuse meaning to call a person names and hurt their feelings making them feel bad about their self.

An abusive relationship to me is when someone is controlling meaning they always have to be in control, they feel like they have to be the most dominate between the two. They say what to do and when to do it and they isolate you from friends, and family and want you for their self.

I think people stay in abusive relationships because they believe that their in love with that persons and they want to be with them. They feel that they care for that person and that they love them back and feel that they will change eventually and that they can work on things.

Drea

I am so excited for Thanksgiving break. My plans are to go to Colorado with my family. Usually every year my mom’s side of the family all meets at someone’s house so that we can all catch up. I haven’t seen her family in about three years and I am very excited to see what people have been up to. One thing that I really like is that all of our cousins are around the same age, so when we all get together it is an absolute blast. This year is going to be a little bit different because I am bringing Steven. We haven’t had anyone come in to our thanksgiving dinner that hasn’t been in the family for a while, so it’s going to be a little wired. I know that everyone will get along and we will all have fun. The worst part about Thanksgiving break is coming back to school. I love how time during the holidays just blends together and go by so fast. I am so happy that it is just coming up in a couple of weeks.

Karissa

Abusive Relationships

Abuse? There is all types of abuse, There is physical, sexual and emotional abuse. To me abuse is any action that makes someone feel less of a human than they are. You don’t have to be hit, to be abused. I don’t think people understand severity of their abuse until the abuse is over. To some abuse is a way of life. Abuse in relationships is serious. When the partner is making the other partner feel less in the relationship is abuse. Abuse can be with fists or words. Some are scared to leave abusive relationships because their scared. Or it just turns into a way of life.

If abuse is all you have known how do you know to leave? Abuse is not only in relationships. It’s in families too. Many people live in abusive homes. There is no reason why someone needs to stay in any kind of relationship if there is abuse going on. Its hard to leave but some choose to stay. Maybe because they love that person and they believe that person loves them. Notice abuse and get out of it. Its not right and no one has to take


Monica

Trust

Well this week has gone by pretty quick but it also has been boring but oh well that’s how it has to be so far. I also got a new proctor brother who is a little weird but its ok it’s the first proctor that I’ve had that’s weird. But I don’t really like having proctor brothers either because they get me in trouble or I don’t really trust them because they are in states custody so its kind of hard to trust them. So, I have to try my best though so that I can get out of this program and just start trying to live on my own. The reason I want to live on my own is because I don’t want to go back and live with my aunt, its that there is a lot of drama over there and I know if I go back over there I’m going to start messing up again. That’s pretty much the only way I can help myself from staying out of trouble and also if my dad comes back he is going to start living with me.

Edgar

Abusive Relationships

Caitlin and Nick’s relationship just started out bad. Nick treated Caitlin poorly because he knows that she will take it. He has total control over her because he has manipulated her into his control.

There are many signs of abuse. First off all he has control of her. He tells her what to do, what to say, whom she can and cant hang out with. He calls her a bitch and even though that is not physical abuse it is mental abuse. She has low self-esteem as it is and he takes advantage of that.

Caitlin stays in the relationship because she is confused, and she is finally popular and loved. She does not think she can get with anybody else who is popular and rich, so she stays with Nick although I bet you she knows that she should not.

Brandi

Violence

I think violence is only necessary when people are disrespecting what they know they are disrespecting. I think that violence is stupid at some point and I can't say that I never resulted in violence. But I think its stupid how gangs get into a fight just for saying that they're in a different gang. So I would say that gangs also have rules that you got to follow or they will beat you up. I also hate people that act like they are in some kind of gang and get jumped. I think if everyone should believe in Buddha religion and shall not believe in violence. I think violence is only necessary when someone is getting raped or getting beat up really bad.

Kenny

Breathing Underwater

My English class is reading the book “Breathing Underwater”, it is like no other book that I have read and I really enjoy it. Nick who is the main character has had a restraining order against him because he hit his girlfriend. The author gets into this guys head and it makes you think a lot about yourself and relationships that you have been in or are in. I don’t know if it is just me or if everyone who has read this book thinks this, but I have found similarities not only in people I have had a relationship with but myself as well. I think that people in general have control behaviors and though it may not result into violence we all have them. Reading this book has brought to my attention abusive behaviors and the warning signs of them. I haven’t been in a abusive relationship and its probably because of the personality I have, but I understand how girls and guys can get stuck in one without realizing it. The fact of the matter is, is that I really like this book and it is one that I would recommend to not only my friends but to everyone.

Karissa

Life

Today I am going to write about life and what I think about it. What is life about, why are we here? My life is probably not the same as yours so I don’t know what you’ve seen or been through. I don’t know what words I could use to describe how my life has been so far. I’ve been through good times and bad times. I’ve been through things you wouldn’t believe. I’ve done things I regret and things that make me proud. I’ve been locked so many times I lost count. I’m still trying to figure what life’s about. So far I have no idea, if you got a good answer let me know. Life is full of messed up things and nowadays it’s hard to find happiness. Best friends will stab you in the back. Family will steal from you. What’s this world coming to? I haven’t been on this earth that long and I still have along way to go. Hopefully one of these days I will find the answer to my question.

Josh

Moving

Okay, so I’m going be sad now. My boyfriend is leaving for Idaho today at 8 am. I won’t be able to see him at school any more. It’s not fair for the simple fact I realized just how much I like him. One of the good things about this is he will get his papers signed, and he will be released from custody. He has promised to visit me as often as permitted. As soon as I’m out, it will be easier for me because I will be able to go up to see him if I wanted. I wish I could go with him now, but I can’t. The drama at Summit is way too much for me to take! If I were to go with him, I wouldn’t have to deal with everyone thinking my life is theirs to run and ruin. Then again, if I were at Lehi High School, I wouldn’t have all this junk to deal with. There, I was invisible and unacknowledged. This was better because no one knew I had a life to ruin. There were no fights over me either! Idaho sounds great right now.

CJ

Breathing Underwater: Characters

Tom is a pretty boy. He grew up in a rich family that in Nick’s world is perfect. He knows he is hot too. Nick is very unsure of his life. He plays off to be a pretty boy that is perfect but he really is not. Nicks dad is an abusive father. He also plays off as a pretty Nick person so he is well dressed. Caitlin is a shy girl who used to be fat and in now considered a geek. Mario is weird, he wants peace but he is not in the right job for that.

I think I relate to both Nick and Caitlin. I relate to Caitlin because she has an emotionally and physically abusive boyfriend, and trust me I have had my fair share of abusive boyfriends. I also relate to Nick because he has an abusive father and hiss mother left him. Well I have an abusive mother and my father left me so I know how it is.

Nicks group therapy seems to be very hectic. There are a lot of personalities in one room so that is why it is like that. There is also a lot going on in a room full of immature boys who think they know everything, but they don’t. If you ask me putting someone in a room full of people like them would not work.

Brandi

Son's Birthday

Well I have had just about the lamist day of my life. Today is my sons birthday and he is now 2 years old and its so crazy! He was born 11/5/07 at 3:51 am he was 7lbs. 15 ounces and 21 inches long its crazy that I still remember all that I know but as a mom you never forget.I am so sad I was not there its hard to know that your mistakes not only mess up your life but every one life around you. Don’t get me wrong I am so stoked that he is growing up but as a mom that is like my worst fear to see and feel him grow apart from me and become so independent so fast and not many people see what I am seeing . I guess its just a mom thing lol . I still want him to be my baby you know its crazy to watch someone that was once so small and grow to run around and tell you no all the time ha ha. Happy birthday xavi mommy loves you!

Bonni