Please Respect My Boundaries
You can’t make anybody be your friend if they don’t want to, especially if they’re not respecting your boundaries or how you feel.
Commentary
High School Easier With a Sibling?
After the first week or so I knew I was fine. I was worried when I started to slip in Algebra when I found out I had and F. She helped me with my homework and helped me study. I guess my sister was right about the work load.
I <3 KPop
stopped caring about what people thought and decided to be honest about listening to KPop. I now have a best friend who likes the same music.
A Dog Of My Own
I hate the feeling of not getting what I want. Especially when I’ve wanted it for so long.
A New Experience, an Open Mind
As a child, I had the strange intention of neglecting my Korean heritage. I just did not want to be a part of it. So when my mother mentioned that she and I would be visiting South Korea for six weeks, I was mortified. I was determined to form the worst possible view of Korea, and scowled upon everyone I met there. However, my view point quickly changed as I began to experience life in a new country.
Beautiful Hair
The hair was so silky and straight. I felt like I was a whole new person because I had hair almost to my elbows! I couldn’t wait to go home and take so many pictures and post it on Instagram and I was even more excited to go to school and show my friends the new look. I hoped my friends didn’t think my hair made me look younger but made me look more mature. I got my hair like this because I felt it would make me feel older and wiser.
The Consequence of the Helicopter
In the modern world, helicopter parents have become more and more ubiquitous because of the increased pressures from society and schools to be as perfect as possible. Are the growing pressures from helicopters parents benefiting the next generation or creating a youth that struggles for independence from those trying to help?
Some Men Are Born And Some Men Are Made
After months of preparation — working up the courage to come to terms with my identity and mandatory counseling — I was finally meeting up with my doctor to begin my transition and start taking male hormones. But I was thrown off when my doctor handed me a pamphlet about planning for my future fertility. She asked if I was interested in freezing my eggs before I started taking male hormones.
Paulina the Dancing Machine
One of my favorite hobbies that I have acquired since coming to Hayward is dancing. Having such a bad experience with dancing you would think I probably wouldn’t do it again.