I take it you are an only child.  Have you ever been to Europe?  Is this a first trip abroad for your folks, or do they go often?  Did you indicate to them that you'd like to go?  Ok, that's all the questions....for now....lol!!

 

But I do want to say that the way you are seeking, the simple fact that you, at this very young age, know that there are things in this life so much more important than the average 16-year-old tends to think about, says to me that you are a seeker who will find extraordinarily exciting encounters in this life.  Just keep on keepin' on!  When you start the search, the road becomes amazing.  Just keep your heart and mind open.

 

Now, just a thing or two about Mindsay, since you are new here.  You can go to your profile page, scroll down, and click on "add a friend" to add people whose blogs interest you.  Then, whenever they post a new blog, you get notice of it.  That's how I knew so quickly that you'd written another entry.  I added you as a friend. 

Oh okay.  I think I added you too.  Thanks Sherry for being so nice.  umm i don't know if my parents knew i wanted to go but they would never ask me anyhow.  They're pretty egocentric.

Well, despite the disappointment, it appears you have the tools and the interest to sustain yourself.

Geckos are extremely cool lizards.  

I'm sorry you didn't get to do the European Summer Tour.  I've never been, but I do research a great  deal and think it'd be lovely to go.

Surfing -- Always been too afraid to surf. lol  Water skiing, yes, but surfing just scares me. 

Being alone can be tremendously self-enriching.  You have a freedom from distraction, if you so choose, to let your mind wander, read what you choose, write what you choose, and maybe find out a new thing or two about your own self during such a time. 

I do agree.. geckos are my faves.  I don't understand though how they are so fast when I try to catch them but then those big clunky slow pelicans always get them for dinner.  It's strange.

 

I love water skiing as well.  It's cool but I don't like doing it in the lakes.  Gators are becoming more aggressive and that'd be my luck. 

 

You're right.  I'd probably just be fighting with my parents anyhow.

hey Adam, I noticed that you had visited my blog , so I thought I'd visit yours as well. You sound like an insightful young man, and I would suspect that you are feeling a lot of things that other kids your age do, and no one is talking about those feelings with each other. That's too bad. It is also interesting to me that no matter what our ages we DO all experience the same feelings. You feel alone - I feel alone, and I know there are countless others out there that do. At least we can share that here and hopefully NOT feel so isolated.

I have two teenage sons - one is 15 and the other 18. Yeah, I could be your mom! My boys don't share much at all about how they feel about things or the emotions they are going through, so it is cool to read your blog and get a glimpse inside a 16 year old's thoughts.

I think that high school is so difficult in this day and age. I'm a teacher, so I have a chance to at least observe kids in how they treat each other. It's not always very nice. Why is that? Are (some) kids so insecure that they have to demean others to make themselves feel better? What is it like at your school?

When I look back at high school, and look at how I thought of myself, well, it wasn't in a very positive way. I was constantly trying to figure out who I really was or who I wanted to be , and most of the time probably went about in a dysfunctional way. My mom was always very judgmental about everything I did or didn't do, so that didn't help.

I am curious about your relationship with your parents. My 18 year old went through the stage where he didn't think I knew anything about anything when it came to advise for him. (I guess he just didn't want to hear it.) Now my 15 yr old is exhibiting a bit of the rebelliousness that I remember in his brother. Oh boy, here come a few more gray hairs!

I've only been to the ocean a couple of times. It sounds like an ideal place to be during the summer.

I hope that the connections you make here help you through those alone times. I know they have for me. There are some really neat people on here - I don't think of them as strangers anymore, but friends. Please add me if you'd like!

Take care!

Hey!

 

  It must be the parent-teenager thing.  I don't know about your boys but my parents don't make thmselves available unless it's to scrutinzize me for something.

  I hate high school.  I do all the extracurriculars to somehow take my mind off how dumb the work is, how dumb most of hte people are.  High schools are alike everywhere.  Some people are mean to other people probably because they think they are better.  I don't know.  I try to not include myself in any clique.  I kind of glide around inbetween them all. 

  The ocean is great.  I'd love to be there all the time if I could.

  Thanks for the message.  It was fun hearing from you.  Visit my blog anytime.  I'll add you.