Have you ever had an extraordinary idea with the potential to deliver great results, but fail miserably? As a kid, who wouldn't want to be the most popular person in the class? Being popular was a great ambition of mine. I thought I had a magic formula for popularity, but the plan reversed on me and turned into a disaster. .
I thrived for attention as an adolescent. In the third grade, I was very gullible and nave. My personal goal was to be adored by my fellow peers. I was clueless as to how to become "cool."" My mom would dress me for school, and I could not stay up past seven o'clock. My last hope and inspiration was my older cousin.
During this challenging period, my older cousin was the "hippest cat in town."" He owned all the latest toys; he really didn't have a set bedtime; and best of all he was a ladies man. This envious attitude I had towards him led me to mimic everything that he did. .
One Sunday night, I decided to visit my cousin. When I arrived, my aunt told me that he had gone out with some girls. So I decided to just snoop around his room. To my surprise, I found a stack of unusual magazines hidden underneath his bed. The magazines had the words "Penthouse- on the cover. Right then and there, a light bulb seemed to turn on in my head. I was sure I had a great idea to finally reach my pinnacle goal of popularity. .
I rationalized that if my cousin had these nude magazines and he was hip, then maybe I too would gain respect from my classmates. That night I ripped out two pages of this so-called "Penthouse- magazine. When I got home, I could hardly sleep due to all of the anticipation regarding my plan for acceptance. .
The next day I brought the magazine pages to school, and immediately showed my best friend during recess. To my disappointment, he was shocked and appalled. He screamed, "Oh my goodness, those are boobies and I'm going to tell on you to Mrs. Hanson.
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An Unforgettable Moment Today, was among the big days of my life as I had received my promotion in the office. ... Although, I had stayed out of town since my collage, this homesickness was the worst time of my life. ... My mom was telling my dad all about the meeting with my teacher. ... This was the first unforgettable moment of my life that changed its meaning for me. ... I had grown up, became a man and left my childhood behind during that unforgettable moment in my life. ...
You"re one of my own children!" ... Her life is ended in a moment of grace. ... She manages to look deep and get every bitter moment out of the Missfit life. ... Grandmother embraces death at the moment she felted. Her compassion changes the Missfit, and the realization that there is redemption even for the worst of us. ...
It was the worst part of the day. ... Like it was written solely for my enjoyment. ... Well from this moment on I think they were going to stick. ... I ran to my teacher and asked how do I know this is true? ... At that moment I understood the purpose was to engage myself and get a different take on subjects, stories, issues, and much more. ...
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Reflecting back upon that moment now, I've never had anyone speak to me with such emotion as he did, especially a stranger. ... Thinking the worst had passed, I pushed my way through the hypnotized crowd and toward the window. ... I've never felt so helpless, and have yet to experience a moment so surreal as that one. ... It was the first moment we've had as a family since their divorce four years prior. ... The smoke, the constant wailing of the sirens, and the soot resting on our shoulders weren't the worst of it though - what I remember most was the pungent stench...