Journal 24

Hello there! It has been a crazy week. With the weather getting colder and the holidays coming soon, the pressure is on to find a place to live. Living at the adult parents’ house, my partner and I have not really celebrated the holidays for many years.

Do you ever wonder why children’s books are never pragmatic and educational about the problems children actually face? And problems they will face as adults? How many books did my teachers read to me about children facing vapid problems, and always in loving emotionally intelligence households? Imagine an abused child reading about a same-age peer having a breakdown because their favorite blanket got put in the washing machine. Or about a child spending a day with their grandparent trying to pick the right sprinkles for their parent’s birthday cake. Or about a child who got sent to a summer camp and was homesick. My goodness, I would have jumped at the chance to go away to summer camp.

Silly, whimsical, inspirational books should be available. Serious, honest, practical books should also be available. Both are important. If I never read the silly ones, I would never have had the barometer for what a childhood could be like. But I really would have liked to read something relatable about a girl or a boy in similar circumstances. The darkest books I could find as a kid were The Series of Unfortunate Events, and even those were a little theatrical. Either your favorite blankie gets put in the washing machine, or your parents die. Nothing in between! Same with movies! I think the system suppresses female authors who have written these kinds of books, lest they actually help and comfort girls!!!

And forget about middle and high school. All of the practical adult life skills that could be taught and are not. Nobody wants to take responsibility for teaching this stuff. They say, “It’s the parents’ responsibility.” Parents are not teachers. And what about parents who don’t teach anything or teach bad things? Then you create quite the class difference between the emotionally intelligent and the emotionally uneducated. America used to teach so many of these things to young adults in high school, why have we gone backward? I would have benefitted so much from learning how to navigate difficult people and difficult situations, especially as a female. I have found that quality old tv shows and books teach me about different people and situations and how to handle them much better than “psychology.”

Oh, on a different topic, I want to update my opinion on the Skims clothing brand. Although the quality is good and the cotton items are holding up well, the return policy is too difficult. To return an item you need to print things, and whenever printing is involved, I end up not returning it haha. The return window is very short, there are no physical stores, and no phone number. Only online chat, and the chat is sometimes too busy.

Thank you for visiting my website. Hopefully my stuff is interesting for you to read. Please have a wonderful week ahead.

Asya