The sun is finally out, so are the planes, but the rain has at last stop, for the week at least. Just in time for my friend’s graduation tomorrow. I don’t know what time or whether I’ll be able to attend with the GMAT workshop but hopefully, I can make it. Oh and my dear sweet pet friends are going home! No more need to change water and feeding these lovely young turtles. Goodbye guys, and hope you have a sweet plane ride back to California.

Anyway, onto today’s prompt which asks: Sure, you turned out pretty good, but is there anything you wish had been different about your childhood? If you have kids, is there anything you wish were different for them?

Of course there are! There are always tons and tons of things I wish it was different about my childhood. For starters, I wish I have grown up with a dad. I wish my dad had listened to my mom and trust modern medicine to tell him that he has a failing heart instead of listening to his parents that acupuncture would solve everything. Secondly I wish I wasn’t partially abandoned, moving from one relative to another, summer and winter, to see who will accept me.

But there’s no point in dwelling and wishing now because my childhood ended almost ten years ago when I had to become the responsible 15-year-old adult to babysit and take care of my step-father so he doesn’t slip back into his old habits while my mom went alone to Salt Lake City for a job. In a word, I did a horrible job but what can I say? I’m only 15.

Nevertheless, I’m not like my mom, I don’t dwell on the negative memories of the past. Sure I write about them but that’s it. I don’t dredge it again and again. Once I put them out there, it will be nothing but an unfortunate event that happened to me. I will not bring it up or wish or curse that it should’ve been different.

If I ever have kids, probably right after I enjoy the world and earn big bucks, I will be there for them. I will encourage them to join a variety of activities like sports and music and art. I will tell them to follow their passion, do what they like to do instead of focusing on money. I will let them know that their parents love them unconditionally and they should not be afraid to speak up, to ask questions, or stand out. Most importantly, they don’t have to be perfect, they just have to try their best.