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I started feeling down last

I started feeling down last night. Sometimes I think I get overloaded with too much "news and information". I suppose that "news" is negative, huh? Good news is usually not that interesting to journalists. So today I'm going to avoid reading it. I can catch up another day. I was still going to listen to Rush, but I remembered I can also catch up later, because my husband has a subscription to Rush 24/7. I think politics troubles me most during election years.

Want to know the most troubling story I read? It brings back many bad memories. I found it at Absinthe & Cookies. She survived hell herself by dropping out. The article truly could have been about my son Jason. He not only suffered at the hands of his peers -- getting suspended along with the kids who picked on him -- but he even got picked on by some of the teachers. I'm so glad I took him out and homeschooled him before he completely lost hope. Maybe someday I'll write an in-depth post on it, but I'm not up to it today.

I went through a lot in school, too. When it got the worst was in junior high when I lived in SC. By the time I was in junior high, I didn't fit in with any of the kids. The only kids that liked me and were my friends were the druggies. I'm so glad I moved before I became one of them. When I moved to Arkansas, I was able to completely start over again. I think it was what saved me, although I never was a popular kid. It was a much bigger school, and no one knew that much about me. I got to be kinda cool at first because I had a good wardrobe. ;) I was able to blend in and avoid contoversy most of my last four years in school. I could also write an in-depth account of what I went through at school and on the bus, but not today.

Today I'm only going to read a few fun blogs. I think I'll skip the political stuff today. I'm listening to Enya, and I think I'll watch a few good movies on my DVD player while I clean my bedroom. Then I'll break out the crochet. This afternoon I'll work on the rest of the living room/ kitchen area and make dinner -- Chili and cornbread tonight.