Power 8: Personal Responsibility & Knowledge
All About ME
I Am…
Melissa
A Girl
A Sister
A Daughter
A Granddaughter
A Girlfriend
A Math Wiz
Crazy
A Friend
A Best friend
A Bitch
One Of The Guys
A Freak
A Geek
A Facebook Freak
Warm Hearted
Lovable
Caring
Pretty
Funny
A Smoker
A Lover
A Person
Part Of A Family
Giving
Happy
An Aunt
My Parents
My Mom
My mom has been there for me even when no one else was there. She has been there when someone walks away from the family and never looked back. Me and my mom have learned to trust only each other. When a new guy comes around I don’t let them in my life. My mom has showed me how to do that and not feel bad about it. She is the only person I know who I can talk to about some things. I love her for every thing she does for me.
My dad
My dad on the other hand I can describe in three little words, “who is he“. I have not seen my father in years. All I know is that I look just like him.
My Siblings
Joe is my oldest brother. He is 23 years old. He would never say it out loud but he loves me and cares about me. He an I have a very crazy relationship. We call each other names and fight all the time. But when it comes down to it he would kill someone for hurting me or even thinking about hurting me. He is never around any more because of his job but when he is home it is the greatest.
Josh is my next older brother he is 22 years old. He an I are just alike. We both are bipolar. Its hard for the both of us when the seasons change from summer to winter I am very sad and depressed and he is all mad and pissed about everything. Winter to summer is the opposite for us.
Hayden is older then me by six months and he is the greatest thing in the world. He is a geeky nerd but I love him for that. We are very close, unlike me and my other brothers. We talk about things I could never talk about with other people, even my best friend. I love him to death.
Then there is Zach. He is 16 years old. We only talk when he wants food or money. We have no relationship. I hate it because when we were little we would play all the time and we were friend.
Pivotal moments
The one thing that changed me was when my brother Josh went to jail. Zach and I were playing Rock Jam when Josh walked in the house. I could tell he was drunk. I told Zach to take the phone and go wake up my mom. Josh and my mom got into it outside. I did not think and I went outside to smoke and that’s when Josh came after me. I knew I was going to get hurt and I did not stop him. Thankfully my mom got in between us and tried to choke him out. What changed me was when he got out of jail he came and found me. He told me he was sorry for every thing that he did. He was also sorry for trying to hurt me. He never wanted to do that.
Another thing that change my life for the better was when my step dad Jerry came into my life. When I met Jerry I was a drunk, a pill popper, and I smoked weed a lot. There was not a time you could find me sober. He showed me that being sober was when my family liked me the most. I saw that being high on something or drunk was not the only way to deal with the hurt, anger, and sadness in my life, I could handle it sober if I tried. Thanks to him I am sober 99% of the time people see me.
My Birth Story
My birth story is not that odd. My mother woke up and got ready. Then she was driven to the hospital by my father Tom. He dropped her off then was off to work. This was the only thing I know about him. He only knows how to walk away from people. I was not even born yet and he walked away. I was born at 9:46 am at Saint Mary’s in Decatur, Illinois.
What Makes Me Happy
The fall wind going through my hair
When my mom looks at me when she is proud
My family together
Old music (50’s-80’s)
My cell phone
My puppies
My best friend
The way his eyes sparkle
The way I get butterflies when I see him
My brothers
The funny things my friend’s do
The funny things my friend’s say
What Makes Me Sad
When I’m alone
The things I think of
Disappointment in my mom’s eyes
When Jerry doesn't understand
When friend’s make fun of me
When family makes fun of me
The way family treats me
When me and my boyfriend fight
The way I look
My Strengths/Gifts/talents
I understand math very well. I am a good talker. I'm also good at being a bitch. I am a nice person when I want to be. I am a good writer when I want to be. I am also a good listener. I am an outgoing person. I am a type of person that will try anything at least once. I also have an open mind about almost anything. I am a loving and caring person when it comes to my friends and family. I try to help out anyway I can. I’m a positive person.
My weaknesses
I don’t like to let people into my life. I need to open up more. I need to not let people control my life and the way I want to live it. I need to be my own person. I need to work on my reading and understanding of words. I also need to care more about people. I need to show more people the true me. My driving needs a lot of work. I really need to work on putting my phone and Ipod away. I need to understand the way people feel and not let them get in the way of what I want to do with my life.
Define beauty in detail
There are two ways I look at beauty. One way is true beauty. True beauty to me is not the way you look but the way you act. True beauty can be in a person that helps other people or is just a good person. The other way I look at beauty is outer beauty. I think people can have outer beauty but have an ugly heart.
Religious beliefs
When it comes to Religion I guess its none. I believe in god and that kind of stuff but I don’t go to church or anything like that. I pray when things are bad but never when things are good in my life.
Define friendship in detail
Friendship to me means being there. When someone needs you as a friend you are there. For the laughs and the tears. Friends to me help me hunt down the dumb ass that hurt one of my friends. With my friends I don’t care if they are rich or poor. What color they are. If they make me laugh and are nice I try to make friends with them. My friends make me laugh all the time. We talk about things that we could never share with anyone else. I love all my friends. We do the stupidest things but we always have a good time. Friends care about you and not what you have.
3 most important characteristics to being a good parent
The three most important characteristics to being a good parent are trust, faith, and love.
I would trust my kids to do right from wrong. I understand what it’s like to come from a hard family. My parents don’t trust me and I will make it different for my kids. I will trust them when they say they are somewhere and not drive by the house and call them every five minutes.
The next thing to being a good parent is faith. I will have faith in my kids. When everyone is saying they cant do something with their life I will be saying they can do it.
The last thing is love. I will love and show that I love my kids the best I can. Showing people you love them is the best feeling in the world. When they know you love them it's like you are on top of the world.
I want to give my kids everything I can in this world. With trust, faith, and love I will give them what they need in life.
Future happiness
I would love a big family. I would love to be a stay at home mom. I would love a great guy in my life. One that loves and cares for me. One who understands me and wants a big family just like me. I would like my two best friends in my life. I would also like to become a teacher. I would like to teach math.
Define success! Am I successful?
I would define success by how happy you are, in the people you know and the things you do.
By the way I defined success I think I am successful. I think I am successful because I am learning the things I want to. I have great friends that make me laugh and make me happy. I also have a great man. He understands me in ways no one else can.
Things I am Grateful for…
My mom
My dad
My brothers
My sister
Jerry
Bree
Amber
My family
My phone
Ipod
Clothes
Bed
My dogs
School
Books
Animals
My house
Learning
Music
The pool
Make-up
Hair care stuff
Nail polish
My life
Cars
Doctors
My medication
face book
Soda
Cigarettes
Melissa
A Girl
A Sister
A Daughter
A Granddaughter
A Girlfriend
A Math Wiz
Crazy
A Friend
A Best friend
A Bitch
One Of The Guys
A Freak
A Geek
A Facebook Freak
Warm Hearted
Lovable
Caring
Pretty
Funny
A Smoker
A Lover
A Person
Part Of A Family
Giving
Happy
An Aunt
My Parents
My Mom
My mom has been there for me even when no one else was there. She has been there when someone walks away from the family and never looked back. Me and my mom have learned to trust only each other. When a new guy comes around I don’t let them in my life. My mom has showed me how to do that and not feel bad about it. She is the only person I know who I can talk to about some things. I love her for every thing she does for me.
My dad
My dad on the other hand I can describe in three little words, “who is he“. I have not seen my father in years. All I know is that I look just like him.
My Siblings
Joe is my oldest brother. He is 23 years old. He would never say it out loud but he loves me and cares about me. He an I have a very crazy relationship. We call each other names and fight all the time. But when it comes down to it he would kill someone for hurting me or even thinking about hurting me. He is never around any more because of his job but when he is home it is the greatest.
Josh is my next older brother he is 22 years old. He an I are just alike. We both are bipolar. Its hard for the both of us when the seasons change from summer to winter I am very sad and depressed and he is all mad and pissed about everything. Winter to summer is the opposite for us.
Hayden is older then me by six months and he is the greatest thing in the world. He is a geeky nerd but I love him for that. We are very close, unlike me and my other brothers. We talk about things I could never talk about with other people, even my best friend. I love him to death.
Then there is Zach. He is 16 years old. We only talk when he wants food or money. We have no relationship. I hate it because when we were little we would play all the time and we were friend.
Pivotal moments
The one thing that changed me was when my brother Josh went to jail. Zach and I were playing Rock Jam when Josh walked in the house. I could tell he was drunk. I told Zach to take the phone and go wake up my mom. Josh and my mom got into it outside. I did not think and I went outside to smoke and that’s when Josh came after me. I knew I was going to get hurt and I did not stop him. Thankfully my mom got in between us and tried to choke him out. What changed me was when he got out of jail he came and found me. He told me he was sorry for every thing that he did. He was also sorry for trying to hurt me. He never wanted to do that.
Another thing that change my life for the better was when my step dad Jerry came into my life. When I met Jerry I was a drunk, a pill popper, and I smoked weed a lot. There was not a time you could find me sober. He showed me that being sober was when my family liked me the most. I saw that being high on something or drunk was not the only way to deal with the hurt, anger, and sadness in my life, I could handle it sober if I tried. Thanks to him I am sober 99% of the time people see me.
My Birth Story
My birth story is not that odd. My mother woke up and got ready. Then she was driven to the hospital by my father Tom. He dropped her off then was off to work. This was the only thing I know about him. He only knows how to walk away from people. I was not even born yet and he walked away. I was born at 9:46 am at Saint Mary’s in Decatur, Illinois.
What Makes Me Happy
The fall wind going through my hair
When my mom looks at me when she is proud
My family together
Old music (50’s-80’s)
My cell phone
My puppies
My best friend
The way his eyes sparkle
The way I get butterflies when I see him
My brothers
The funny things my friend’s do
The funny things my friend’s say
What Makes Me Sad
When I’m alone
The things I think of
Disappointment in my mom’s eyes
When Jerry doesn't understand
When friend’s make fun of me
When family makes fun of me
The way family treats me
When me and my boyfriend fight
The way I look
My Strengths/Gifts/talents
I understand math very well. I am a good talker. I'm also good at being a bitch. I am a nice person when I want to be. I am a good writer when I want to be. I am also a good listener. I am an outgoing person. I am a type of person that will try anything at least once. I also have an open mind about almost anything. I am a loving and caring person when it comes to my friends and family. I try to help out anyway I can. I’m a positive person.
My weaknesses
I don’t like to let people into my life. I need to open up more. I need to not let people control my life and the way I want to live it. I need to be my own person. I need to work on my reading and understanding of words. I also need to care more about people. I need to show more people the true me. My driving needs a lot of work. I really need to work on putting my phone and Ipod away. I need to understand the way people feel and not let them get in the way of what I want to do with my life.
Define beauty in detail
There are two ways I look at beauty. One way is true beauty. True beauty to me is not the way you look but the way you act. True beauty can be in a person that helps other people or is just a good person. The other way I look at beauty is outer beauty. I think people can have outer beauty but have an ugly heart.
Religious beliefs
When it comes to Religion I guess its none. I believe in god and that kind of stuff but I don’t go to church or anything like that. I pray when things are bad but never when things are good in my life.
Define friendship in detail
Friendship to me means being there. When someone needs you as a friend you are there. For the laughs and the tears. Friends to me help me hunt down the dumb ass that hurt one of my friends. With my friends I don’t care if they are rich or poor. What color they are. If they make me laugh and are nice I try to make friends with them. My friends make me laugh all the time. We talk about things that we could never share with anyone else. I love all my friends. We do the stupidest things but we always have a good time. Friends care about you and not what you have.
3 most important characteristics to being a good parent
The three most important characteristics to being a good parent are trust, faith, and love.
I would trust my kids to do right from wrong. I understand what it’s like to come from a hard family. My parents don’t trust me and I will make it different for my kids. I will trust them when they say they are somewhere and not drive by the house and call them every five minutes.
The next thing to being a good parent is faith. I will have faith in my kids. When everyone is saying they cant do something with their life I will be saying they can do it.
The last thing is love. I will love and show that I love my kids the best I can. Showing people you love them is the best feeling in the world. When they know you love them it's like you are on top of the world.
I want to give my kids everything I can in this world. With trust, faith, and love I will give them what they need in life.
Future happiness
I would love a big family. I would love to be a stay at home mom. I would love a great guy in my life. One that loves and cares for me. One who understands me and wants a big family just like me. I would like my two best friends in my life. I would also like to become a teacher. I would like to teach math.
Define success! Am I successful?
I would define success by how happy you are, in the people you know and the things you do.
By the way I defined success I think I am successful. I think I am successful because I am learning the things I want to. I have great friends that make me laugh and make me happy. I also have a great man. He understands me in ways no one else can.
Things I am Grateful for…
My mom
My dad
My brothers
My sister
Jerry
Bree
Amber
My family
My phone
Ipod
Clothes
Bed
My dogs
School
Books
Animals
My house
Learning
Music
The pool
Make-up
Hair care stuff
Nail polish
My life
Cars
Doctors
My medication
face book
Soda
Cigarettes
Resume
MELISSA WALTERS
3001 Howard Ave
Rifle Colorado 81650
(970)-274-0167
Objective
My future objective is to become a high-school math teacher. I plan on attending the University of Maine beginning in the fall of 2012. I plan on taking this next year to work as much as possible and save money for college.
Education
Yampah Mountain High School Glenwood Co.
695 Red Mountain Drive
Glennwood Springs, CO.
81601
Work Experience
Dirty Jerry’s LLC
June-August of 2008
Power washing, Casing, Hood cleaning, and Rig Moves
References
Jerry Mills
970-274-4651
[email protected]
3001 Howard Ave
Rifle Colorado 81650
(970)-274-0167
Objective
My future objective is to become a high-school math teacher. I plan on attending the University of Maine beginning in the fall of 2012. I plan on taking this next year to work as much as possible and save money for college.
Education
Yampah Mountain High School Glenwood Co.
695 Red Mountain Drive
Glennwood Springs, CO.
81601
Work Experience
Dirty Jerry’s LLC
June-August of 2008
Power washing, Casing, Hood cleaning, and Rig Moves
References
Jerry Mills
970-274-4651
[email protected]
Awards and Certificate
Graduate of the University of Colorado Mini Med School
November 4th, 2010
November 4th, 2010
