There will always be doubts, questions, and controversies about the future.\u00a0 We have seen today, but we don\u2019t know about tomorrow.\u00a0 Until recently, I had no need to ever really internalize this old adage, but today it speaks volumes about the changes I have had to endure during this economic crisis.\u00a0 I have made a plethora of sacrifices and I\u2019m only 12 years old. For starters, I have stopped begging for video games, toys, and other stuff\u2026 because we just can\u2019t afford them.\u00a0 My family is struggling to pay the bills, and buy medicine, groceries, and other necessities.\u00a0\u00a0 We shop at resale stores and are more conscience about how we spend our money.\u00a0 In order to make a little extra cash, I cut lawns in my spare time.\u00a0 My mom is resourceful, to avoid starving, we grew peppers and we eat white potatoes smothered in onions and peppers for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.\u00a0 I pray the economy will get better so we can once again add some meat to our menu!<\/p>\n
This economic crisis has affected my education as well.\u00a0 Paper and pencils are rationed out, field trips are out of the question, and we have no updated technology to speak of even though my school\u2019s area of emphasis is Math, Science, and Technology.\u00a0 To compound matters, our School Board has instituted what\u2019s known as furlough days.\u00a0 Each furlough day means we miss a day of school.\u00a0\u00a0 Now, how will we learn anything when the school doors are closed?\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s been long, hard weeks for everyone, but my mom, who is a public school educator has been especially burdened due to mandatory furlough days.\u00a0 She is still responsible for taking care of our home and family whether the paycheck reflects nine or ten days.\u00a0\u00a0 She is infuriated by the implication that our house could be foreclosed on if she loses her job, a home we so passionately love.\u00a0 With the recent budget cuts it is not unreasonable to speculate about such possibilities.\u00a0 \u00a0I think about these issues and wonder if the people in charge really know what they are doing.<\/p>\n
Our savings has been depleted and my hopes of having adequate resources for my education are becoming dangerously frayed. There is a lesson to be learned here\u2026appreciate what\u2019s really important\u2026family and friends.\u00a0 This is equally true with regard to future employment.\u00a0 There is a fear that no jobs will be available for me to pursue.\u00a0\u00a0 I could give up and be subdued by the hopelessness of defeat, but I refuse to go that route.\u00a0 I would like to someday succeed in life and fulfill my dreams of becoming a pharmacist.\u00a0\u00a0 To quell the disturbing rumors that I won\u2019t have a job, I believe all things are possible through God so I pray constantly.\u00a0\u00a0 I believe things will turn around soon.\u00a0 And I will be able to once again enjoy the lifestyle that others including me took for granted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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