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                                 Defending my grade !

                           My son Simeon "Defending his Moms grade"  

        When I told my family that I needed to write a paper defending my grade, I asked them what they thought my grade should be.  My 8 children stepped into the dining room, huddled together and started talking, I was kind of surprised at their reaction, so I went and sat on my couch with a good cup off tea. After only 15 minutes my children walked out and said, "After a long discussion we have decided you should have an A." I smiled and asked each one why they thought I should have an "A".


   

    This is too cute, and very awesome in so many ways. Many times have my husband and I talked to each one of the kids about their grade, focusing on the positive and just lifting them up. My mother has told me that it feels really strange when your own words come back to you through your children, but I think it's great. I found out how much they really listen to me. " Mom, you have spent so many hours reading and writing for this class, after taking care of all of us. You have shown us how important school is . We believe in you,  and are so very proud of you  ( Elias)."
I smiled at my oldest son and very  gracefully said thank you.  His smile showed me that he was very proud of himself.



  All three of my daughters, who are in different stages in their lives wanted to be next. After refilling my tea they all three sat right beside me, each holding my hand. As serious as they could be they said " Mom, you are an A student, and anyone that has read your papers and your blogs knows how good you are. You work harder than anyone else we know, between school and home you are so busy, and yet you still have time for each one of us ( Clark )." Wow, I had no idea that my children felt this way, I must say I agree with them.



 To close my talking to up, my little Malachi who is 7 came up, set himself beside me and with a sad look on his face told me " Mommy, I am very sad that I did not listen to my teachers in class and that I ran away from school, you would have been not missing any class if I would just be a good Boy ( Elias)." I grabbed him into my arms held him and then told him that there are no good or bad boys, only good or bad choices. The awesome thing is, that when we make a bad choice we learn from that choice and hopefully never do it again. I also reminded him that I loved him, and that there is nothing he can do to make me love him any more or any less.



 When it comes to writing I was already pretty good, plus I really enjoy writing a lot. When I signed up for a writing 122 class, I was at first kind of scared, not knowing what to expect and not knowing if I could hack it. This being my third term in college and all. I am so proud of myself for showing up for class, and finding that I just entered the best writing 122 class ever. I really like how you were so easy going, and how you encouraged creativity. Through "Legends Of Lane" you called this class "epic"(Brown Jensen). You showed this class how much you believed in us.  I found your intro to your blog, so uplifting and special.



  I believe that I am an "A" student, because I believe that I have poured my heart and soul into this class and into my assignments. I have come a long way from just having a 7th grade education in Germany, and my GED in America  From being a full time mom for 14 years and a foster-mom for the past 8 years. After 54 children  I am finally ready to do something for myself. I am the kind of student that is excited for class, and loves homework, so yes I do believe that I deserve an "A". I have worked so hard this term, I have learned new things and I have felt personal growth. I have been taken out of my comfort zone, by having to do group projects and taking the lead in some of them. I am proud of how far  I have come, and I do believe with all my heart that I deserve an "A".


  

                   

                 

                   

Works Cited

Brown Jensen, Sandy. "I CHOSE THE NAME BECAUSE I HAVE EPIC FEELINGS ABOUT THIS CLASS." Web log comment. Legends of Lane. Sandy Brown Jensen, 25 Sept. 2012. Web. 29 Nov. 2012.

Clark, Megan. "What Grade Should Mom Get." Personal interview. 29 Nov. 2012.

Elias, Simeon T. "What Grade Should Mom Get." Personal interview. 29 Nov. 2012.

"What Grade Should Mom Get." Telephone interview. 29 Nov. 2012.