"Everybody Needs Somebody to Lean On"

Are you ever in a situation where you need to talk to someone or vent to them? Of course, it is only natural to have to do these things. Yeah, I guess you could go to one of your friends. Lets be honest though, most of the time the things you need to vent about are school, work, and friends. So, I usually end up talking to someone in my family. That's definitely one of the perks of having such a big family is that I always have someone that I can talk to and lean on.

My mom is the number one person I go to when I need to talk. I guess with me being the oldest girl and always helping my mom with stuff, we have a closer bond than some of my other siblings do with her. I can talk to her about anything. I go to her to talk about school, sports, life, college, work, and friends. You name it and I have probably talked to her about it. It doesn't matter what time of the day it is, I can count on her to be there for me. Sometimes when I get home really late from a game and don't expect to see anyone up, she will be the person sitting at the kitchen table wanting to hear about my day. When I have days where nothing seems to go my way, I can always count on her to be there to listen. When I tell her my problems, no matter how big or small, I feel as if they just vanish. I'm not a person that likes hugs as most of you know. But, I always give my mom a hug everyday because I honestly don't know what I would do without her.

My brother, John, and I seemed to drift apart from each other when to high school. I didn't really talk to him about anything. When I became a lifeguard and started working at the same pool as him, we started to talk a lot more. After work, he and I would go to Walmart because he would always need something for fishing. This would be the time that we talked about stuff or he would give me advice. For example, the other week when he came home we took one of our trips to Walmart. On the way there, we started to talk about college. I told him how I'm nervous but excited at the same time. He gave me some great advice. He told me that when I go to college, I need to make the most of it. That college is something we aren't going to forget. It's something that I have to do and I can't flake out on it so I need to give it all I have. He told me to make the most of every minute there, get good grades, join a lot of different clubs and activities, go to parties, and have fun. He even told me to check out some sororities for the heck of it. That being nervous in my first year was normal but this is my time to be outgoing and to meet new people. After having this talk with him, I am so hype for college! I cannot wait until next year.

I can't believe I am saying this, but yes, I even talk to Jill. I know everybody thinks that I hate this poor child. But it is not true, I promise it isn't! I'm just not all affectionate towards people like she is. Jill and I actually talk about a lot of things on our way to school. When I put on an outfit I always go to her first to see what she will say. I mean she is definitely the fashion diva in my house so I trust her opinion. I know I would be in soccer shorts and a t-shirt everyday if I had the chance. Truth be told, I talk to her about guys too. Even though she is younger than me, she gives me great advice in this area. Bradford and her have been going out for awhile now so what she tells me must not all be crap.

No offense to my other siblings but I can't really talk to them about stuff yet. Yes, I talk to my brother, Jeff, about soccer but other than that not really anything else. It's okay though because I know when they get to the age where they need someone to talk to that they have seven people to choose from.