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Author: ashleymelchert
mother. daughter. sister. aunt. animal lover / owner. caregiver. foundation owner. music lover. tattoos. piercings. 28 year old living and loving life the way she should. fueled by passion. country girl with a splash of rock 'n' roll.
I'm a 28 year old,young woman. I was born and raised in Iowa and I'm very proud of that. There may have been times when I didnt want to be there, but I'm glad I was raised there.
I'm opinionated and deep. I can actually hold an intellegent conversation with people and pull my weight in it. I have my own opinions and I know how to express them in ways that gets the point across but doesnt hurt other people's feelings or offend others. I can talk about any topic without getting embarassed, upset, or anything else. Nothing phases me ... its a plus of growing up in the midwest!
I am a well-rounded person. People aren't always given the privilage of getting to know who I really am becuase I don't trust people well. When I trust you, it usually happens right away and I start to show the real me. I'm a good person - I don't lie, I don't cheat, I go after my dreams and goals, and I don't let anyone get in my way or try to stop me. I'm nice to everyone unless they give me a reason to not be nice to them. I treat everyone with the love and respect that I expect them to show me.
I am independant and I don't let anyone take care of me. Yes, I live with my parents right now ... until August anyway. However, the only reason I'm doing that is to save money on rent. I pay for all of my groceries and everything else that I want by myself. I'm also paying to put myself through college so that I can go after my dream of becoming a great nurse.
I dont drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs, and I dont run around and hook up with random people. I do not condone people that do those things, in fact some of my best friends have done this in the past ... however, it's a personal choice. My personal choice is that I chose not to do those things, I'm very concious of what goes into my body, in more than one way (haha, the only joke of this section!). I hope that people can respect the fact that I don't do it, and I don't really like being around it. I can handle being around it as long as no one tries to force me into doing things ... the friends I have now are the BEST in the world.
I am very family and friend oriented. I would do anything and everything I could or had to do for any one of them. I hope they all know that I'm always there if they need me!
That's it for now, the basic breakdown of who I really am. If I think of more, I'll update!