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Date: 14 May 2015
Time: 10:02 AM ET
Mood: Eyes are extremely dry right now
When I was in high school, I took a course titled "Child Care & Development." When you think of this title, the obvious comes to mind: learning about the cognitive and physical growth of a child from birth to a young adult age. What one might not be able to infer about this class was that it simultaneously taught us how to be parents. Not just in the figurative sense through the accumulation of learned knowledge, but through the literal sense as well. As part of the course's curriculum, it was required for each student to take home an electronic "super computer" baby for three days, which said person would have to burp it, coo it, feed it, and change it's diapers depending on the command the baby initiated. On top of all of this, as the baby would cry randomly, one had to carry the baby everywhere they went. You know, just like having a normal child. And people wonder why the baby in itself was infamously nicknamed "Baby Think-It-Over."
Daily Music - "Ghosts" by The Presets
Each person was allowed to have one partner, simulating a traditional marriage. Unfortunately for me, as it was an odd numbered class, I was stuck raising the baby by myself. It was a crazy experience to say the least. All throughout the school day(s) I had to carry my baby in it's carrier, leave in the middle of classes in order to stop it from crying (teachers found that very fun), and stay up in the wee hours of the night to take care of the child after it cried every five seconds. My parents wouldn't help me out at all with the project, as they believed that in order to have a grasp as parenting from such an early age it was important to gain the entire experience and not make any shortcuts. And while at the time I was annoyed with my parents for leaving me out to dry, in the end I was thankful for the eye opening experience.
Daily Comic - "Waiting" by Bill Watterson of Calvin and Hobbes
Two events in particular basically summarized how interesting the whole baby experiment was. One in particular was the fact that I had to take my baby tuxedo shopping. No, the tuxedo was not for the baby...it was for me! You see, I had taken the assignment right around the same time that prom was. Unfortunately, because my parents wouldn't take care of the electronic nuisance, I had to take the baby with me into the store. When the baby went off - multiple times - it was very awkward to take care of it while everyone was staring at me. I'm pretty sure that was the point of that project, as it would give an insider's view instead of an outsider's view of how teenage pregnancy is viewed. It made me feel a little bit uncomfortable to say the least.
Daily Video - "Man plays the accordion on a unicycle in the woods" by TheBestVideo MRT[/b]
The second event that happened was how I had to drive up to Providence to pick up my brother with the baby. Now, because the crying of the baby is speratic at best, there was no way in which I could anticipate when the next cry was going to happen. On top of that fact combined with myself having to drive, I had to drive on the highway for about forty minutes. You can probably imagine the unease I felt having one hand on the wheel while the other one anticipating a cry session to happen. Thankfully, to my utter surprise, the baby didn't go off once, and thus I was able to escape a crazy attempt to take care of the baby while on the highway.
Teenage pregnancy is no joke, and I can only imagine what teenagers go through trying to raise a child. Obviously not just based on my experience having a baby for three days - that would be really close minded - but just how teenagers have to decide whether or not to continue school, how to manage their money with the crazy expenses revolving around child raising, and overall think about their unclear future. It's a daunting task that I hope I never have to deal with, even at the age of 21. What about you guys? Do you want to have kids someday? What age can you see yourself getting married and then having a child? Boy or girl? How would you raise your child? Comment below as I'd love to hear and discuss with you what you have to say about this subject!
‡ As always, the "Daily Bloggity" is self written by myself and includes just some of my opinions on different mediums. If you have a subject that you might want me to touch on, feel free to PM me or comment below! I would love to hear some of your ideas! And remember, rate each entry so I can know what you guys like and what to improve on! Tune in tomorrow at 5PM Eastern Time for the next edition of the "Daily Bloggity!" Cheers! ‡
- Shovel Knight
Time: 10:02 AM ET
Mood: Eyes are extremely dry right now
When I was in high school, I took a course titled "Child Care & Development." When you think of this title, the obvious comes to mind: learning about the cognitive and physical growth of a child from birth to a young adult age. What one might not be able to infer about this class was that it simultaneously taught us how to be parents. Not just in the figurative sense through the accumulation of learned knowledge, but through the literal sense as well. As part of the course's curriculum, it was required for each student to take home an electronic "super computer" baby for three days, which said person would have to burp it, coo it, feed it, and change it's diapers depending on the command the baby initiated. On top of all of this, as the baby would cry randomly, one had to carry the baby everywhere they went. You know, just like having a normal child. And people wonder why the baby in itself was infamously nicknamed "Baby Think-It-Over."
Daily Music - "Ghosts" by The Presets
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Daily Comic - "Waiting" by Bill Watterson of Calvin and Hobbes
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Daily Video - "Man plays the accordion on a unicycle in the woods" by TheBestVideo MRT[/b]
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Teenage pregnancy is no joke, and I can only imagine what teenagers go through trying to raise a child. Obviously not just based on my experience having a baby for three days - that would be really close minded - but just how teenagers have to decide whether or not to continue school, how to manage their money with the crazy expenses revolving around child raising, and overall think about their unclear future. It's a daunting task that I hope I never have to deal with, even at the age of 21. What about you guys? Do you want to have kids someday? What age can you see yourself getting married and then having a child? Boy or girl? How would you raise your child? Comment below as I'd love to hear and discuss with you what you have to say about this subject!
‡ As always, the "Daily Bloggity" is self written by myself and includes just some of my opinions on different mediums. If you have a subject that you might want me to touch on, feel free to PM me or comment below! I would love to hear some of your ideas! And remember, rate each entry so I can know what you guys like and what to improve on! Tune in tomorrow at 5PM Eastern Time for the next edition of the "Daily Bloggity!" Cheers! ‡
- Shovel Knight
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