Joey Fordcopyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfYrcnjfiQ
October 26, 2016copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4ObrC7p9E
Week 9: Journal 3copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLeNy1OJTk
This morning as I was pouring Bunny her cereal, she tried to hang her spoon on her nose and kept on failing. Then she lay her head back and tried to balance the spoon on her forehead. She was successful there. copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpzbRMya2R
Bunny: "I got it! I got it!"copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jVPunrBNA
I just had to get all this on video. She just keeps finding new ways to make me smile.copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzmvnVwbEq
After Bunny was finished eating, she starting trying tickle my stomach (like she actually lifted up my shirt and starting tickling it), which led to me grabbing her and giving her the biggest belly raspberry I can give. Bunny laughed so hard that that her face turned pure red. copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRP52GRBRT
Not much else has happened today. I just had my art appreciation class today and then I came home and washed some dishes. And then I spent the past hour or so just watching Death Battle (the only thing I really watch on YouTube nowadays). Basically, anything not involving my Bunny today was just a lot of nothing.copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSdpIIMakz
So, I guess I'll talk about my childhood a little bit more. Why not?copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡLB876v3DHI
So before my high school Posse came along, the only friends I had were Angie and Noah. Before Noah came along, it was just me and Angie. Before Angie came along, it was just me and...me.copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dzTjCzadr
Yeah, before I met Angie, I had zero friends. Not because I was a loser that nobody ever wanted to hang around, but because I just never really bothered to talk to people or even tried to make friends. When I was a kid, I always was more of the loner type. I don't know if it was because I was shy or because I just didn't like hanging out with people. Between kindergarten and at least third grade, I never even bothered to talk to other people. Whenever we had recess or those times where we just had free time in the classroom, I would always go to my own space and just played on my Game Boy (or eventually my Game Boy Color, which I got for Christmas when I was in second grade) or looked through my Pokemon cards (I had A LOT of those when I was a kid). People back then usually didn't bother me, I guess because it wasn't really the age where kids bothered to go out of their way to make sure everyone wasn't lonely. At that age, kids are usually selfish and could care less about someone else sitting by themselves not talking to anybody. They usually just worry about whatever they're doing and what they're going to do once they get home and are finished with their homework. How many six-eight year olds care about some random kid playing on his Game Boy not talking to anybody? Not many.copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Gki521Sdl
There was one kid who once got curious about what I was playing at recess. I think I just gave him one word answers and didn't even look him in the face. I was too busy focusing on my game (don't remember what it was exactly) and wishing he would go away already. I didn't like distractions. Yeah, that's what everyone was to me. A distraction.copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYXB5378HO
Honestly, that's all I ever really cared about when I was a kid. My video games and my Pokemon cards. When I was at school, I was always just looking forward to whatever game I was going to play next. Not that I didn't focus on my schoolwork. I wasn't really that bad in school. I made sure to do my work and listened to the teacher when I was supposed to. But as soon as there was free time, the Game Boy or Pokemon cards immediately came out of my pocket. Basically, school for me was just doing work and playing my games. And I looked forward to playing the Nintendo 64 as soon as I got home. Talking to people? Making friends? Who needs that?copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡQL2qEl2ewf
I was so quiet and distant from people that so many of my classmates would become surprised just to hear me talk. During lessons I would only speak if my teacher spoke to me first. Like if she specifically asked me a question. People would say things like: "What, he can talk?" and "It feels weird hearing Joey talk." I still remember when I was in first grade there was one girl who kept on saying: "Mrs. Delaney, Joey just talked! Joey never talks!" for over five minutes after I answered some math question. Like even after Mrs. Delaney went on to a completely different problem, the girl kept going on about how I have the ability to speak. I guess hearing me speak just completely blew her mind. I should mention that Mrs. Delaney actually very rarely called on me because she knew I didn't like talking. I think she could tell by how rarely I spoke and how quiet my voice was and how short my responses were in the few times when I did talk.copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBW0U23VVg
My second grade teacher, Mrs. Kenner, became really concerned about how quiet and distant I was and actually had a parent conference with my grandma about it. My grandma never really forced me to make friends, I guess because she knew how hard things had been for me and my brothers in the past several years and didn't want to put a lot of pressure on me. She did ask me every so often if I wanted to invite someone over or if I wanted to go on playdates, but I would always just say: "No, I'm fine" and just return to my video games. My grandma never really tried take me out of my comfort zone.copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡhneeYki5t0
Mrs. Kenner didn't force me to talk to people either, although she did constantly try to bother me to. "Joey, those boys are playing over there, why don't you join them?" "Joey, there's a bunch of kids playing soccer, go play with them!" "Joey, I bet so and so would love to see what you're playing!" I would always just say "No thanks" usually without even looking at her. Mrs. Kenner would usually just leave me alone after that. I'm surprised that she never tried to take my Game Boy away. Thank God she didn't. I can't imagine how I would've reacted at that age. At the time, my Game Boy was practically my baby. I probably would've chewed her arm off if she had laid a finger on it.copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjLWJqiMFP
I remember I had one substitute in first grade who wouldn't let me play on my Game Boy and it made me so angry that I wanted to break her nose. Not even exaggerating. Thankfully she didn't really keep an eye on me during recess and I was able to sneak into a spot where she couldn't see me and play on my Game Boy without her catching me. Thank God she at least let me keep it with me rather than try to take it and put it away somewhere. If she had...I probably would've been in juvenile hall for most of my elementary school years.copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lqYlk0pgW
Yeah, I was a pretty weird kid. But hey, I eventually grew out of it. Sometime in fourth grade, I finally started at least talking a little bit to people, mainly about my games. I remember the Game Boy Advance being a huge thing when I was in fourth grade and a whole bunch of guys had one. There were quite a few times where guys with Game Boy Advance's would hang out in groups before school started and I would sometimes join them. Still, I didn't really try to make friends. I was still more of a "on my own" type of kid. But then Angie came along. One thing I find kind of funny is that Angie didn't actually have a Game Boy Advance at the time (she eventually got the SP though), yet she was the one person that I became friends with. Interesting.copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyjUNhe6nH
I mainly thought about this since Bunny is pretty much the opposite of me when I was her age. Having a lot of friends (if you count two best friends this year, two best friends last year, and about three or four best friends in preschool as a lot), loving to spend time with her friends, and being at her friend's house practically every single day. I guess that's a pretty good thing. I love that my Bunny is a socially outgoing little girl. I just can't get enough of seeing Bunny spending time with her friends. copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6h1SeLiwxX
The other day I was looking at a photo of Bunny with her kindergarten friends Abigail and Leah smiling together. I seriously need to stop putting it off and make time to get a hold of those girls' parents. Sadly, those parents aren't nearly as friendly to me as the Bloomfields ("dumb kid couldn't bother to put on a condom"), but it's about my Bunny, not me. I want my Bunny to keep as many friends in her life as possible.copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡlziMxE7y4o
Today Bunny and Kaitlyn get to spend time with Savannah at her house. Of course, they need to be back at Kaitlyn's before the night, but I'm sure they're all really excited about it and planning out their day right now. Can't wait to hear Bunny share with me how it goes.copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKWOEJ5TQt
That's all I have for today. Back to Death Battle.copyright protection202ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWKDOYp7vW
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