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Karger for President

I’m not well-versed in politics, but I never thought I would be so fond of a Republican - everyone I know is pro-Democrat. But this campaign year, Fred Karger has caught my attention. Maybe it’s because he is the first openly gay presidential candidate. The gay debate has taken over the country, and as a bisexual, I’m extremely supportive of Karger’s plan to end discrimination against not only LGBT people, but people of all races, religions, gender, and other factors that really should affect a person’s rights in this country.

I find Karger easy to agree with. For example, while I am not directly affected by his pro-choice stance, I can fully support his opinion in wanting to let woman decide for themselves and reduce the amount of government influence when dealing with personal matters that affect a person’s ideal family.

Karger just seems to take logical stances on our nation’s issues. He wants to clear us out of the Middle East and focus on national progress. He wants to assist immigrants in becoming full citizens when they have already been in this country. My own Jamaican friend has been here for eight years now and still cannot take advantage of financial aid or getting a job when applying for colleges because she has no green card and no birth certificate here. She’s in the same poor financial situation as me, so why can’t she get the same help as me when she’s been going to the same school as me, is going to a state university, and the only real difference between us is her accent?

I’ve been told that Republicans are just for blue collar citizens and don’t care about the less privileged people, but as my first time really researching one, Karger just comes off as positive. He has the same desire as me for our nation - focus all our time, energy, and resources on strengthening our nation. We do need to work on our economy and the care of our own citizens, and we should want to reach out to the younger generation and the less privileged citizens to work on setting a foundation for the next generation.

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Camp Rock • Here I Am [Sing-Along]

I Want To Know What It's Like

Her disgusting false love.

The other day I said I couldn't recall my mom ever saying she loved me. Today we got progress reports and she kissed me six times for my grades. She does this sort of thing often when I get really good grades and then it's like it never happened, but scolding me for bad grades lasts longer than it takes mental scars to fade. She's referred to me as stupid and mentally disabled like my brothers and she doesn't even realize that she's done it. This is why I expect to be a failure, why I haven't felt good enough at anything unless she says I am. I really want to claw my cheek off and get rid of the feel of her disgusting false love.

Busy Bisexual

So, I told my straight female crush that I liked her and got rejected by her, and later on in that day my other female friend told me she's been in love with me for like three years but I only like her as a friend. And when I tell her that, she still asks me out on a date and to prom - I don't want to reject three times! It was like she was trying to force me into a relationship through guilt. (She is a forceful person anyway). And now I'm waiting like a puppy dog to hear back from this girl I've been messaging online because she knows about my depression and even shared with me her mental problems and I really like talking to her, and she lives in my city of all places.

It's a busy week to be bisexual. Maybe I should focus on my celebrity guy crushes again - less hassle since I don't have to actually talk to them.

Depressive thoughts have no business being in your head

Depressive thoughts have no business being in your head.You know that gun that exists in the back of your mind, taunting you? Making you feel like everything's gonna be better if you use it? Use it to shoot the thoughts instead. Imagine the phrase "I hate myself" being blown to bits by that gun. Take out every thought that brings you pain with that gun, and then get rid of the gun too, because it's still a bad reminder. And if your head feels empty now because your thoughts of worry have been there so long, you need to realize that now is your chance to fill that private space with whatever makes you happy - whatever will keep the sad thoughts away. Your brain is powerful, but it needs you to tell it what to focus on.