May 5.

Just a little braggin'.

A kid tried picking a fight with my eight-year-old brother today.  I'm really proud of the way he handled it.  I'm also really proud of the way he used what he's been learning in karate for the past two years for what it's really meant for.

This little punk found out Isaac took karate and figured he needed to see it to believe it.  After plotting with the rest of his punk buddies, he came up to Isaac and began calling him names and was just being a douche about how Isaac couldn't take him and whatever.

Instead of getting indignant, Isaac just ignored the kid's taunting.  Clearly, this wasn't the reaction the kid hoped for, so he took a swing at Isaac.  Without even missing a beat, my little brother blocked the swing with one hand, grabbed the kid's neck with the other, and pushed him to the ground.  Then, he walked away.  He hadn't hurt the kid, but he did enough to let the kid know not to mess with him.  Pissed off, the kid followed Isaac and punched him in the back.  Isaac continued walking.

Do you know how much it hurts to be punched in the back?!  It hurts a lot. Boy's got some self-control.

Maybe I'm just letting my big-sister instincts kick in, but I'm really proud of him.  In these situations, it seems like kids usually either get mad and react on that anger, or turn into little pussies and cry about it.  Isaac did neither.  He used what he's learned to stand up for himself, but he didn't take advantage of his ability to beat the piss out of the kid, because I can assure you...he could have if he wanted to.

I dunno, I just thought it was kinda cool.  With that being the first time (that I'm aware of) that something like this has happened, I feel like he handled it really well.  Plus, he's not being all haughty about it either.  Which is also cool.  Though, someone's gotta brag about it.  Figured I would (:

May 4.

No, no Star Wars picture.  It was tempting, but I'd rather just throw in a ton of these.  I didn't take all of them (obviously), but I wanted to share them anyway. <3

May 3.

"Hey.  I'm Harry.  Just hangin' with my friends here.  I sorta vanquished a Dark Lord yesterday.  No big deal.  Just an epic battle at my school.  That's all."

May 2.

For some reason, I figured it'd be a great idea to sign up for SATs the same week as finals. Yeah, brilliant idea. (facepalm)

The absurdity of homeschooling.

When will people (particularly the homeschool community) realize that you cannot always Christianize everything?  When will they realize that teaching solely from a "Biblical worldview" actually carries a lot of danger?  When will they understand that their children are more likely to write off Christianity as a whole because they've spent their whole lives having Jesus shoved down their throats?  When will they understand that in their attempts to "train their child in the way he should go" they are causing their child to view God as some impersonal enforcer of rules?  When will they realize that their actions are actually producing the opposite effect of what they're intending to do?  It's foolishness, and it's dangerous.

I dunno.  Maybe it's just me...but parents' attempts to raise their children "the right way" and the whole concept of homeschooling is so bogus.  I know these aren't ALWAYS the intentions parents have when they choose to homeschool their kids...but 99 percent of the time, it is.
And it pisses me off.

May 1.

In spite of the fact that starting from today, I will somehow become even MORE busy than I already am...I think I want to start documenting life from behind my beloved Canon again.

Yes, I shall. Challenge accepted, Courtney.

[This is not my photography.  Although it was edited by me, it was taken by the oh so talented Rachel Sandypants.  I left my camera at her house once.  Apparently she took this while I was away.  Excellent work, m'dear.]

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