REALITY CHECK
Today was an extremely emotional day.
I started off really nervous because I had a job interview presentation to do for speech class.
That kind of made me sick to my stomach all morning.
Then at the end of the first hour we went to an assembly about driving. Turns out this assembly is actual a detail story from a family that lost a daughter due to a car crash. I know you see assemblys about not doing drugs and things like that every year but this really affected me. The teen was Ashley Waddell. Two other boys were killed as well but they weren't at liberty to disscus their involvement. Hearing the story of how each family member found out about her death, what happened, and how their lives have changed...was really touching. I couldn't help but putting myself in that position. It could be any one of us. I think they said that the cars final speed before hitting a tree after fish tailing off of the road was 96. We watched a video of pictures of Ashley growing up, and even a memory based show of things that her friends have been doing for her now. I couldn't help but cry. At the end of the assembly we even got to see the car. It was almost split in half and it was so devastating. It was so surreal.
I think that it's important that us teens start making wiser decisions and I think that after hearing this I am going to be more aware of my driving. Starting by today- I drove 45 the entire way home. I am sure I pissed off a few people, but my life is more important to me than other people's opinions of my driving.
My speech actually went really well. So after having a upseting morning, hearing that I did "phenominal" really helped.
Keep the families that lost someone in your thoughts
R.I.P Ashley Marie Waddell
I started off really nervous because I had a job interview presentation to do for speech class.
That kind of made me sick to my stomach all morning.
Then at the end of the first hour we went to an assembly about driving. Turns out this assembly is actual a detail story from a family that lost a daughter due to a car crash. I know you see assemblys about not doing drugs and things like that every year but this really affected me. The teen was Ashley Waddell. Two other boys were killed as well but they weren't at liberty to disscus their involvement. Hearing the story of how each family member found out about her death, what happened, and how their lives have changed...was really touching. I couldn't help but putting myself in that position. It could be any one of us. I think they said that the cars final speed before hitting a tree after fish tailing off of the road was 96. We watched a video of pictures of Ashley growing up, and even a memory based show of things that her friends have been doing for her now. I couldn't help but cry. At the end of the assembly we even got to see the car. It was almost split in half and it was so devastating. It was so surreal.
I think that it's important that us teens start making wiser decisions and I think that after hearing this I am going to be more aware of my driving. Starting by today- I drove 45 the entire way home. I am sure I pissed off a few people, but my life is more important to me than other people's opinions of my driving.
My speech actually went really well. So after having a upseting morning, hearing that I did "phenominal" really helped.
Keep the families that lost someone in your thoughts
R.I.P Ashley Marie Waddell