So I got on the site and saw that I’m Featured Blogger for the week. I took it in stride, and was very pleased… Okay, who am I kidding? I skipped around my house like a Munchkin. Thank you, whomever nominated me!
With that little PSA moment, I have an issue. Yes, it has to do with school.
In order to graduate, I have to complete something called a “Senior Exit Presentation/Project”. Basically, it’s a ten to fifteen minute slideshow about myself: my background, the meaning of my name, where I plan to be in 2/4/10 years, and whom I consider my hero, among other things.
But, of course, if I was totally satisfied with the project’s outline, you wouldn’t be getting twice the recommended daily dose of acheshirecatsmilehidesall, would you?
PROBLEM: I, uh, don’t have a hero.
What’s the first problem-solving step? Definition of the problem.
Hero:
A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life.
A person noted for special achievement in a particular field. (American Heritage Dictionary)
The second step is analyzing the problem.
There are lots of people who are considered heroes, like the Founding Fathers, Davey Crockett, those who helped rescue people during 9-11… But the hero is supposed to be someone that the presenter knows in real life, like Mom or Dad or Aunt Susie… And I don’t have anyone I look up to like that. I don’t have anyone I want to be like someday, and why should I want to be like anyone in my family? I have my own goals and dreams, dreams unlike any of theirs. I want to leave this country someday. I don’t know if I want kids or a family of my own. I sure as heck don’t want to baby-sit because I don’t have any kids of my own, so I “need experience”. I have no desire to be the “good child”, who stays around the family, takes care of Mom and Pop, and does exactly what my mom did! I don’t hate my family; I respect them very much… But their lives are exactly what I don’t want mine to be. It’s not that I’m not thankful for them, and what they’ve done for me, but I don’t wanna be a little clone. I enjoy them, but they’re not me.
As for those who may think, “Gee, she’s pretty ungrateful”, I’m not. I just don’t want history to repeat itself with me. I want to break the mold. I’m in awe of some of my family members (and others I want to smack upside the head because he robbed a dollar store…IDIOT), but they don’t fit the definition of “hero” given to us by the teacher (which is actually closer to “role model”).
The next few steps have to do with solutions to the problem: realizing possible solutions, analyzing them, and selecting the best course of action, followed by planning out the best course of action.
So, I see two possible solutions here: either omit the Hero section completely, or b.s. someone to be my hero. If I leave out the Hero thing totally, I’ll end up receiving a lower grade on my project. Also, I’ll have to explain my views on heroes, and why I don’t have one, and that could take a while to do. On the opposite end of the spectrum, if I chose to baloney this portion of the project, I could still get a decent grade, but I’d be lying to myself, which I really hate to do. As of right now, I’m leaning towards the elimination of the section, but that’s because I can’t think of anything else to do.
I’m not the only one who has had a similar experience, am I?
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