myOtaku.com: Ben

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Vitals

Birthday
• 1988-09-25
Gender
• Male
Location
• Groton, CT
Member Since
• 2003-07-31
Occupation
• Student, Lackey of Doom
Real Name
• Ben

Personal

Achievements
• Wrote a 157 page book and am working on a sequel that is 50+ pages long at the moment.
Anime Fan Since
• Eh...fifth grade, I think.
Favorite Anime
• Digimon Forever! Followed further back by Yu-Gi-Oh.
Goals
• Get my darn book ~~published...~~ REWRITTEN
Hobbies
• Writing, reading, IM'ing
Talents
• Writing and I have a knack for gaming.

myOtaku.com: Ben

Wednesday, June 23, 2004

The subject is just a little something I was told yesterday (Monday) evening after a meeting. The meeting was...

I'm still not quite sure what the meeting was supposed to be all about. I thought that it was a question and answer session that would explain to youth group members and parents why the youth group was disbanded. The adults that were there, however, wanted to have nothing to do with that. They had already gotten over the fact that the group is gone, and they wanted to start planning for the next group. Their idea of the meeting was to get ideas for the new group.

That didn't go over too well with my aunt and sister. Nor with the other two youths present.

I just sort of sat back and let things unfold. Things like crying, accusations, interruptions, talking over people, lies, misconceptions.

And basically, disrespect.

One of the major reasons that were provided for the youth group being disbanded was a lack of respect. For elderly, for property, and for ourselves.

The adults at that meeting showed the same lack of respect for us that they claimed to have seen from all of us.

Okay. I think that's about as far as I can go on that subject. Let me just say that the meeting was not at all productive. Nothing got accomplished except for each side getting a better idea of how the other feels.

Adults versus Youths in the matter of the Youth Ministry: Round One Complete

I just can't continue on that subject; sorry.

*sigh* But what else is there for me to talk about? All this summer has revolved around those events, particularly since they directly affect my family.

My letter/essay/comparison thing has got no further work done on it. I need to talk to my mom still about her various roles in the Church and school community. After that things should be easier. I'd like to have it done by tomorrow night; for our last Youth Group Drop-In night. Perhaps I could leave it on the D.R.E.'s desk. :D

(D.R.E. = Director of Religious Education)

I don't want to say that that goal is unrealistic, but it could be. In terms of speed and content, I could easily get it done by then. In terms of actual drive to get it done, that's a little shaky. I'll just have to see what I'm feeling tomorrow.

Having gotten way away from the quote in the subject, let me just drag this back to that. After the meeting, I had been talking with a few of the less rigid adults that were there. I was commenting on how the youths needed people like my sister; people who would speak up and say their minds; people who would talk over adults in order to grind their point in, whether it be a good one or not.

I had said that I regretted not having said more at the meeting; for not having represented the youth as much as I could have.

One of the women there pointed out to me that people tended to zone my sister out when she overrode what they were saying, and that whenever I came out of my silent reverie to say something, people listened. They knew that I must have had a point, she said, while Jess just wouldn't shut up.

"They know that you're holding aces, Ben. And when you speak up, they know what you say will matter."

That made me feel a bit better.

I still feel like walking, or hitting something. I need something to let out all this pent-up stress. >.>

I wish there was something more cheerful for me to discuss. :( Suggestions welcome; maybe something I've talked happily about in the past.
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