Silver Lininging Short Story

And it was okay. Mom and i sat at the bench and it all felt okay again. The soft dirt beneath my flip flops, the seabreeze coaxed from the hills, the hot salsa steaming on my fork, all made it okay. All of it was, in a way, meant to be; it was such a valid explanation of what life is, an inconsistent, instantaneous series of happenings, forever occurring until the end of life itself. Even the moment i hated the most, feeling the sideview mirror scrape the blue paint off of the vintage chevy, was an integral (lmao pun intended) moment, no more or less important than the happy moments before, singing Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” with a sultry spin, and after, absorbing the final breath of the dwindling west coast

We packed the U-Haul truck to the roof with all our treasures acquired over the last twenty years living at the sea shore. As we pulled out of the driveway to begin our journey to Texas, my wife Susan wiped a tear from her eye.

"Hey dad. Yeah we're leaving now. Okay see you soon. Love you too, bye." She hung up. "Okay, they're leaving now, we should get

She seemed perturbed. She explained how we had financial issues and that the only way we could cope was if we found jobs as well. "I know you don't want to do this," she said, stroking my face. "But, Father needs our help." I couldn't say no, not in this situation. I had no other choice but to find a job. Apparently, I did in a matter of

“We are selling the house, selling mostly everything moving into a apartment, just until I find a job again…”

“Mother, don’t you think it’s too bad father’s going to build that new barn, much as we need a decent house to live in?”

“Silver Linings Playbook” is a film about a man, Pat Solantro Jr, who after losing his wife and his job for assaulting his wife’s lover, is sent to a mental institution. After completing his court ordered minimum stay of eight months, against medical advice, his mother discharges him. The conditions of his release require him to reside with his parents in their home in Philadelphia as well as attend mandatory therapy sessions. Upon returning home Pat learns that his father, who is obsessed with the Philadelphia Eagles, has lost his job and has resorted to becoming a bookie to make money.

The Silver Lining playbook is an amazing movie, about abnormalities. The movie is telling us that people with mental illness can live a normal life style, if the motivation is right for them. The tag line of the movie is “Life doesn’t always go as planned” and that fits the overall theme of this movie. Life didn’t go as planned for each individual in the story. The main characters in the story all suffer from a psychological disorder. Within that, Patrick faced a bipolar disorder, which caused him to have a couple of manic episodes. Tiffany had Borderline personality disorder. While Patrick’s father, had obsessive compulsive disorder and a gambling disorder.

“You need to let our parents free we have lived too long without them.” One of the kids answered.

“I noticed you three don’t have any parents here, do you want to live with us, when my husband comes back from war he would love to have you.” she says to us.

“I told you no already, just go inside and stay with your Dad. I’m going to the store to get emergency supplies for the hurricane. When I come back, I hope you thought about your attitude towards me.”

“Learners bring their individual backgrounds, experiences and talents that have been influenced by their families, schools, and communities. As learners grow and mature, they increase their ability to influence, contribute to, and improve their various communities.” (Miller, 2013, p. 4). Experiencing the everyday-college-life for a few weeks now, I have noticed two outstanding things about the university that I attend: the friendliness and the Sooner Pride. These two positive things have profoundly affected the way I view the University of Oklahoma. All optimism aside, there are some challenges that every student faces while entering a life of independence. The most noteworthy challenge I face is with the friends I make. All in all, the effect the University of Oklahoma is having on who I am becoming is one that I foresee to be advantageous.

What would you do if you found $500? I walked out of my house on a warm, sunny day in May. It felt like it was going to be like any other summer day, my Mom and I driving around, running errands, and our first stop, Target. After coming out of Target, where we went to get the random miscellaneous things that we needed I saw it…What I saw was a wad of green, a green color I know so well. Tucked amongst the rocks in a median there lie a wad of the cleanest, crispest $50 bills. Shocked, my mom and I counted the bills, there were $500. “Oh my gosh,” she exclaimed, “there is $500 here!” Being luck enough to find $500, I knew exactly how to spend it.

With my bags packed and my phone charged, I set off for Memphis, Tennessee with my cousin and her parents. It was time for Kaylie’s annual checkup at St. Jude. As a baby, eighteen years ago, Kaylie was diagnosed with leukemia—a cancer of blood and bone marrow. She overcame the disease after a hard battle, but it left scars. However, she doesn’t let anything hold her back from being the kindest and the most genuine person I know.

I live a perfectly happy life, and sometimes my mom says I think a little too highly of myself. One day as I was sitting in the living room watching football, my mom walks in and says, “Hey John, we have a new neighbor next door, would you mind bringing him these cookies I made?”