It's Not My Fault

When parents warn their child not to do something, who's fault is the result if they do not listen? Most blame does, and should, fall on the child, while a portion does still belong to the parents. Say the child wants to climb a weak tree, but his parents warn against it. He then says, "I'm gonna do it anyway!" If the parents respond along the lines of, "Go ahead. See what happens," they now inherit some of the fault. Now say the child falls because the tree is slippery and rips his pants. That is entirely the child's doing and he alone is too blame. If the child falls from the tree breaking a bone or two, the parents now are partly responsible because they allowed their child to act in a way that could have resulted in severe injury to teach a lesson. My parents do not see this the way I do. My view is parents should be able to control their kids enough to keep them safe from such an event.

This Better Be Worth It!

Taking my family's campsite from what it was when we bought it to what it is now has taken all six years we have been there. When we bought it, we had to use a great deal of imagination for it was simply a muddy lot with a few trees. They had just run the bulldozer over the land. The second year we returned to find a very rich neighbor with a camper that could very well eat ours if it felt like doing so. (Repo men eventually ended that) My dad noticed a few neighbors had plastic border to contain the gravel and keeping it out of the grass. He got this great idea that we should too, but not the simple plastic. He wanted to use massive landscaping timbers two layers high! Our parking area could not be a normal shape such as a rectangle. It had to have about half a dozen changes in direction. It took a whole summer of measuring, cutting, drilling and hammering, but the border was finally in place and anchored with rebar. I tripped over it countless number times that summer. The work was long, difficult and very tedious, but the site looks great compared to what it was. However, grass still refuses to grow correctly. My only worry is now that we are getting a much bigger camper my dad may want to expand the area.

Sadly, pictures of the site will not be available until sometime in May, but I do have pictures of the campground itself.

Game room

Newest playground

One of the fishing lakes with lake view sites.

Devotion to Discovery

        Although people usually prefer to stay in there comfort zone, many venture outside those boundaries. Curiosity draws people toward the unknown. The most adventurous will leave everything they feel comfortable with, and jump into unknown worlds. Scientists often take expeditions to unpopulated areas that last months, even years. Mainly scientists also spend their time researching and experimenting topics of question. Some devote their entire lives to discovering the unknown.
        Curiosity is what drives people to question what they do not already know. If not satisfied, this curiosity can become a great obsession. Obsessions over knowledge have lead to many great discoveries due to the dedication it requires. The desire to make groundbreaking discoveries and become famous drives many others looking for a reason to be known. Still, others do so in the hope of finding meaning and reason for their life. They need that sense of accomplishment that accompanies discovery and success.
        Sacrifices are part of such a dedication, some more major than others. The large amounts of time used in exploration means less time for family and events. Important events that usually would not be missed are forgotten. Large get togethers for holidays are reduced. Friends can even be lost by the severity of an obsession over knowing. I know that when I'm determined to accomplish something important, I often ignore people and forget personal tasks. Friends and family are not happy and worry.