I believe in people. I give people chances,
sometimes too many, because I refuse to give up on them, as so many have given
up on me.
I am a Leo, full of life and energy and not
at all needing glory and limelight for the things I do, despite what the
horoscopes say. I have a yearning to travel and to lay on beaches while sipping
fruity drinks with beautiful adornments of fruit and miniature umbrellas. I
love shoes, Hello Kitty, Pokémon, Lularoe, Longaberger, office supplies,
lavender scents, pedicures and OPI nail polish. As a single parent, my children
are my life and I strive every day to lead by example and make them proud,
teach them respect, self-love, confidence, empathy, and to live their Scout
Oath and Law.
I live everyday as if it were my last so I
choose to spread love and glitter wherever I go, in true kandi-kid fashion. I have
rave flyers all over my walls, glow sticks in my purse, and pillows that speak
of blow pops. My boys have been raging since they could walk!
My life is a composition of many songs and
stars and I am always forming new symphonies and galaxies, while entranced in
my drum and bass, jungle, house, and trance melodies-even if I am the only one
who hears them.
I am wicked creative, love to sing, love
teaching and inspiring children to believe in themselves and find their true
potential. I cannot stand stupidity, for that means one has no desire or
interest to learn, however, will continue through life complaining but never
standing up to help, fix, or try to solve. I will ALWAYS stand up for what is
right, regardless of how popular or unpopular that makes me. Many people need a
voice, when theirs is not heard. I am loyal to the end. True friends are rare
and I am honored and humbled to have those that I do.
I try to see beauty in all things, and live
for adventures with my Scouts and children, while still searching for my heart
song. My energy, while contagious, as well as my thirst for knowledge and zest
for life, intimidates many because they truly do not understand how or why I do
all that I do. The answer to that can be felt in the reflection of 8 eyes that
belong to 4 boys who call me mom. I am their only defender, protector,
advocate, and constant in their lives. For me, walking away was never an
option, and I am the only one that stayed.
I am a servant leader, a mentor, guide,
motivator, believer, friend, mother, daughter, aunt, and badass army of 1 to 3
boys with invisible ABILITIES.
Those I am loyal too, are my friends for
life and I will be there for them anytime day or night with NO questions asked.
Those that underestimated me, lied to me, used me, or stole from my children,
now realize why they shouldn't have. Intelligence is dangerous, however I use
my powers for good. 😋
"She had stars behind each eyelid, and
a galaxy in her soul, that drew people to her endless heart, like the pull of a
black hole.
She was made of Earth and fire, of wishes
cast on shooting stars. She was a brand new solar system unlike the ones they'd
known so far. With constellations ever changing, no one could memorize her
skies. They thought the thing for them to do was bring her to their size. They
shrunk the universe within her, told her her vast expanse was wrong. THAT she
should make her life much smaller if she wanted to belong.
As they collapsed her world around her. she
felt her inner stars grow cold. until her life was far too heavy for her once
strong arms to hold.
Ready to give up, lost and couldn't find
her way, a group of friendly Cub Scouts, invited her to stay. After planning
popcorn parties and getting pies in the face, after hugs and constant laughter,
after the pinewood derby race, her light began to flicker, she had a smile upon
her face. She felt she had a purpose and it was enough to motivate.
Even though her circumstances weren’t ideal
or what she had dreamed of as a child, rather than focusing on the past or
running away to hide, she went to work creating, planning and reading books.
She went back to school again, despite her mother’s disapproving looks. This
time to engineering, to education and to STEM. She taught the Scouts science,
technology, physics, and math, they realized it could be fun and they might
take a different path.
She taught about Rube Goldberg, conducted
experiments with oil, calculated the density of Minecraft, assuming it's a
spiracle world. She brought the boys to a radio station, where they were put on
air, and conducted experiments to get oil, out of course animal hair. They
learned about chemical reactions, built a desktop computer for free, studied at
the pinball museum, and wrote their names in binary.
After many awards and medals, these boys
were still working hard. Finally, they were awarded their rank and names on
little cards. As she stood in front of parents, the Cub master, and Scouts, she
remembered how lost she was before, as she recalled all her past doubts. She
stares into the audience and sees all the pride radiate, and realizes that they
fixed what she had been missing, gave her purpose on her plate.
She didn't need to make her life smaller or
try so hard to belong. Her vast expanse and constellations, ever changing, was
never wrong. Her energy and fire, planets and shooting stars, created a new solar
system unlike any known before. The planets from before and The prior solar
system, were just envious and jealous and wished they understood her vision.
The planets here were brighter, the stars shown white and blue, they value her
opinions and ask her thoughts and views.
Each year she looks back on how these boys
made her life complete. Helped to make her feel loved when she had accepted
defeat. How these boys taught her how to love herself, helped form a vision and
a view and Made her realize what she truly wanted to do.
As the boys grow older and advance through
Cub Scout ranks, constantly she reflects how how much they have learned and how
they've grown, and smiles because it is because of them that she no longer
feels alone. " –Jannette Hunt, June 27, 2017
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