Day 05 of 30 Day Meme

[mrs_helenesnape]

Day 01 → Your favourite song
Day 02 → Your favourite movie
Day 03 → Your favourite television programme
Day 04 → Your favourite book
Day 05 → Your favourite quote

It should be obvious to anyone who has read my journal what my favorite quote is. "Life sucks no matter where you are so don't be fooled by location changes." Back in the 90s, I watched the television channel MTV, A LOT. My favorite show was Daria. I adored the title character's quick, sarcastic wit. It was in the extended 'movie-type' episode entitled "Is it Fall Yet" when Daria said my favorite quote to her best friend.

That quote resonated so strongly with me. It summarized my feelings as a child. My family moved frequently when I was a kid. Between the ages of 5 and 14, I attended 9 different schools, across three different states. I hated being uprooted, losing my friends and having to start over somewhere new. It sucked beyond belief. It didn't help the fact that my brothers and I were 'latch-key kids' (children who have a key to their house, because mom & dad weren't home went they got home from school) Which was odd, because only my dad worked. my mom was always off doing other things. What those 'other things' consisted of, I couldn't tell you.

Sorry, I've digressed, back on topic... it really didn't matter where I was living, I knew life would suck regardless, ergo the reason why this quote is my favorite, because it summaries so succinctly how I felt growing up and it reminds me to never put my own child through that.

Comments

[labrt2004.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, that must have been so incredibly difficult. I had one major childhood move which I hardly remember--from a completely different country all the way across the world (Taiwan) to Cleveland, Ohio, where I grew up. I was only 4, so it wasn't too awful, but I remember it was somewhat puzzling to me, as it must be for most kids. I can't imagine doing it so many times as you!

[paya27.livejournal.com]

I always wondered why you had that quote up there. It makes me a little sad now, though :(

It really was hard to keep track of friends who moved away back then, but I'm noticing (now that my city keeps redistricting the schools,) kids today managed to stick together via facebook, email, and texting. In some ways, all that impersonal communicating is worrisome, but on the other hand, it must make it a LOT easier for kids when they are uprooted and split up.