Not Your Average Teen
Our swim instructor retired from teaching in public education but has agreed to substitute on occasion. She happened to be subbing for one of Jenna's teachers and had mentioned to me how Jenna is well liked by so many of her peers. She is admired because she is herself. She hangs on to the things she likes and disregards things she doesn't like and refuses to play games of "following the leader" unless she's the leader. There are several times that I've called Jenna "crazy" or "weird" referring to her personality differences and not necessarily with Jenna herself. There have been a few concerned about "labeling" - but my family understands what I am saying and in many cases will agree with me. Take today for instance: Jenna has an opportunity, along with several other honor students, to go to the cinema in ...