Dear Fitz

   My year as a writer in your class was definitely a first for me. I never tried in any writing homework you gave us. I always said that I would try if I was interested in the topic but I wouldn’t try. You always said that I was a good writer and I just needed to try harder but I never understood what that meant. I took that as oh I’m good enough to get A’s and not even try. My goal as a writer was to get it done with cutting as many corners as possible without getting a bad grade. I would add extra words just to reach the word minimum. I would go off subject just to get it done faster. I would just get it done as fast as I possibly could. I would never proofread any of my work and I’m guessing you knew that. I also never understood the comma rules so I still can’t use them properly. The way I write is I just talk. I talk in my head and try and keep up with typing the words. I didn’t care if it was right or not I just wrote. And I’m doing most of what I’ve said in this writing. I’m just trying to get it done and over with. It’s 1:30 am and I’m not thinking of what I should write, I’m thinking of what I am writing. My favorite types of writing assignments are when you said just write. Unfortunately that only happened once. I like those because I let my ADHD take over and just type. There was a assignment that I wrote 1,000+ words in 20 minutes. If you asked me what I was writing about I wouldn’t know. All my work for you Fitz was done either in class or at 1am. I leave the assignments for late because 1. I don’t want to do them one bit and 2. That’s when my brain can just go. I have a whole doc on just what my brain goes at 1am. It’s full of just stuff waiting for a free write assignment. I have no idea what I’ve typed so far this metacognitions. And no I’m not going to re read this or read for a first time. Fitz could you maybe stop using the word metacognition , I mean could you have used a word that’s harder to spell.

Why should we have to do chores. Chores can be a great reset on your mental status that day, we’ll depending on what you do. It could be just folding clothes in your room with quite and peace. 

Depending on what I got to do that moment I like to think about different things. My chores consist of making dinner some nights, washing clothes, and chopping fire wood and homework.  My favorite is chopping fire wood. It’s just the sound of the wood cracking and exploding is so satisfying. I also like it because my grandpa was the one who taught me how to chop wood. He could chop whole logs no matter the size of the know in it all in one hit. Chopping wood can release all the anger out of you. 

No matter how bad of a day I  just had, I know all I have to do is grab the splitter (not an axe, axes go against the grain in wood while splitters go with the grain) and swing. It’s the best chore ever. What other chore is there that requires you to destroy something. Sure I have to stack it at the end but no chore is 100% fun. 

Chores are good for you. It helps release the negatives in life. It slowly gives you more responsibility to help you later in life. Most people see how negative I am in school. I'm not happy in school. But I hold that frustration and lash out on the 40 pound log fresh from the tree. 

everyone should have chores, just different chores for who they are.