Mary

What I learn from coming to the meetings is that everybody has something as a space that we don’t know of our selves.  And also that, no matter what, we always have to stand up for ourselves and that also we have to  know how actually control works, that also not always been (being) in control is good and specially a lot of the actions that we make are involve how we feel inside and that what counts is how we feel inside with  our selves, and even though we may be the pretties (sic) girl in the whole world what really counts is how are we inside emotionally and definitely a lot of persons like myself need to improve on that.  And also that how to well kind of how to cause a child and also our selves with our parents.

I really want to thank you for all that time that you spend with us because it really help us in one way or the other.

Sweet – nice – patient – understandable – outgoing – open – brave – easy going – exited – sincere.

Joan

Well Mary let’s see.. I have learned so many things.  Well one thing its to be ourselves no matter what  to believe in you. That just because your friends are one way you have to be that way.  That the things are not as they look that you have to take the way you want, not what others want.

You don’t have to be like your parents.  You have to be you.  One other thing is that you have to make sure you really know your self, to know other people.

This really helps us.  To me it really did.  It did because I have a chance (sic) to know me better and to know what I want.  Do I want what I want or what others want?

Lets not forget that is works better what you want because you do it with love.

Thank you for everything and for being a good friend.  Love, Joan

Brave – open- helpful- kind – caring – works hard to explain things – sincere – always happy – have good humor.

Betty

What I have learned in Passage to Adulthood is that you have to respect yourself first so everyone can respect you.  That whatever your problems are you can always talk to someone like you Miss Mary Scott!  Like this example, saying you have a baby that’s 3 or 5 years old and he /she is doing something bad you don’t have to scream or yell at them, you can talk to them and tell them that what they are doing is wrong!  I also have learned is that if you have like problems with your friends you should talk to them and talk about the problem to try to solve it.

Funny- trustworthy – friendly – loyal – gives advice – fun to be around – always happy – never sad – enthusiastic – brave –sincere – sweet – open – kind

Lois

What I learned in this class were lots of things which of those I learned to figure out how to make my life better.  One of the things that stand out more was of how person power and the fear chart *anger = fear.  Putting yourself in the Big Circle makes you feel like you are better than and powerful than some others.  Family really matters and communication counts a lot.  My experience in this few, but meaningful – days was asesome I learned to feel more confident to myself and respect what others think of me and not taking in a bad way but in something that I need to try and change. 

*Friends, family and significant others can be a lot of help when you need it.

*Being able to stand up for who you are and believing in yourself, and being YOURSELF is more important than trying to be above others.  Love is the most important thing and loving someone is the most meaningful thing you and others know.

Personality – courage – the way she expresses herself – honesty  -bravery – nice – sincere – always happy!

Lou

First of all, I’d like to thank you for taking time to come to talk to us.  I thought it was awesome how you just came and told us your life story without regretting it.  How you put aside those thoughts that we were going to judge you by what you said.  That is what I call courage.  I learned that there is more to life than just the thought of what a woman’s role in society is supposed to be.  You gave us a reason to pursue our dreams and your evidence of an achievement.  All those lessons did help especially now anger is actually fear.  I had never thought about it and it’s still a little hard to understand, but I hope that sooner or later I’ll get it.  Also that “control” thing, that really helped a lot.  I’ve seen it a lot in teenagers, now they try to put their parents in the little circle.  What else can I say?  Thanks again, Lou

THANK YOU!

Courage  - honest – giver (not a taker)  - loyal - considerate – high-spirited