My Secret

May 16th, 2014
To my Dearest Mother,

   It pains me to say that I am struggling with many internal conflicts and I have been continuously going through this struggle for the past few weeks. I have done something terrible to your poor daughter, my poor sister, Jazmire. I am stuck and I do not know what to do in this situation. It all started one morning after she and I left home and went to the store. While we were at the store she had obtained something that was near and dear to her heart. She had cherished this little treasure for the next few days that followed our shopping, until my  horrible misdeed happened. This treasure was perfect, shiny coated, brown, soft, and tiny. We were both oddly found of it and enjoyed playing numerous games with it, and then one evening when I saw her playing with it I got very jealous. I got jealous because although it was hers, I felt I deserved it more than she did. It pains me to explain the events that follow but I will try, and I hope you do not judge me as harshly as I am myself. You see, after Jaz finished playing with her beautiful item and she got ready to lie down with it, I hurriedly snuck into her room while she was in the bathroom and I hid under her bed until she and our beloved treasure came back to go to sleep. Once they were both safe and sound on her bed, asleep, I quickly got up and snatched it from next to her. The next morning, Little Brown could not be found and I made sure I hid him well. It has been three weeks since that horrible jealousy of mine caused me to take away my sister's happiness, and she is still searching for our beloved treasure. I do not know what to do because I want to return our treasure to her to make her happy but I can not do so. You see mom, I have gotten rid of our prized possession. The next day after I stole it, I went back to the store and I spent our little, round Abraham Lincoln penny! I admit that telling you of my secret makes me feel less burdened, but I still do not know what to do. Please write me back as soon as you can bear, my fair mother.

Sincerely, Mariyah Judson

Rejection

A situation where a person may feel they are being repeatedly rejected by others is if every time they try to talk or tell a joke to someone they immediately get shut down, and the people they are talking to act as if they do not know what they are talking about. This can cause a person to feel rejected because if they observe that the individuals are allowing other people to speak and just not them, then they will begin to feel as if they are not as important. The other people's animosity towards them will begin to make them feel unwanted and rejected. The emotional response that the rejected individual might have is complete withdrawal and maybe even depression if things get out of hand. If that person continuously feels rejected then they may begin to feel as if they have no purpose and they can end up thinking irrationally. By the individuals shutting down everything the person says, they will make him/her speak less and feel like they are not cared for by the individuals they care about.