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Jaimie Lemieux
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ā??All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.ā? ā?? Shakespeare
This is how I view the world, as one big stage and we are all puppets playing our parts in one huge play that lasts our whole life, unfolding our story and telling the world about our experiences and our life, leaving our mark on this planet.
I am from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and I was born on September 7th, 1988. Currently I am 17 and reside in Berlin, WI. I live with my mother and little brother Austin, along with the family pet Miss Kitty. My biggest influences would be my mother and my close friends; they give me the inspiration to write.
I began writing when I was 14, I had gone through some problems during that year, and I used writing as a way out from my reality at that time. Since then I believe that my writing has improved and I have become more confident in my poetry and my short stories.
My goals in life are to graduate from high school and then attend UW Madison and get a degree in psychology and a minor in literary arts. I would love to have my book published upon completion. I do not believe that I have any true intention of remaining in this town; I would actually love to live either in California or Vermont, perhaps even traveling farther to Western Europe. I would also like to see the world and develop an appreciation for other cultures.
My motivation in life is probably my pride; I will admit that I am a very proud of person, especially of my family history and myself. Another motivation I have, even though it is negative, is my father. My parents are divorced and have been for about 8 years, he told me that I would never amount to anything, that I would basically be a worthless piece of scum on that dwells on the bottom of the earth, and I am very determined to prove him wrong, just to show him that in the end Iā??m not the worthless piece of scum he thought I would be.
I would say that life in general has most definitely changed me as a person inside and outside. Hardships have brought me wisdom and have matured me well beyond the age of 17. Due to my family situation, I was put into the position as the childlike adult when my parents separated. I took on many responsibilities when I was young that most preteens would not face.
My father and I have not had a good relationship and it came to a head this summer, so currently I do not speak to him. I do love him though, as he is my father and I do wish deep down that one day we will have a mutual understanding of each other.
When I was 14 I experienced many things that have changed me inside. I was a self-mutilator, I believe the pressures of life had taken its toll on me and I was not happy on the inside anymore. I believed that I had walked around with a mask that had everyone fooled. I did cut myself, and it is something I am not proud of, but with the help of family and friends, I managed to make it through that dark period of my life.
I was diagnosed with manic depression, which is a chemical imbalance in the brain. I was put on medication and went through therapy. During this time is when I had developed a love for writing, as I used it as an alternative to hurting myself, and I found it to be a way to take out my frustration, anger and depression out in a more constructive way.
I stopped taking my medication as I felt that I was feeling better and had no reason to take it anymore, I soon realized that I needed it, as I relapsed and went back into the dark thoughts of suicide and self-mutilation. I was then again put back on the medication and received more therapy with my counselor at school as well as private sessions with a psychiatrist. I am off of my medication now as I have been on it for three years, and no feelings that I had before has returned, and I believe the medication has corrected the chemical imbalance in my brain.
I had also received something else from this experience, I had received faith. I was not an avid Christian; honestly, I went because it was a routine my grandmother had instilled in me since I had moved up here from Milwaukee when I was 7. That experience taught me a lot, and one thing I learned was that there is a god, I know that this may be politically incorrect, and all the things of separation of church and state, but this is about my life, and I am sharing this with everyone.
After I had went through the hardships and grew up, I began to understand what the scripture meant to me, and I slowly grew a love for God and his word, placing it within my heart, and becoming more involved with my church. Today I am on the youth group at my church as one of the board members, and I was the youth coordinator for Thrivent Financial. I have grown close to God, and I know he helped me through my problems as much as writing has.
I also discovered that I wanted to be a psychologist, which works with teenagers. I feel that my experience with life could really help teenagers that are going through problems at home and at school, and Iā??ve always wanted to help people. Though I have considered other careers I feel that this one is my destiny and I have every intention of pursuing my dream.
I have also learned that people should be treated with respect. My mother had decided to move us back to Milwaukee when I was in 4th grade. I was put into a large school, and was very unsure of how I would be treated. I soon learned that I was an outcast among them, and I was teased and picked on when we lived there. The teasing had gotten so bad that I stopped going to school for a while, saying I was sick, doing whatever I could to not go to school.
We moved back up north to Princeton that same year, and I realized how I had treated other people when I was younger, I was a big bully. It changed my viewpoint on how people should be treated, and since then for the most part, I have treated people with respect and I always try to avoid confrontation and settle matters peacefully, I really am a lover not a fighter.
Other than that, I am just me, I know Iā??m not conventional, which is fine with me because I donā??t enjoy following people, I like to be my own person. Which is reflected in my writing, so to those that are reading this, please enjoy my writing and know that it comes from my heart.
Rae
xXNightdreamerXx's Genres: I don't know one genre, all I know is I do realistic fiction, poetry, and anything else I feel like.
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