My Perspective

According to Dictionary.com, perspective means, the state of one's ideas, the facts known to one, etc., in having a meaningful interrelationship. This is one of many of the definitions provided by the site. And as in life there are many perspectives on a given topic, situation, or interpretation.

I believe our perspectives are formed by our experiences, interactions and reactions to a given situation, topic, or interpretation. Such as issues of religion, politics, and civil rights. Since our experiences are all unique to an individual, our perspective of these areas will also be different. We may have similar experiences so we may agree on a given interpretation.

What I will propose in my writing here is from my perspective. Sometimes I will be able to relate to your perspective through your comments and sometimes I will not have that ability. For instance, my sister of the heart and myself were discussing going on a job interview and how nerve wracking it is for her, but for me I get excited. I look forward to meeting new people and presenting myself as an individual that would be an asset to their business, or in my case, school.  I do not get nervous because I already understand the worse case outcome;  I am not hired. I was unable to relate to my sister of the heart's perspective because I have never had the experience. I still do not understand how it is to be nervous but I am able to sympathize with her reaction. You may disagree with my perspective but I ask that you sympathize with me.

I am more experienced than the average person and probably less experienced than an expert. I like to say I know a little about a lot but there are topics and experiences I have had tremendous amount of interpretation.

I hope everyone may find something of interest in what I write.

Regards

Margarette

Introduction

Margarette

Hello. I am treading into new territory on the advice of a very good friend. I thought I would introduce myself and hope that not only do you find my posts interesting but you continue to follow this journey with me.
Who I am. I am many things:

I am a mother and a daughter.
I am a mother of four. All of my children have attention problems but my eldest has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of Autism. This journey has been difficult but not without rewards.

I am the eldest daughter of 3 children but only grew up with one sibling after my parents were divorced. One day I will divulge the mysteries of my upbringing but for today I think this will suffice. Believe me, I was raised in a non-conventional way in several ways. 

I am a volunteer.
I have volunteered for Boys Scouts of America & Girl Scouts of Western Ohio. I believe in the majority of values these programs have to offer but have had to live with the prejudices as well. I currently work with a dog rescue organization, Dogworksohio. I devote my time to fostering and helping at our adoption events.

I have been a fraternity sister, sister of the heart and sister by DNA, the latter 2 I am still.

I am a student as well as a teacher.
The past 8 years I have gone back to school and earned my high school diploma, Bachelor's in Arts and Sciences and will complete my Master's in Education within the year. I am currently working to receive my teaching license.

I am currently unemployed.
I have to complete testing for my license and then apply for the license. Hopefully in December I will have my license.

I am social.
I have a facebook page and love to play Farmville and Pioneerville apps.

I am a gamer.
Gamer in the sense of I love non-traditional board games and role playing games. D&D is my first love but Deadlands is my favorite game. Let me explain non-traditional boardgames. These are games that are educational and fun at the same time. Strategy games, resource games and cooperative games are some of the ones I play, such as Kingsburg, Ticket to Ride, America, Puerto Rico, Betrayal House on the Hill and Pandemic to name a few.

Now that you have a sense of who I am, let me discuss what I will write. This is a bit more complex because I may write about anything that could come to mind. I warn you now. It may be controversial, political, absolutely a bunch of nonsense or a look at the hardships of raising and coping with an adult child with Asperger's.

I look forward to seeing your responses.

Regards,
Margarette