happy with. They didn’t show off about how much money they had, they didn’t show off at all. No-
body had enemies because everyone was so kind and close. The whole community was like one big
family.
Beagle Bay is my home. Not a rich bitch school filled with snobs—little goodie goodies they
act like, and inside they are like... completely up themselves.
Being who you are is being how you act all the time, not hiding the real you and faking so you
are better, so you think....
Yo u shouldn’t have to be popularbecause you have the most money, or the most pretty face and
perfect body.
You should be popularby the most friends you have and how nice you are.
But for me I don’t care if I am popular or not. As long as I have friends, nice friends and they
treat me well.
Being who I am is being a girl with a family and friends all around me—being in Beagle Bay with
the people I belong to, fishing and swimming on my days off, not getting all dressed up and going out.
But most of all, spending my time and having fun with the people I love... my Beagle Bay
family.
STORY 93
DAYS TO COME
(contributed by Erin Kelley)Therapeutic Characteristics
Problems Addressed
■ Disability
■ Grief
■ Despair
■ LonelinessResources Developed
■ Accepting what cannot be changed
■ Looking to change what can change
■ Being hopeful
■ Working toward your goalsOutcomes Offered
■ Success
■ Goal attainment
■ Happiness
As the days go by I wonder. I wonder how. I wonder why. I wonder where I’ll be in ten years....
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