The Heart and the Fist

I connect to this book because my brother is in the Army and my dad used to be in the Navy. What stood out to me is how they were woken up by a mortar. Today I am sharing that I have no idea what it feels like to be in a war, but I have heard stories about those in war and how they can get PTSD from war. It affects them tremendously and their families. The purpose of the book in my opinion, is to show people what it’s like our on the war field and try to get more people to respect those that are fighting for our country. I think that the audience is the citizens’ back home. It seems like they’re talking to everyone that hasn’t experienced what they have.

Tatum

I love Tatum. He ticks me off most of the time but we always get over it and it makes us stronger. He has the world’s handsomest smile and the prettiest eyes ever. His hugs are my favorite and he makes me feel special. He has the cutest laugh and it makes me laugh. He always knows how to piss me off super quickly and then he smiles and makes me laugh which ticks me off even more because I can’t stay mad at him. He takes me to cute dates and takes real good care of me. He’s the best thing to ever happen to me. Sometimes he is funny. He snores as loud as a monster truck. And talks in his sleep. His shows that he watches are dumb but sometimes I’ll watch them anyways. 

Volleyball, old people, and children

I played volleyball for two short years in high school but I loved every second of it. I really love to play it and win. There’s a lot of running and balance you have to have for volleyball but to me it is worth it all. I wish I could go back and play more than I did.

 Old people are sometimes helpless. And I work at a nursing home so I am very familiar with how older people live. I like to help them as much as possible because most of them cannot do it for themselves. They’re so really sweet ones then there are some that are mean. Sometimes those are the fun ones because they are mean to other people but not always mean to you.

 I love children, especially under age 2. They are just so sweet and innocent for the most part and I want to be a pediatric nurse some day because I love kids so much. Babies are my favorite though. They can’t do anything for themselves and its cute how they look up to their parents so much for everything.

Things i am passionate about

1.       Volleyball

2.       Tatum

3.       Cheerleading

4.       Puppies

5.       Simba

6.       Horses

7.       Food

8.       Sleep

9.       Old people

10.   Children

Jesse's point of view

If Tatum doesn’t stop being such a jerk to Tiffany then he is going to lose a very good girl really fast. He picks on her all the time and they constantly argue over dumb things. He just wants to be right about everything and he makes sure that she knows that. I’ve learned my lesson about being mean to my significant other and I wish he would too before she leaves him. He is a very inconsiderate human being and doesn’t appreciate anything that anybody does for him. But he is my son and I love him. That’s why I am trying to get him to understand that he can’t be right about everything and he can’t pick a fight with her all of the time just because he feels like he has something to prove to her. 

Tatum's point of view

I big man me macho. I do no wrong. I wear the pants in this relationship and I set the rules and boundaries. If you don’t abide by them then we will have a serious problem. I’ve never had a girlfriend before so I don’t exactly understand that you are sensitive and have actual feelings because I don’t have any and I never will. I like to kill innocent bugs and push anyone out of my way. Ill ride right on your butt on the road because I don’t give a crap. But if you do it to me then all hell breaks loose. When we fight then you need to admit to me that you’re wrong and fix it. I didn’t do anything wrong so there’s no reason for me to apologize. And I will just let you pay for everything because I am way too stingy with my money and I don’t even like to buy gas but I only do it because I have to. If I didn’t I wouldn’t buy anything. I don’t even offer to take you on a date except once every few months because you bring it up that we haven’t been on one in a while that you haven’t paid for. You pay for everything because I would rather you spend your money on us then me spend it.

Conflict

Tatum and I argue all of the time and sometimes it gets really heated and we get to the point where we are bringing up the past and not even yelling about what we started yelling about. It makes a dent in our relationship to a certain extent. Sometimes he comes to his senses and realizes how big of a jerk his is being and tells me he is sorry after her cools down for a bit. Other times he keeps yelling and making me feel like I’m stupid then makes me cry and that is an even bigger conflict then because now I am even more upset than I already was. This conflict usually will go on for a few hours until I become the bigger person and try to talk it out. If I didn’t do that we would never solve a single thing.