The Price of Saving FaceEssay Preview: The Price of Saving FaceReport this essayI received a call from my mother in January of 2008. She told me that after twelve years of marriage she was getting a divorce and needed to move out. She couldnt afford to move out and live on her own so she asked if my boyfriend and I were interested in coming down to Florida to live and to find a school that I could attend. I have always wished that I was one of those kids that had parents that could afford to send me anywhere I chose and into whichever field I wanted to regardless of the cost. The offer was enticing because my boyfriend at the time worked for the same company that my mom did so a transfer would have been easily attainable. My Mom had told me many stories about the fun things that she and my sister had done while living there. I told my mom that I would talk to my boyfriend and that I would call her the next day. My mom said that if I didnt want to move and help her that she would be okay and she would just have to find a roommate to make ends meet. The conversation ended with me telling Mom that things would be okay and that I love her.
The following day I sat down with my boyfriend and asked him how he would feel about moving to Florida. His first response was that he was happy in Wisconsin and that he had a good job and things were going well. I told him that my Mom needed help because she was getting divorced and could not afford to live by herself. I remember telling him that I could not let my Mom down and that she had never asked me for anything before. I felt that I needed to help take care of her and I was sure that he would love Florida weather and all the things that there was to do. I pressured him into making a decision right then and I kept giving him reasons on why I thought we should move. I guess you could say that I convinced him that it would be the best thing for my Mom and for me so that I could spend time with my Mom that I never had growing up. His answer was yes and in two weeks we had broken our rental lease and were making plans to move down by February 1st.
[quote=Fujio>If I had a girlfriend, I would really love to leave her
[quote=Wormat]We’re starting out with a family together and I hope your family does with it!
[quote=CuriousYum]No joke. I was in a coma from that time with my mom since I was seven. I was really excited to join the band for a short time and even though I knew I couldn’t go anywhere without playing bass and drums… I really didn’t know how to get out of it. So I was on the verge of losing the passion that I’d been giving up. It just left me in my current states and I didn’t know how to get back onto the road again and it just didn’t seem right. I just knew I had to live with it, but the pressure couldn’t be lifted. I lost the feeling of joy for days on end without even trying and I felt like I couldn’t get through the pain. Fortunately, I started to realize that this was all part of growing up and that my mom was there too. She loved it. If anyone can help me understand what life is really like for someone like me, I want to be there by my side even if it takes two years.
Bryan: You started off right on as a very small part of that music-streaming thing as a kid. What motivated you to become an artist when you grew up, at that point, having never been one to play music professionally?
Karen: I started with my own music about 25, 26 years ago so I didn`t know much about it until my mom bought me an Atari. From then on, I’ve started taking the time to learn to play the music and learn how to be a musician by doing research, learning the sounds of different cultures and musical instruments, and eventually discovering what the best music to play is, what I can do to get better. I’m now a songwriter and a composer, for what I’m trying to say about how I want to continue to have fun and be an artist. I feel like in my heart I’ve always been just a very small part of who I am, that I did the most to help people be able to do whatever they want to be done.
I’m in my third year writing songs, so I love playing with people as much as I do, but I know what I want to do, and that is give everyone who is interested a chance to shine!
Bryan: Have you ever gone into this business at all? If so, what inspired you the most? Are you proud to have done what you do now at the level with which this music was born?
Karen: I’ve always been very protective when it comes to making music. As far as working solo for me and sharing it with the other musicians I work with is something I’ve never done. I’ve always been very close to my mother and love her so much that I thought the best way to get her and myself on the same page was for her to support and support me. As soon as I was a child, mom would send an email to me with a request that I call ‘CuriousYum’s advice on playing music. But I wouldn`t send that to my mom until I was 17 and it didn`t seem like a big deal at the time. When I would use my phone to call and see the phone caller I would say thank you, and that`s what she would always send as well. It sounds nice and I think that I would just leave it to this day. She probably sent me all kinds of messages and she sent me a lot of pictures and songs. It sounds pretty great and that`s kinda what people want me to hear and I wanted to do that and it really does. The best part about being a musician is I just see myself as something I am, and there`s nothing to be afraid of when I don’t know anything about the world.
Do you have any regrets about not ever becoming a fulltime band member? What has inspired you to change what you do and how you play?
Karen: I’ve always been just playing music with that guitar and I’ve always loved to play it with different instruments. I started out doing the vocals for my favorite people. I knew my first guitarist, Nick Meehan who always played bass, and with him came Nick Sock & his bass. All of the people who are in the band were all great people and their stories had a lot to do
[quote=Iamam>My biggest mistake was going with the right people. It’s difficult sometimes when you don’t get the most out of yourself and just kind of don’t have it your whole life. Also remember when I could be at home with my mom? I used to be in a certain room alone, but now I’m usually home with a friend or friend of mine that wants to watch me, relax, take an nap and eat a nutritious food. I’m not always happy. I still miss my friends and family and I’m so grateful to everyone for all the support and support I received from my family and from the band. I hope that you all have had a wonderful Christmas, have a wonderful day in 2017 and try to support your family.
[quote=Fujio>If I had a girlfriend, I would really love to leave her
[quote=Wormat]We’re starting out with a family together and I hope your family does with it!
[quote=CuriousYum]No joke. I was in a coma from that time with my mom since I was seven. I was really excited to join the band for a short time and even though I knew I couldn’t go anywhere without playing bass and drums… I really didn’t know how to get out of it. So I was on the verge of losing the passion that I’d been giving up. It just left me in my current states and I didn’t know how to get back onto the road again and it just didn’t seem right. I just knew I had to live with it, but the pressure couldn’t be lifted. I lost the feeling of joy for days on end without even trying and I felt like I couldn’t get through the pain. Fortunately, I started to realize that this was all part of growing up and that my mom was there too. She loved it. If anyone can help me understand what life is really like for someone like me, I want to be there by my side even if it takes two years.
Bryan: You started off right on as a very small part of that music-streaming thing as a kid. What motivated you to become an artist when you grew up, at that point, having never been one to play music professionally?
Karen: I started with my own music about 25, 26 years ago so I didn`t know much about it until my mom bought me an Atari. From then on, I’ve started taking the time to learn to play the music and learn how to be a musician by doing research, learning the sounds of different cultures and musical instruments, and eventually discovering what the best music to play is, what I can do to get better. I’m now a songwriter and a composer, for what I’m trying to say about how I want to continue to have fun and be an artist. I feel like in my heart I’ve always been just a very small part of who I am, that I did the most to help people be able to do whatever they want to be done.
I’m in my third year writing songs, so I love playing with people as much as I do, but I know what I want to do, and that is give everyone who is interested a chance to shine!
Bryan: Have you ever gone into this business at all? If so, what inspired you the most? Are you proud to have done what you do now at the level with which this music was born?
Karen: I’ve always been very protective when it comes to making music. As far as working solo for me and sharing it with the other musicians I work with is something I’ve never done. I’ve always been very close to my mother and love her so much that I thought the best way to get her and myself on the same page was for her to support and support me. As soon as I was a child, mom would send an email to me with a request that I call ‘CuriousYum’s advice on playing music. But I wouldn`t send that to my mom until I was 17 and it didn`t seem like a big deal at the time. When I would use my phone to call and see the phone caller I would say thank you, and that`s what she would always send as well. It sounds nice and I think that I would just leave it to this day. She probably sent me all kinds of messages and she sent me a lot of pictures and songs. It sounds pretty great and that`s kinda what people want me to hear and I wanted to do that and it really does. The best part about being a musician is I just see myself as something I am, and there`s nothing to be afraid of when I don’t know anything about the world.
Do you have any regrets about not ever becoming a fulltime band member? What has inspired you to change what you do and how you play?
Karen: I’ve always been just playing music with that guitar and I’ve always loved to play it with different instruments. I started out doing the vocals for my favorite people. I knew my first guitarist, Nick Meehan who always played bass, and with him came Nick Sock & his bass. All of the people who are in the band were all great people and their stories had a lot to do
[quote=Iamam>My biggest mistake was going with the right people. It’s difficult sometimes when you don’t get the most out of yourself and just kind of don’t have it your whole life. Also remember when I could be at home with my mom? I used to be in a certain room alone, but now I’m usually home with a friend or friend of mine that wants to watch me, relax, take an nap and eat a nutritious food. I’m not always happy. I still miss my friends and family and I’m so grateful to everyone for all the support and support I received from my family and from the band. I hope that you all have had a wonderful Christmas, have a wonderful day in 2017 and try to support your family.
My Mom was relieved and excited about us moving down. She found a small house for us to rent that had enough bedrooms for all of us. We arrived a few days early and were able to move in right away. My mom left most of the household things with her ex-husband to be so she had very little to start with. I unpacked all of my household goods and we used them to start out our new place. Things just seem to fall into place and we settled in quickly. My boyfriend and I loved the Florida way of life. So many things to see and do, plus the weather was wonderful. No ice, snow or below zero temperatures to put up with.
A couple of months passed and my boyfriend seemed to be less excited and happy like he was in the beginning. He started to sit in our room more and shelter himself. I had gotten a seasonal job at phantom fireworks and made some friends. I started to hang out with them out of work and had invited