The Boy That Just Wanted To Be Heard By Brian Luke Leeman

Here is the tale of a Boy who feels his voice never been heard or acknowledged .



There is a boy called  Shortstop  who live in a small town in Maine , who just wants to be heard .

Shortstop is quiet 10 year old  fifth grader who lives with his mom , dad , and his two younger twin sisters.

Shortstops sister's take up much of his mom and dad's time because they are autistic , so Shortstop sometimes felt like he was ignored at times because his sisters needed more of his mom and dad's attention.

      The kids at Shortstop's school pick on him because he is a slow learner and stutters his words.

 One day  Shortstop comes home from school and see's a note on a the dinner table .

It's form his mom and the note says : " Hunny , your Dad  , your sisters , an I are going to be late coming home form your sisters doctors appointments .  Grab yourself a snack and do your homework, love ,mom.

Shortstop thinks to himself , " Great, i just had a really bad day and i could use one of my moms big hugs. But my sisters have to all her attention, spoiled brats!!! " .

Shortstop goes to his rom and starts on his home work , his homework is to write short essay on how he see's himself.

This is what he wrote :


" How do i see me ?  that is pretty easy to answer .

I see myself as nerd who nobody notices at all .

I see my self as a  fatty who run as fast the other kids.

I see myself as a dummy who sucks at math and all my other classes.

Finally i see myself as  someone who's voice will never be heard and presence will never be acknowledged. "


Shortstop's hears his family coming home , he runs downstairs hoping that his   family will put a smile on his face.

Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are almost indistinguishable.

- David Augsburger

DEAR MOM

DEAR MOM,

Mom,I wanted to dedicate this blog post to you.

Mothers day is coming up , i wanted to do something that money can't bye and show how much i love you.

so i am writing you this letter to express my love and thankfulness for you.

Mom, when i ever needed someone to cry on , talk to , or just have a laugh with somebody, you have been with me.

Even with all the bull crap i put you through , you never stopped being there for me.

Your relationship with Jesus has encouraged me.

Your relationship with Dad has taught me how to treat and love Lydia  they she deserves to be treated .

  Your servant heart has taught to take joy in serving others.

You have taught me to best foot forward even when i feel like giving up .

The way you have been there for Dad having dementia , has amazed me and i thank you for your dedication to Dad .

You have taught me even when treat me badly , love them back.

In closing, there is no way i could pa you back for you have done for you but i hope this letter shows how much i love you mom.  

Love your son.

Brian Luke Leeman

PS. Here is quote and a song that shows how much i love you :

 Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. - Unknown

     

BEING VULNERABLE BY BRIAN LUKE LEEMAN

The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.

Paulo Coelho
Eleven Minutes


We all need somebody to talk to. It would be good if we talked. . . not just pitter-patter, but real talk.  We shouldn't be so afraid, because most people really like this contact; that you show you are vulnerable makes them free to be vulnerable.

Liv Ullman


Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our
lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly
as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences
that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to
explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

Brené Brown

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Vulnerable  as : 

1

:  capable of being physically or emotionally wounded

2

:  open to attack or damage :  assailable <vulnerable to criticism>  

Being vulnerable to the people we are most close and those we are not can be  straight up scary .

On Facebook yesterday I decided i needed to be vulnerable and clear some stuff up, so i posted what was going on with me .

I have been vulnerable on FB and have Got back negative feedback,  but  guess what ?

I got plenty of positive feedback !!!!

Now it could have went south and  got the crap criticized out of me.

With being vulnerable or showing vulnerability it can be 50/50 , you never what response you will get.

But you know what ?  it is okay if we don't get the response we want when are being vulnerable .

An ask why it s okay ? because  we will never know  who to trust or not trust .

Will it hurt ? yes! but thats life , you can't shut the world out all the time , No growth comes out of it .

I also believe that when you are being vulnerable that you should not be seeking a response all the time , it is healthy to vent sometimes.

I now more then ever believe that  we need to be real with ourselves and create a community of being vulnerable with each other  within a safe environment.

In closing,  Being   Vulnerable  can be scary but it can be also be very healing .