As I was scrolling through my feed on Facebook I noticed a status that read something a little like this: “I wish other people could go through the same things I do, so they understand how I feel.” This struck a bit of compassion because I know how that feels, but also a bit of…
Author: Casey Whoolery-Pratt
Dear Facebook, About These Ads…
Can we have a dislike button instead so I can dislike this idea? Okay, Facebook, let’s get real. You have been consistently evolving since your debut year and I completely respect that. It is an important way of business to keep your website relevant. However, as a marketing student myself, I just can’t quite understand…
What It Means To Be An American In A Time Of Need
This is the time to come together and rise higher than before. At this time, America is being tested on it’s strength and unity. We are facing several hard times at this moment. Though it is happening in only certain regions of this country, it is impacting all of us as a unit. The meaning…
3 Types of Love You Experience in a Lifetime
Most people don’t ever get to experience heartbreak, some because they marry their first love, some because they never experienced love at all; which opens the debate, is it better to have loved and lost, or to have never loved at all? The most popular belief is it is better to have loved and lost…
You Know You Have a Crafty Mom When…
When God put me on this Earth, he thankfully made me a crafty lady’s daughter. This not only came from my mothers amazing talent, but also because it saved money when it was tight. But hey, it paid off because my sister and I were always best dressed every Halloween. I’m also pretty positive I…
Long Distance. It’s Hard But Worth It.
Some people say they don’t believe in long distance and that you are as good as dead if you try. However, in my opinion, long distance is the best thing that has ever happened to me and my significant other. It has built us stronger in more ways than one. It has built us in…
I’m Not Who I Used to Be, I’m Better
Life should be about striving every single day to be better than the person you were yesterday. Life should be not about erasing your past, but embracing it. It should be about exceeding expectation and never settling for less. It’s been a long time coming since I started living by these things, and I’m better…
A Letter to My Sister’s Boyfriend
To My Sister’s Boyfriend, You have been in my sisters life for almost 3 years now. Good job, I’m impressed! I only keep her around because I have to…. Just kidding! No, but really though, you have some how wormed your way into being apart of the family and now I feel like we are stuck…
A Letter to the View
The View, My name is Casey. My mother is a nurse. I vividly remember her going to Penn State University to receive her RN degree. Not everyone gets into nursing school, not everyone passes their NCLEX, not everyone has the motivation or drive to complete it. But she did. Not everyone is cut out to…
Dear Futrure Child…
Okay so recently I read a blog post that was to their future daughter and I thought it was clever and wanted to do one. I know I am only 18 and am not planning on kids until wayyyy later in life but I do know the things I want them to know and…