Countdown Survey

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Ten Things You Want To Say To Ten Different People (A Survey - Dec 2007):

1-- Nothing that happens to you will EVER matter as much as anything that happens to your child.
2-- Forgiving and forgetting are not the same.
3-- What a child becomes shows the most important successes and failures of a parent.
4-- Parents are supposed to use mistakes in their own lives to make things better for their children, not worse.
5-- Becoming like someone who angers you shows immaturity and makes you toxic to yourself.
6-- If you ask my opinion and then ignore it, don't be surprised at my lack of sympathy. It doesn't mean I don't care, only that I'm at a loss as to what you expect me to do now that you ignored my opinion in the first place.
7-- We can't change the way others treat us until we change the way we treat ourselves. People will only respect you if you demand it.
8-- Don't expect things to be handed to you. You have to go out after them and earn the right to have them.
9-- My trust is incredibly hard to earn. Once you break it, it's nearly impossible to get again.
10-- Don't confuse love and trust. They aren't the same and don't necessarily come together.

Nine Things About Yourself:

1-- I fully believe that no matter what decade it is, or what society as a whole is doing, morals are morals and remain the same. We have them or we don't.
2-- I am military-centric enough that anyone who does not respect the military is not likely to have any respect from me.
3-- Hypocrisy angers me faster than most anything else. Saying you're a friend and acting like a friend are different. Be one or don't say you are.
4-- I read people well and I've rarely had cause to change my mind, even if I try.
5-- I love getting to know people, but very few people can truly say they know me well.
6-- I believe in hard work and if someone works hard enough to earn a good income, I don't think others should cut them down for it. It's the wealthy in the country who keep it running and I'm thankful for them (not the "given" wealthy, but the earned-from-hard-work wealthy).
7-- I don't believe in celebrity worship. I believe there are talented people who have inadvertantly become celebrities who deserve respect, but most of the ones we're pandering to don't.
8-- Only the most stalwart are willing to put up with me as a friend for very long because I keep myself incredibly busy and don't always keep up with their lives well enough. It's not because I don't care! It's because I have a ton of goals. I completely understand when people can't deal with that.
9-- I am WAY too verbose at times.

Eight Ways To Win My Heart:

1-- Be respectful.
2-- Be honest.
3-- Be kind.
4-- Don't even think about hurting anyone I love.
5-- Have worthy goals and go after them.
6-- Know how to take care of yourself.
7-- Know how to take care of others.
8-- Have a good sense of humor and don't take little things too seriously.

Seven Things That Cross Your Mind A Lot:

1-- my characters! they're always there, lol
2-- concerns about my kids - also always there
3-- what I should be doing instead of whatever else I might be doing
4-- a couple of friends going through some issues
5-- thinking I have to cut back on some of the stuff I'm trying to do
6-- mental lists of what I need to get done and trying to prioritize them
7-- wondering if I'm doing things the way I should and how what I'm doing might affect the future

Six Things You Wish You Never Did:

1-- put off my writing for so many years
2-- held things in as much as I have
3-- personalized things that weren't really about me
4-- stress eat
5-- procrastinate, lol
6-- worry too much about others' opinions

Five Turn Offs:

1-- rudeness
2-- vulgarity
3-- disrespect
4-- aggression
5-- laziness

Four Turn Ons:

1-- kindness
2-- strength, inner and outer
3-- respect, for self and others
4-- music/art ability

Three Smileys That Describe Your Life:

1-- ;-)
2-- :-D
3-- @@ (okay, not a smiley but accurate, lol)

Two Things You Want To Do Before You Die:

1-- finish writing the most important stories in my head
2-- make sure my kids are ready to be on their own as successful adults

One Confession:

1-- I've been fighting social phobia for years, so if I'm nervous talking to you, please don't be offended.

With Much Appreciation to all those interested in getting to know the real people behind the public images,
LK Hunsaker

 

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