I Just Wanna Be Average

I tried to read the excerpt critically. I kept saying where are the claims, where is the so-what? Then, I realized, this is more of a about my life biography piece. Plus, I thought this was going to tie into our next writing assignment, the restaurant review. But, it didn't. I was a little disappointed actually. Anyway, reading a piece where someones life seems sad makes you realize just how lucky you are. Mike was an average kid I think, for his neighborhood. He wasn't too well off, they were defiantly below poverty. But, at the same time they made a life for themselves and made it. They had a place to call home. It is all in the eye of the beholder. What defines one person as average and another as not? Their income level, their outlook on life, how many friends they have? Everyone has negative parts to their life. That is what makes us human. Mike may have lived in a horrible neighborhood, but his family was loving and there for each other. Where as, someone who lives in a better neighborhood may have problems with their family getting along.