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[1nterboy]

that apartment on Bateman Cresent

Sometimes I have dreams of a place, I once was Some place where I grew up for the first part of my life Somewhere I would call home in that little apartment With my mom and myself. I was 5.

That big tree in the centre of the 4 apartment complexes where all the big kids would play next to the bike rack. I was there. As my mom watched me while I played with my toys in that yard in the sunset of those evenings. And Austin, that boy who was 7 from that bright blue house across the street, would bike around the area. Those apartment complexes were my home. From pre-made oven-baked pizzas to sparkling President's Choice lemonade, and rewatching Mamma Mia for the 2 millionth time. I was there. I remember our neighbour, from Sudan, Dave. A friend of my mom's. I remember the old lady Betty who would bake buns for us who lived down the hallway from our apartment. I remember my mom's friend Christine and her kids Dombek and Ashai, who looked like me as they were both Afro-indigenous, as they lived in the other apartment building. I still think about our apartment in Batemen Cresent and how it appears in dreams but is not the place I know it's that place, but it's a strange and yet familiar feeling. That apartment behind the Superstore will be home to me. And always will be.

[1nterboy]

"you get the best of both worlds"

"How has your society and culture attended to your needs as a child and youth? Could you assess your society? What kinds of services and community offerings are there that support children’s needs. What kinds of cultural activities are available to you in your society?" Well looking back now I was a cultured kid growing up... I spent consuming a lot of media while growing up, as I do now. I grew up in a single-parent household, which means soft restrictions on what I see on the internet, movies, tv and music as long as not close to a porno. I was into everything as a kid, from even the toys I played with like Tonka trucks, Barbies, Hot Wheels Cars, Thomas the Train sets, Beyblades, Pokemon Cards and such. I was considered weird as a kid even by my classmates and people who knew because I liked "girl stuff". My mom believes that whatever makes me happy makes me happy, so she has no problem buying me a Barbie set for one of my birthdays. Deep down I still today feel so sorry for that kid who was mistreated because of being "gay" for playing with toys that made him happy. I did not fit into "society's standards" were like that due to toxic masculinity and I think it kinda messed me up in the long run. I was just a kid. Anyways, other than playing with toys I watched a lot of Music Videos and listened to music a lot. Songs that highlight my childhood are linked at the bottom of this post. My mother had a lot of influence on my music taste as well as she was a big 80s kid and I grew up with a lot of 80s songs and a little bit of 90s playing on the radio or on a CD. I still remember her playing a lot of Cyndi Lauper and Amanda Marshall in on drives. I also spent a lot of time watching movies and tv shows. My favourite movies as a kid were "13 Going On 30" and "Mamma Mia!" as those were the most notable from my childhood, Those movies are still my comfort movies. Another thing that really shaped my childhood is tv shows, I was into all of them from watching PBS when I was around toddler age to Hannah Montanna when I was a little older. Since I grew up at the start of the "internet" era I watched a lot of Youtube especially YouTube channels which were involved with toys. Grav3yardGirl (Bunny) I watched a lot of on that site as she would test a lot of "as seen on tv" stuff and it kept me entertained for hours, as well as Bart Baker parodies of popular music videos, I miss those so much. I would say a lot of the media I've consumed over the year especially when I was younger shaped me into the person I became today, I would say for the best or for the worse though. I just have to accept that's what made of me and I'm grateful for it.

[1nterboy]

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[1nterboy]

hello ;)

Welcome to 1nteboy, my space where I talk about anything revolving around what teens talk about to this day... I cover pop culture, media, tv, music, social media and issues around high school life and stuff... get to know me lol I am 17 years old I am based in Canada I am black and indigenous I hope you enjoy your time here ;) - 1nterboy