GRA Week 5 - A Rover's Story (Sec. 1) by Mattie Bailey

lawrenceg21 — 2023-10-30 14:57:34 UTC

Last year, my roommate and I were asked to live in a house with 4 other girls for our junior and senior year. We decided to make a pro/con list to decide if we should agree and sign the lease with them or to stay with our then roommate group.

lawrenceg21 — 2023-10-30 15:04:24 UTC

Earlier this year, a friend had asked me to pick them up from an appointment off campus because she didn't have a car. I agreed because I care about her and didn't want her to uber by herself. I really didn't want to go pick her up because I had a lot of homework to do, but I knew she was counting on me so I picked her up anyways.

Colleen Hoyt

2023-10-30 15:05:08 UTC

In my sport, I was a team captain. My team counted on my to be the one connecting with our coach and being the one relaying information between both sides. When something happened with one of our coaches that required a conversation and us to question our coach on why it happened, as I was the one who relayed information, I was the one who had to bring the topic up to the coach. I did not want to be the one to bring it up, but as my team was counting on me I brought it up anyways

lawrenceg21 — 2023-10-30 15:06:38 UTC

I was forced to make a decision I wasn't sure about when choosing a college. I had no clue where I wanted to go, or what I wanted to do. But with the help of my family and friends I was able to make a decision, and though I was very unsure and anxious about the decision it turned out to be the right one!

Colleen Hoyt

2023-10-30 15:07:00 UTC

When I was deciding whether or not to continue with a sport that I had done for 11 years, I had to use logic to make my decision. My emotions made making my decision much harder and blurrier, and by using logic I was able to make a decision that was best for me and my mental/physical health

Colleen Hoyt

2023-10-30 15:11:38 UTC

I was forced to make a decision on which college to attend. I was debating between the college my brother attended, or the college my sister attended, or a college closer to home. Both colleges my sister attended were 10 hours from home, but I liked them more than the colleges closer to home. I am a homebody so going somewhere far from home scared me, but in the end, I made the right decision for me and came to Xavier

Chloe Demboski

demboskiac1 — 2023-10-30 16:08:11 UTC

One decision that I can remember that I was not sure about was deciding where to go to college. I was not totally sure what I was looking for so when it came time to decide, I was not 100% certain I was making the right decision. I ended up loving Xavier and I am glad I decided to come here.

Chloe Demboski

demboskiac1 — 2023-10-30 16:09:58 UTC

I was apart of a rec. basketball league and I was not feeling great one week and did not want to go. My team was already down players and would not have been able to play if I did not go so I decided to go and make the most of it so that my friends could play.

Chloe Demboski

demboskiac1 — 2023-10-30 16:11:11 UTC

I had to use logic and not emotion when making the decision of where to go to college. I was scared to go and wanted to go where my best friend Anna was going, but I knew that I had to put my fear aside and do what was best for my career path.

Claire Dinovo

cdinovo04 — 2023-10-31 03:13:08 UTC

A time that I had to make a decision I was not sure about was when me and my friends were deciding on a house for our junior/senior year. None of my roommates are from the Cincinnati area, meaning we did not know where good houses were or what was considered affordable. We visited several houses with different landlords and ultimately decided on a house that was perfect for all of us!

Claire Dinovo

cdinovo04 — 2023-10-31 03:16:15 UTC

I often find myself in situations like this at my job. It always happens when I pick up a shift for someone and then my friends decide they want to do something that night. It is hard to want to go in when I know I could be missing out, but as a manager I know that there are people counting on me. Even though it can be difficult, I always try and look at the positive.

Claire Dinovo

cdinovo04 — 2023-10-31 03:24:41 UTC

A time that I had to use logic instead of emotions was deciding what to do with a friend in high school. I had realized that whenever I was around them their behavior was destructive. Even though I had been friends with them for several years, I knew that the best decision for me and my mental health was to end the friendship.

Sophia Wiesman

2023-11-02 21:57:59 UTC

I was forced to make a decision I wasn't sure about when picking a college. I had narrowed it down to two choices, but they were both good. One was far away from home in Florida and the other was Xavier. I obviously ended up making the decision to come to Xavier, but I was unsure after committing here. Ultimately it was a great decision because I am super close to home and I have a really good relationship with my family.

Sophia Wiesman

2023-11-02 22:01:32 UTC

Yes, being a dancer my whole life this has happened a lot. Most of the time it will happen when learning new choreography and then our coach puts us in groups to do it in front of everyone. I don't want to do the dance because I wasn't comfortable with it yet, but if I didn't do it then my team would be let down. I always do the dance when put in groups so that my team knows I'm not scared to try, but I don't want to do it all the time.

Sophia Wiesman

2023-11-02 22:03:53 UTC

I had to use logic instead of my emotions to make a decision when deciding on whether or not to keep my "best friend" in my life or not. She was awful to me, rude, bratty, self centered, and she would only hangout with me if it benefited her. I made the hard decision to tell her we were done being friends. My emotions made it difficult because we had been through so much together. But I needed to use logic to see she was hurting me as a person every time she was around.

Janay Bell

2023-11-02 23:28:55 UTC

I was forced into making a decision about which college I wanted to attend. With the many choices and offers, it was hard to find the perfect fit for me, but thankful I chose the right school!

Janay Bell

2023-11-02 23:30:30 UTC

There were many times in college, I just wanted to give up and not come back, but with the help of my family and advisors I decided to stay. Also, as the first person in my family to go to college, I felt that they were all counting on my to succeed and finish.

Janay Bell

2023-11-02 23:33:39 UTC

I had to use logic when picking a school for college. I had to choose the best school that would support me mentally, spiritually, and physically. I had to pick the school that was best for me and my family such as loans and payments for tuition. Thinking logically saved me a lot of money and homesickness.

haley wright

wrighth51 — 2023-11-03 03:52:38 UTC

I felt as if I was forced to make a decision when I was going to college. My parents wanted me to go to a bigger school closer to home, but I did not want to go there. People were putting a lot of pressure on me to make a final decision so I felt rushed to make a quick decision.

haley wright

wrighth51 — 2023-11-03 03:55:09 UTC

I feel that I have to do something because others are counting on me on the daily. In my sport I go for every practice and there are many days where I don't feel like I want to be there. I also feel like, at the same time, I would be letting a lot of people down. My teammates, my group, my coaches, etc.. I continue to be there for the team.

haley wright

wrighth51 — 2023-11-03 03:58:13 UTC

A time that I used logic instead of my feelings came when I decided to quit doing gymnastics. I had done it for 15 years and I was so emotionally attached to the sport. I grew up in the gym and I learned so much from the sport. It got to a point, though, where I could no longer continue with it as it was starting to cause a lot of physical issues. I was constantly in pain and was covered in bruises and marks and scratches. I had to make the decision to quit based on logic as I could not keep up with it anymore.

Conner

2023-11-03 18:40:56 UTC

when I started to play hockey I was so scared because I had saw so much body contact hockey

Talia

2023-11-03 18:41:24 UTC

Yes there was when there was volleyball and I wasnt going to but I did because the teachers help me learn how to play.

Natalie

2023-11-03 18:42:12 UTC

When I was 5 I wanted nothing to do with hockey but i was forced to play it because my whole family played hockey. Now it's my favourite sport.

Talia

2023-11-03 18:43:20 UTC

When my brother was moving and I didnt want to but my brother was counting on me.

Ryder

2023-11-03 18:43:24 UTC

When my Grandpa and Grandma sold my favourite horse.

Conner

2023-11-03 18:43:34 UTC

When my baseball did not have enough players so I had to play

Natalie

2023-11-03 18:44:34 UTC

I did softball when I was ten because they had few players and my friends were counting on me.

Talia

2023-11-03 18:45:18 UTC

When I wanted to go to my friends and my mom didnt want me to because I had to do chores

Mason

2023-11-03 18:45:36 UTC

One decision I had was to shot a shotgun or not and just shot a 22. I shot the shotgun and liked it.

Jaxon

2023-11-03 18:46:17 UTC

when I had to make decision to go trick- or treating with my dad or with my mom it was a hard decision but I did it

Riley

2023-11-03 18:46:23 UTC

When I have to clean up after my dog.

Natalie

2023-11-03 18:46:58 UTC

My dog got sick and when we took him to the vet I didn't want to cause I was too scared to lose him. (he was old by the way) But when we took him he just needed medicine.

Mason

2023-11-03 18:47:31 UTC

One time I had to help with my brother's birthday even though I dident want to.

Gracie

2023-11-03 18:47:50 UTC

I was forced to make a decision when it was volleyball sign ups and there wernt enough players on the team so i signed up

Conner

2023-11-03 18:48:08 UTC

When I had to move cattle in Alberta or play video games but I had to help

Gracie

2023-11-03 18:49:18 UTC

I didnt really want to go to one of my hockey games because i was tired but i knew my team and couch was counting on me

Riley

2023-11-03 18:50:20 UTC

I didn't know if I was going to play baseball but ever body was telling me to play so I did

Jaxon

2023-11-03 18:50:43 UTC

when i go unload stuff with my grams i dident want to

Katie

2023-11-03 18:52:08 UTC

A friend invited me for a sleepover but I wasn't sure if I should go but my family was going somewhere else and i didn't want to go there so I forced myself to go and have fun with my friends

Jocelyn

2023-11-03 18:52:35 UTC

It was farther's day and my grandpa wanted me to curl with him that day it was a hard decision

Evan

2023-11-03 18:55:02 UTC

When I was 3 I did figure skating. Then when i was 5 i was forced to play hockey and i wasn't sure about it. Now i love hockey so much.

Lexi

2023-11-03 18:55:27 UTC

At Halloween there was a house that let me choose a chocolate-bar or milk and I liked both of them but i choose strawberry milk because I had chocolate-bars at home.

Kade

2023-11-03 18:55:37 UTC

I had a choice between a game or feed horses. I chose to feed horses.

Ryder

2023-11-03 18:55:42 UTC

When I choose my birthday supper. I chose between spaghetti and chilli, and I chose chilli. it was the right choice!

Adrianna

2023-11-03 18:56:23 UTC

I was forced to to paint my wall's in my room teal because my sister wouldn't let me paint them purple and we had to agree on a colour (purple).

Jocelyn

2023-11-03 18:57:36 UTC

On a Sunday I had curling and I wasn't felling good but I had to drive my coach too so I knew my team mates and coach was counting on me!!!!

Lexi

2023-11-03 18:57:56 UTC

One time my mom asked if I could clean her room for her because she was busy but I didn't want to but I helped her anyways.

Myelle

2023-11-03 18:58:20 UTC

When I was going to buy my horse, I was forced to make a decision within hours on if I was going to buy this horse or not. I was really unsure bu I ended up buying her I am really glad I did because she is a really good horse

Adrianna

2023-11-03 18:58:27 UTC

I wasn't sure about going to provincials, because I was sick the previous days but I knew my parent's and coach was counting on me.

Brantley

2023-11-03 18:58:41 UTC

Not going to karate it really felt wrong but I was not letting myself go.

Jocelyn

2023-11-03 18:59:13 UTC

I diden't want to go check cows with my dad but I diden't want to hurt his feelings it was a hard decsion

Kade

2023-11-03 18:59:23 UTC

When I didn't want to unload the dishwasher

Adrianna

2023-11-03 18:59:26 UTC

I didn't want to go in the combine with my dad but i didn't want to hurt his feeling's

Lexi

2023-11-03 19:01:12 UTC

One time when It was my grandma's birthday I choose to sleep in instead of going to her house to celebrate for her birthday.

Brantley

2023-11-03 19:01:31 UTC

Not wanting to play defense in hockey. But I had to.

Katie

2023-11-03 19:02:51 UTC

My family and I have cats and my sister always wants me to go with her to pet them and play with them all the time and I hate it and every time she asks me I say no or maybe later but I know that she always wants me to go so I do it anyway

Myelle

2023-11-03 19:04:01 UTC

When I was not going to play volleyball but the team was short on a players . so I decided to play cause the team was counting on me

brisdon

2023-11-03 19:08:31 UTC

there has been a time i did not want to do somthing but i did cause i knew it would help my auntie bev she had to move i did not want to help her move but i did

Evan

2023-11-03 19:13:15 UTC

Last year I did not want to play volleyball but my friends wanted me to but i didn't. this year the same thing happened to me but I did play volleyball this year. Now i play volleyball and i enjoy it.

Trey Kelhoffer

2023-11-04 23:04:58 UTC

I taught for a year in Japan. Financial circumstances were difficult, and I ultimately decided to come home and obtain my licensure and teach in the US. It was difficult, because I loved working with my students in Japan.

Trey Kelhoffer

2023-11-04 23:10:16 UTC

I felt like this in when I worked in the service industry. Taking care of difficult customers is expected in the service industry, so that situation happened from time to time.

Trey Kelhoffer

2023-11-04 23:11:43 UTC

I often have to delay gratification or study/work instead of relaxing. I think defer our emotions for inconvenient things we have to do on a daily basis.

Nick Ciancio

2023-11-05 17:12:43 UTC

Yes, there were many times that I have had to do something but others needed me to do it so I did. The most recent time this happened was when I was working at a grocery store over the summer and someone was sick and vomited and I had to clean it up. I know that this is not the most high stakes situation but it still was something that I did not want to do.

Nick Ciancio

2023-11-05 17:15:37 UTC

The time that I have had to pick which friends to live with was hard for me. At Xavier you pick your roommate group and I had to pick which of my friends to live with and it was hard because there weren't enough rooms for everyone but I had to chose and we all had to agree.

Nick Ciancio

2023-11-05 17:19:23 UTC

A time that I had to use logic instead of emotions to make a decision was when I had to move on from one of my high school friends. He was not the best person, and he would say hurtful or offensive things sometimes but he was one of my friends and I had to tell him that we shouldn't be friends anymore.

Nora Los

2023-11-05 21:11:32 UTC

When I came to college I didn't know what I wanted to major in, but obviously that is something I had to decide. I am a really indecisive person and I just thought this was such a big decision so it was really hard for me. I chose education and I'm so happy with it!

Nora Los

2023-11-05 21:14:05 UTC

I am on the club volleyball team and a couple times this semester I have wanted to skip practice because I've been tired or had other work to do, but I realized my team is counting on me to show up to practice and put in the work, so I do it.

Nora Los

2023-11-05 21:17:06 UTC

I had to use logic instead of emotions when I was deciding who to live with this year. My roommate and I didnt live well together so logically it wouldn't make sense to live with her again, but I felt really bad and I didn't want to hurt her feelings.

Eva Garay

egaray4616_ — 2023-12-13 06:09:48 UTC

My senior year I had to decide between accepting a full tuition to a school that would not offer me as many opportunities as a special education major or going to Xavier University where I did have various opportunities to get involved on campus but possibly pay more money. I had to weigh my decisions wisely, and up to now I still do. However, due to the rise in tuition here at Xavier, it is still a great concern of mine. Although it has not always been sunshine and rainbows here and at times truly difficult. I have also met people I knew I was meant to encounter in my lifetime and experiences and my various involvements have allowed me to grow more than I thought I would have at the other school.