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Tanner

My name is Tanner. Or Jack, my friends also call me. For some reason. Ive kinda just seen it as 2 names now.

When i think of myself, i don't necessarily think good. After all, no one can be fully good, y'know what i mean? Hopefully. Ive kinda screwed up when it comes to life and acting the way you "should". I wasn't always this way, though. Its only until 2nd or 3rd grade when I started acting like a piece of shit no one wants to be around. I began acting rude, selfish, and just overall a "negative" person. It would honestly be better if I never talked.

           All my friends seem to think im the best, which honestly makes me feel horrible. I feel im lying to them because im truly, one horrible person. Sometimes I go so far to think, 'well i suppose the world would be better off without me' but ive always stopped myself from putting those thoughts into action. You see, my dog Juzou, i dont want to leave her alone. Shes been good to me, though i may not deserve it, shes been there. I wouldnt want to make her sad, so i wont leave her. Shes stayed true to me, so i'll stay true to her. I promised id take care of her forever.

            Sometimes i wish i could go back to the old days, then again, was then really any different than now? I did have more things than I do now. But, i didnt have Juzou, so it probably wouldn't be worth it to go back to those times.

            There's also a cat thats started coming around to visit us, i named her Bella, but i really just call her Kitty. At first I was kinda scared, because, uh, i guess she can get sick of being petted and try to claw me? Its been okay though, shes never really hurt me, hurt me y'know? Shes really nice to have around when she's not being a psycho serial killer kind of cat. I may have been over exaggerating, okay? She brings me bones sometimes, of which i am happy for, because that means she cares right? And I also get pretty grossed out. But hey, the cat likes me so...