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What home looks like to me

Home to me is about family. It doesn't matter what you have in it or whether you have a flat screen T.V, but mostly for me it's about all the cherished memories you've spent in it with your siblings, your parents or guardians and your pets. You should always remember that because lots of people don’t have any of that and they have to suffer outside in the cold and the hot and the rain and they can’t afford food. Every day they witness more and more people walk past them and laugh at them, calling them names, pointing fingers at them when really they can’t help if they look dirty or smell bad, because guess what? They don't have a shower, they don't have a washing machine, or a toothbrush, or more then one set of clothes. Maybe their shoes have holes in them. They can't get haircuts and they can't get jobs but they are still so grateful for what they have. Even if someone puts a dollar in their cup, if they get a crumb to eat, they're happy and then some people are mad because they didn't get what they wanted for dinner. That's why home to me is all the cherished memories you've spent in it and being grateful for the space to share it with families.

Anastasia

Grade 5

Grimsby, Ontario

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