Weight on the Shoulders

The story "Ironhead" it shows how one can really be affected by bearing too much stress. The pumpkin head family was a very happy family. Both the parents loved each other very much, and they had children. The children they had came out with pumpkin heads, with the exception of the last child. The last child was born with the head of an iron. He would go to school, and he was not socially accepted just based on who he was and what he looked like. Due to all the social stress, I believe that is why he died.

Students these days go through the same situations. They might not die, but the stress takes a toll on them. Students who are not accepted for what they look like or who they are have a very difficult time to fit in a socially. The students usually keep it bottled up because they do not think their parents are going to care, and that really wears the kid down. I think this is what happened to Ironhead. (Nicole Butzke, Post 12)