Problems with my son (November 22, 1776)

Hey journal, being with my son has been very tough so far. He has been nothing but problems, we dont ever talk and he is always mad at me. He blames me for the reason his mother died, but it wasn't my fault. We dont know what happened to her, but I do know that I had nothing to do with her dying. I wish he could understand that, he never talks to me, and we're always arguing about everything. There is no respect anymore, he does what he wants when he wants. Even if I take disciplinary actions he doesn't listen he just goes on and does whatever he wants. We no longer can do anything all the problems we basically have aren't going to get solved anytime soon. No matter what i decide to do he will still act like this with me. I wish there was a way to show him that his mother died but it wasn't my fault. He doesn't want to understand that, I feel like I am under pressure to do something quick or else he will do something that can kill him. Especially with the revolution still going on its been months now, and there hasn't been any changes. Everyday I have to fear that something will happen to my son or me especially my son. What shall I do? No matter what I seem to do everything ends ub becoming worse. I have tried everything in my power to make things good, but now what? Well for now journal I will try my best to make things better, but if I can't then what shall I do? Thank you O so very much journal you have been a lot of help. Thank You and Bye!!

 

 
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The Revolution & My Son (March 16,1776)

My name is Clark Hooker I am 17 and I live in Milford, Delaware. I am a widower, my wife passed a couple years ago and I have been broken hearted ever since. I have 1 child his name is Louis Hooker he has never really been able to recover from his mother dying. I don't plan on having a new wife anytime soon. So far we are in the American Revolution it has been nothing but hell here. All you hear is guns firing at any moment in time. You never know when a bullet can come through the house and kill one of us. I work as a fisherman out in the sea and I always have to be here worrying that something has happened to my child. My child is a very sensitive person any little thing can kill him at this moment. Everyday there are people dead this revolution is getting out of hand. At first I was with it but now I am not sure I am ok with it, just knowing that people keep dying every day is horrible, this isn't right but I am too afraid to speak out about it the people here are crazy. There are even kids that walk around with guns trying to kill people and some might not even know what they're fighting about. This revolution is not something I want to happen anymore, there might even be a chance that my son gets influenced and tries to start walking around with a musket. I do hope that everything goes alright and I hope that nothing happens to me or my son. Getting shot is not something my son can go through at the moment and I'm going to make sure that nothing happens to him at the same time. I will write tomorrow journal bye.

 

 
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My Sisters Death (July 15, 1620)

Tis' now 1662, Ive been through a lot, whether it be having to do with my mother and fathers death or just remembering everything that has happened. My sister has just died and the townspeople are all blaming her husband for the death, in a way I am too. I never did like him and I always thought he would do something bad to her but never something this bad. He has fled the city of Ipswich his name was Gregory Napple, he was never much of a respected man in the first place but to go this low and kill my own sister is the worst thing anyone can do. If I ever do get my hands on him I'm sure it will be the last time he breathes. My sister did not deserve to die especially not like this but the only thing I can do is make sure I get my hands on Gregory. That must be the worst guy in the world, and it has to be the worst thing to do to someone you can not just kill someone. There is no reason for any of it. The worst thing about it all is that my sister and I were just in a fight right before that and we were not speaking. Tis' a sad thing that two siblings fight each other like that and over a horrible reason. The townspeople are all extremely disappointed in what has happened. I still have to go to the farm and work I havent been able to feed myself because I have had to provide food for my wife and son. It is ok that it stays like that as long as they're health is fine then I have no problem. I will write back later.
 There has been no word of Gregory, but the townspeople tell me that they believe they are getting closer to finding him, I hope that what they say is true. I have warned them not to kill him and that I want him in my hands alive. I have been working, and right now tis' the time that I take a quick break. I decided to write in my journa during my break because I have so much I want to say and so much I want to let go off. The past week since I found out about my sisters death it has been nothing but hell for me. Some townspeople even believe I killed my own sister. That is ridiculous why would I even think about doing something like that to my own sister. I loved her so much and i already lost 1 brother and 1 sister before that. There would have been no reason for me wanting to kill my own flesh and blood. She truly was my everything and I adored her with all my heart and soul. The day will come when I make sure that Gregory gets what he deserves. Well now I have to get back to work I will write back later.
The townsmen have just informed me that they found that coward Gregory, and they are on there way bringing him to my house. I can not wait till he is here, I will finally get the chance to do whats right for my sister and he will get what he deserves. They should be on there way here at any time now so I will write and tell everything that happened.
I have gotten my revenge they allowed me to kill him, they did not hang him but they let me do what I wanted to him. I had a knife and I stuck it in his stomach 5 times and then I poked out his eye. He was blind when I killed him. The only thing that strikes me awkwardly is that one lady after that asked if I was sure that he was the one that killed my sister.Could I have been wrong? Tis' impossible that I am wrong, and if I was wrong then atleast I killed the guy I truly hated. I will leave a picture of my sister laying on the floor dead. I plan on going to sleep now so I will write whenever I can 

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The Past (December 5, 1660)

My name is Kevin Hooker I am 28, I have a wife and a son. I am the son of Thomas Hooker, and Anne Hooker. My wifes name is Olga Hooker and my sons name is Johnny Hooker. He is 12 and my wife is 18. My father died 10 years ago, and i remember everything almost as if it were yesterday. My mother left the house all day on that day, we were worried but no one would tell us what happened to her. Our guess was that she went of to the woods, but we did not think she would be stupid enough to go there by herself. Then again my father did upset her in a horrible way. He never told us what he did to get her mad, but the most important thing was knowing what happened to her. That night she came back, and we didnt know what was wrong. She came back with her hands bloody, father did not know that we were there watching everything that happened. When she went into the room I noticed that no one had turned off the candle, but I saw my father writing in something so i guessed that he was going to turn it off. Well later on I woke up smelling smoke everywhere. Not knowing what happened was going to kill me and I get out of my room, everything is on fire. I couldn't see anything. I thought the candle was the reason that this happened, and I was right. My mom and dad never came out of there room out of nowhere i see my sister, and we escape. The townspeople start to throw water at our home, and once the fire was out they went in and they brought the bodies out. My other 2 brothers and sisters were dead, and our parents were also dead. We were hear broken not knowing what to do with our lives. My sister fainted right on the spot and I was scared to death. Throughout that whole time in my life my sister, and I took care of each other. We learned to depend on one another. Then she got married and I was on my own, I met my wife Olga, and we have been happy ever since. Now I am going through a phase where I can't get anything that happened out of my head. I got this book to write in it any of the problems I may have, and until now it has helped me a lot. I have something to write my feelings into. I even drew in what happened that day. Well if I have any more problems I will make sure to write in my journal but as of now I am fine.

 

 
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Big Mistake (December 5, 1650)

      My name is Thomas Hooker, I live in Ipswich, Massachusetts. I have 4 kids, and a beautiful wife her name is Ann Hooker. We have been married for 20 years. As of the moment she is very disappointed, and mad at me because I told her one of my deepest darkest secrets. I do not regret telling her my secret but thou is taking it the wrong way. She means a lot to me and im very nervous, as soon as i told her she decided to just leave our home, and i did see her going into the dark woods. It is very dark, and it is the most dangerous thing someone as smart like herself could do. I am extremly frightened if I would have known this would have happened I would have kept this a secret still. I dont know what to do anymore i cant go into the woods and look for her. She could probably be dead as of now and I may not know it. Now that I think of it I am starting to regret telling her about it. If she were to die it would be no ones fault, but mine. As of now i have been working in my farm, but I haven't been able to do my job right I have been way to worried. one of my partners his name is Phillip Oswan he has noticed that my work hasn't been normal, and that I have looked very nervous as of today.
It is now evening, and i still have not had any word from my wife, and my kids are very worried my oldest son has had to calm his brothers and sisters. They have been worried a lot for there mother, my wife. I regret everything I did to her something bad has had to happen to her, if she hasn't came back yet then it must be because she can't find her way out of the woods. I can not believe this why did I have to tell her my secret? She hates me now and there is no one to blame but myself. After everything I have done I would not be surprised if she killed herself or if she never comes back. What if she met a new man to be with, and right now they are having sex? I don't know what to think, I am not even thinking all this is nonsense. I know Ann and she is not like that she will never betray me in any way our trust is fantastic. Her and I have been through a lot together but i understand why she is being like this right now. I know I would be very mad and betrayed if this happened to me. I feel so bad for my children, they will never talk to me again if I tell them the reason why there mother left. They had so much trust in her and I, I now feel like i betrayed all there trust. Only if her dad would have given Ann to me and not Richard. I honestly thought I did the right thing by buying her to have the perfect life with her. I have a knock on the door i wonder who it can be at this time of night. I'll write back later.
I can not believe this Ann came back, but I am so worried she came back with blood all over her hand. I asked her what was wrong but she never did answer me. I wonder what she did or someone did to her. She went straight to bed and did not say a word to me. When the kids hear that there mother came back they will be so happy. I never even had to tell them what happened for her to leave. I am very happy that she is back but then again I am very nervous that she may have commited murder or someone did someting to her. She hasn't even looked at me I know that she is not asleep she is just in bed, she hasn't even gon into the kids room to say that she is back. I must warn the townspeople that she is back. I forgot to say that they found out that she left. They were going to set up a group to go out and look for her but I will warn them that she is back. I hope that they will be happy that she is back but i will hav to make sure that they do not find out about the bloody hands. I have put her through so much, I am just so relieved right now that she is back. What would I have done without her, and the kids would have been put through so much if there mother was to never come back. For now I guess I will have to leave the things as they are but I will have to find out why her hands were bloody, and also I will have to explain everything that happened with her father and I. For now I will go to sleep good thing I have this journal for I can write anything I would like into it, and tell it all my secrets.    
 
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