Olivia+Edwards

__ Everyday people are put into situations that require them to have tolerance.__ Some things are easier to tolerate than others. For example, siblings and smaller family members tend to get a lot less of our tolerance than teachers or parents. Even though some things are extremely difficult to put up with, tolerance is something that is important to show. __I spend a lot of time at my Aunt Jeannie’s house.__ I have four cousins there. The two younger ones are Cole and Cody. I love them to death but I have to admit, they drive me insane sometimes. Just like any little boys, they are constantly asking me to play with them. Which by itself is okay. But on top of that, Cole wants to grow up to be an actor. That dream encourages him to be overly dramatic and pretend that everything is ten times bigger than it actually is. Also, he tends to get an attitude when he doesn’t get his way. Then, Cody tells on him and all I ever get is “Olivia, Cole’s being rude!” It drives me all the way insane but it’s not my place to say something. So, I tolerate it and tell them to work it out, calmly. My little cousins aren’t the only annoyance in my life__. Teachers also get on my nerves.__ I can tolerate them too though, The reason that they get on my nerves is the fact that they think we have time to do everything just because we have a laptop now. They think that we can do projects and assignments all the time without a problem and then out parents wonder why so many students’ grades are dropping. Even though it bothers me that they don’t give us very much time for things, I have respect for the teachers. I have respect for them and that is why I tolerate it and just keep my mouth shut. __ Parents also drive me crazy.__ I don’t live with my dad but I do live with my mom. I love my mom but she is a perfectionist. Sometimes it feels like no matter what I do, I’m not good enough. Everyone feels this way sometimes. I tell my mom that it bothers me, and we talk about it. Instead of blowing up at my her and telling her things that I don’t mean, I try to stay calm. I try to tolerate it. But sometimes tolerance gets hard. Sometimes I lose my cool and we start to yell. Things always seem to get better but the consequences of yelling at her in the first place makes me want to tolerate things a little bit better next time. __Tolerance is a very important thing to be able to show.__ It’s a way of showing respect. Siblings and other younger family members need tolerance a lot of the time. As well as teachers. Parents do things that make us not want to put up with them too. It can be hard but there are certain things that just need to be tolerated. There are also things that you need to stand your ground about. Make sure you can be reasonable about your choices.
 * Tolerance**

Peer Edit: Paragraph 1 doesn't really have a topic sentence that goes with talking about your cousins.

There weren't really any interesting words in your essay. They were all really easy words like, want, thought, I'm, and words like that