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[VIDEO] Time capsule conversation: Jeremiah McDonald Talks To His 12-Year-Old Self Using a Video He Made TWENTY Years Ago
this video has began going viral, and because of that, I thought I would share it with all of you. Jeremiah McDonald is a 32-year-old man who appears to be having a conversation with himself, at the age of 12.
Jeremiah McDonald‘s endearing film shows him going 20 years back in time to speak to himself as a playful, chubby-cheeked boy.
McDonald is from Portland, Maine and is receiving not only praise for this video, but also some skepticism. Many people believe he hired someone to play his 12-year-old self, while others realize he is a filmmaker and has the ability to edit a video from 20 years ago, that he made himself, with the newer video he recently filmed. Also, he made this video and most likely watched it a few times and decided what questions he could ask and what statements he could make that would make it appear that he was having the conversation with the boy from the older video. It’s not rocket science. In fact, how do you think reality television works? They arrange the footage they’ve captured in such a way that they can tell whatever story they choose to concoct.
The outrageously talented McDonald is an associated artist with the Comédie de Caen theatre in Normandy, France.
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Hope Trott, 3, Goes For Mile Long Walk In The Middle Of The Night
Very early on Wednesday morning, three-year-old Hope Lillian Trott made an incredible walk to the store after awakening in the middle of the night. Young Hope had thought that her mother was at the store buying pizza and had decided to put her coat on over her pajamas as well as her favorite red shoes on, that went with her Minnie Mouse outfit, and head to go find her mom.
The family lives in Maine, so the little girl had left footprints of her journey in the snow before arriving at the store, which wasn’t yet open. A store employee had arrived near 4 a.m. to clean the floors, when he saw Hope crying out in front and decided to alert the police. Seeing as she was so young, the officers traced her footprints back to her home, fearing that there might have been a home invasion.
Luckily, upon arriving at the Trott home, they were relieved to find the door ajar, but everyone else in the home sound asleep. And little Hope was checked out at the hospital, which assured everyone that nothing was wrong with the youngster, despite the weather being 29 degrees during her early morning walk.
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Born As Twin Brothers: Now They’re Brother And Sister
Lately, there seems to be a lot of stories coming about that share a child’s journey to match their body with how they feel. Although, transgendered children seems shocking as is, this story is definitely intriguing.
Although born identical twin boys, Wyatt Maines had never felt the same as brother Jonas. While Jonas played with Spiderman and pirates, Wyatt preferred Barbie and tutus.
From a young age, Wyatt did not identify with the gender he was born into and with the help of incredibly supportive parents, Kelly and Wayne, began to live life as a girl. Wyatt became Nicole in the fourth grade and now takes hormones to stop male puberty.
Nicole, now aged 14, told the Boston Globe: ‘I have always known I was a girl. I think what I’m aiming for is to undergo surgery to get a physical female body that matches up to my image of myself.’
Sadly, like most children who act differently than how they are expected to be, The Maines family (ironically from Maine) have had their share of hardships. Nicole (Wyatt), and her family have had to deal with legal battles, discrimination and bullying.
Wyatt made it very obvious that he was not a boy and would act out in anger about people not listening to how he felt. Soon after, the twins’ mother, Mrs. Maines, began looking into transgendered issues with children. Not surprisingly, there was little information before she came across the Children’s Hospital Gender Management Services Clinic in Boston, opened in 2007 by endocrinologist Norman Spack and urologist David Diamond.
Mr Maines, a 53-year-old safety director at the University of Maine, told the Boston Globe: ‘I didn’t understand it all, but I saw the weight lift off Kelly’s shoulders and a smile in Nicole’s eyes.
‘That was it for me. There were tons of challenges for us after that, but I knew my daughter was going to be OK, medically.’
What an amazing father. There are far too many parents in this world that would prefer to portray the image of a perfect family and sacrifice the happiness that they shared with their children, then allow them to be happy being who they truly are. Mr. Maines is a hero in my mind because he allowed his daughter the opportunity to stop suffering sooner than later. Being transgendered is an interesting feeling of being in the wrong body, that I cannot relate to, but can imagine is horrifying. With this being said, the longer this goes on, the more damage that is done to the person, and Mr. and Mrs. Maines did not allow this to happen.
The GeMS Clinic is the first of its kind in the U.S to focus on children and teenagers with gender identity issues. They have a multifaceted team including specialists in gynecology, urology, social work and psychiatry.
Using hormone therapies, the clinic halts puberty in transgender children, blocking the development of characteristics like breasts or facial hair, which can make the final steps to the other gender more painful and expensive.
‘I believed in Nicole. She always knew who she was.’
In the fourth grade, Wyatt grew longer hair and started wearing more girly clothes and by fifth grade had her name legally changed to Nicole.
Mrs Maines, 50, who works in law enforcement, told the Boston Globe: I believed in Nicole. She always knew who she was.’
There were very few problems with classmates or their parents until one boy called Nicole a ‘faggot’ and objected to her using the female bathroom.
The boy’s grandfather complained to the school board backed by the Christian Civic League of Maine.
The superintendent of schools then decided Nicole should use a staff bathroom causing the Maines to bring a discrimination case against the school.
Jonas also ended up getting into fights to defend his sister. After several incidents of prejudice and bullying the Maines moved to a more diverse community in the state with more liberal schools.
The Maines family spoke out to help fight the deep stigma against transgender youth.
Suicide attempts are a high risk with transgendered youth and it is believed that 50% have attempted suicide at least once before their 20th birthday. This is outrageous! Just because we believe something, does not mean it is true. If someone feels like a girl or a woman, who are we to say that it is not possible. Many parents tell their children that you can grow up to be whatever you want. Well, Wyatt wanted to be a girl, believed he WAS a girl, and his parents let him do just that. Wyatt is now Nicole and happy. Having a happy child is not only better for that person and their families, but also for the rest of society who will have less emotionally unstable people trying to make it in this harsh world.
Jonas told the Globe: ‘I love having a sister. We have a very strong relationship.’
Nicole added: ‘I would say my brother got lucky with me. Because we grew up with only boy neighbours, I developed a liking to shoot-’em-up and military video games. I could have come out a lot girlier.’
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- Twin Brothers, Wyatt Nicole And Jonas, Are Now Brother And Sister After One Undergoes Transgender Transformation (bossip.com)
- A fascinating story about a transgendered twin (timesunion.com)
- Transgender rights bill headed for crucial votes in Mass. Legislature (boston.com)
- She Simply Knew (neatorama.com)
- Pair Of Twins With Different Fathers (practikel.com)
Scariest Mug Shot I Have Ever Seen!
UPDATED INFORMATION:
AUGUSTA, Maine—One of three men charged in a triple-killing in western Massachusetts claimed to be a vampire and Satanist after an assault in which he licked a teenager’s blood in Maine. Caius Veiovis (KYE-us VAY-oh-veese), then known as Roy Gutfinski, served almost 7 1/2 years in prison in Maine for charges including elevated aggravated assault after he and his 16-year-old girlfriend cut a teenager’s back with a razor and kissed as they licked the blood. The 1999 injury required 32 stitches to close. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/pYmquV) Gutfinski claimed to be a vampire and a Satan worshipper. His name was changed while in prison. He’s now one of three men charged in Massachusetts in a triple killing. His lawyer declined comment to The Associated Press during a court hearing Monday.
Meet Caius Veiovis.
The Massachusetts man, 31, and two cohorts are facing murder and kidnapping charges in connection with the deaths of three men, one of whom was expected to testify against one of the accused killers in an upcoming criminal trial.
Veiovis and his codefendants are connected to a Hells Angels chapter, according to investigators. The three men were scheduled to be arraigned this morning in District Court.
This is highly unattractive and from my understanding, serves absolutely no purpose. If anything, it seems to me that these bulges on his face would cause more damage if hit. Can anyone explain the purpose??