Watching the movie about the homeless kids in Orange County really reinforced two main ideas that I have noticed in my experiences with homeless children: They grow up fast, and overall, they seem more happy and appreciative then you would think. For the first instance, the movie showed this well, when the kids were learning about their rights as well as drugs in a grade in which that would usually not happen. When talking about drugs, the teacher said, some of you have probably been offered one of these things before. To me this was different because although maybe I had seen drugs referenced on TV when I was young, I most certainly was not talking about it in school. To the second point, about their attitudes, it really struck me when the family was going through the trash to look for things they wanted. On first site, that is something that may elicit sadness, but these kids were rummaging through with joy, excited for what they may find. Also, throughout the movie, the kids were playing around with each other a lot, and one may think that their status would debilitate them from having that kind of joy. In reality, playing around is probably the only escape they can get, besides school. I was talking to my friend after class about the film, and talking about humans truly can adapt to a lot. She said, these kids grew up not knowing any different, and so that probably helps, which I thought was a good point.