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Could I please have some hugs? I’ve had a really long, stressful and exhausting day π
Hugs for anyone who needs them <3333
*Hugs*
*hugs* I hope you feel better <33
*BIG BEAR HUGSS*
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*huggsssss* *hugsssss* <3333333
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Hugs, I’m so sorry Silv, that sounds so hard. π
*Intense hugs*
I hope you feel better Silzer<3
*hugs* I’m sorry, Silv, I hope everything is brighter tomorrow <333
*hugs* I hope you feel better soon, Silv
*hugssss* everyone has a few stressful days sometimes, i’m sure it’ll get better soon π
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*Hugs* <3
Iβve been taking spring finals all of last week and this week and Iβm exhausted, I feel kinda sick but convinced myself to go to school today and to go tomorrow. But now Iβm getting worried because I have a soccer tournament this weekend and I donβt want to miss it because Iβve been attending like, every practice so that I can get playing time, and my coach says he looks forward to seeing me play because Iβm new on the team. I told my friends all of this and they were sympathetic and stuff, but one of them whoβs really been getting on my nerves, Cottonblaze, told me I was being selfish! She said I shouldnβt be complaining about my problems when other people had worse problems. Like, come on, I get that some people are dealing with worse stuff than this, but I actually specifically asked them if I could rant about something at lunch and they all said I could! So sorry for bothering you, Cottonblaze, when you literally gave me permission to!
Sorry, I really had to get all that out. Iβm just really upset and tired. Hugs? Edit:page flip? Naurrrr :((
I HATE friends that act like that! I’m so sorry Squirtle π. You’re NOT selfish: everyone has bad days, and I’m sure you’d be a great friend if Cottonblaze was having trouble!
I have experience with this kind of thing, and I find it really helps to confront them and say something along the lines of, “Why are you being mean? I’m just having a bad day, and I don’t think I deserve to be called selfish.”
*HUGSHUGSHUGS*
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I’m so sorry, Squix! I really hope you feel better soon. Maybe take some panadol and go to bed earlier tonight?
Cottonblaze sounds soo frustrating! I hate friends like that. Itβs unfair of them to say that and to act like they’ve never ranted to someone about something before. Saying you can’t be upset about something because others have it worse is like saying you can’t be happy because others have it better. Your feelings and struggles are valid <33 *hugssss*
*HUGS* NOW WERE IS COTTONBLAZE! I”M GOING TO ATTACK THEM WITH MY MUSTARD BOTTLE/jπ but it’s okay the blgs here or you!
*hugggs* oof, I’m sorry squix! You’re definitely not being selfish, sometimes people don’t have the best days, and that’s normal. I really hope you can attend your soccer tournament! *hugssss x2*
Iβm sorry, Squix. That sounds hard! You are NOT being selfish. Sending many hugs.
*Hugs Squirt* <3
Guys, I know this sounds really small and petty compared to other comments, but I’m trying to be a more active and helpful member of Blogclan, and I’m paranoid I’m inviting myself to other people’s things and people are viewing me as someone who is nosy and takes over. πππ
I’m sure that this isn’t the case- I like seeing your comments even though I don’t tend to reply and stick to my lovely safe back end of the blog!!! As for joining in other things, the more the merrier in most cases- i’m sure people love your presence
Thanks Map, that means a lot to me π
you’re very welcome, I hope you feel a bit better soon and don’t be afraid to put yourself out there!!
No Sorrel, I love ya here on the Blog! *Hugs*
Just like Map, I love reading your comments! Youβre not nosy, you donβt take over, you just join conversations! Iβm pretty sure thatβs okay, if not great! Donβt feel bad or guilty just for adding on.
*hugs hugs hugs*
Aww, i like seeing you around and spreading your positivity :3
*gives crème brûlée*
*hugs* Sorrelpaw, youβre amazing! Donβt think that youβre nosy or anything; the Blog wouldnβt be the same without you and your awesomeness <3
you’re not like that at all! i’ve never thought anything like that, and I don’t see why anyone would. you’re an amazing Blogclanner, and everyone including me loves having you here! *huggs*
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Sorrel, I assure you that isn’t the case! <3 youβre such a kind, fun person and I love seeing your comments around the blog!! I promise you aren't being annoying and that nobody sees you as nosy or someone who takes over π All of us are very involved in the community and sometimes join in with other peopleβs conversations β it doesn't mean you're nosy or taking over!!
Don’t worry, Sorrel, we love you here! I don’t think anyone sees you as nosy, and I personally enjoy your company and seeing you around! You’re so sweet and kind, and you definently light up the blog! *hugggs*
I love seeing your comments, and your presence is great in the blog! Youβre so sweet and kind, and you are justβwhatβs it calledβjoining the conversations and you are not being nosy or taking over at all! The blog wouldnβt be the same without you π
*HUGS* Don’t think like that! You’ve only been here for, what, 3 months? Honestly, you’re more famous than I am :’)
Luv ya, So! (Yes, that’s my nickname for you)
i never seen you as a nosy person that takes over stuff *HUGS* the blog loves you sorrel, and IF YOU DO THINK THAT OF HER I WILL ATTACK YOU WITH MY MUSTARD BOTTLE/hj
You’re amazing, Sorrels, one of my favorite BlogClanners! Hugs!!!!
No, ofc not Sorrel! Like Map said, the more the merrier! And we can all be nosy unintentionally, but you definitely aren’t! I’ve never thought of you as nosy or someone taking over convos, you join them! Don’t feel bad for anything like this, we all know you’re awesome! *hugsss*
You are not nosy! I love seeing you comment. *hugs*
Repasta from yesterday cuz it caught the end of the page:
Please help I am literally stuck doing my homework at 1:30 AM (donβt ask) after my mom has lectured me harshly for like 30 minutes, went away, then came back and did it again for at least another 30 minutes.
This is also the halfway point of my third week without eating breakfast. I have a literal inability to wake up early and my mom recently injured her leg, so she canβt drive, and my dad has work, so he canβt drive me to school, so I have to wake up for the bus, but I never wake up early enough to have time to eat breakfast so I am hungry all the time.
And my mental state is going downβIβm pretty sureβbut I donβt want to tell my mom because she is going to ask a bunch of questions I donβt want to answer but sometimes my thoughts get really dark and I think about things I shouldnβt be thinking of
Plus my dreams somehow always include something about me and my friends (at the least) getting hurt
And both my parents are trying to get me to quit all of my other activities, and I really donβt want to.
Hugs?
omg that sounds horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i hope you feel better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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*HUGS* Does your school feed breakfast? in my school if you come late to school you’re allowed to eat breakfast in class. *MORE HUGS* we are here for ya!
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Oh gosh, that sounds horrible Kilxi! Maybe try taking some time off from some of your activities and see if that satisfies your parents? I know what it’s like to be forced to quit something you love to do, and it’s horrible. Maybe try to compromise with your parents.
If your homework load is too much and causes you to stay up like that, I think you need to talk to a teacher. Homework should take about 3-5 hours at most, and since you are a -paw and in middle school like me, maybe 2-4 at most (this is based on my experience, it may be different at your school). Homework should definitely not take you until 2am to finish. Maybe if you sleep a bit earlier, you can wake up earlier too and get breakfast! (I’m also trying to get used to a new sleep schedule lol)
I hope this helps, and *hugssss*
Sending a million hugs, Kli.
*Sends hugs* That sounds awful, Crissy (can i call you that? It just kinda sprang to mind) I unfortunately don’t have much advice but errr, could you have breakfast on the bus? *Hugs some more*❤
Thank you all for the advice and words.
Also, yes, you can call me Crissy
hi guys, Buckbeakpaw has had a long, stressful day and he needs some hugs (like, he came home crying)
plz give bbp some hugs!!!
*HUGGOS*
I SUMMONS Buckbeakpaw! *summons then hugs him* *HUG*
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*Hugs for Buckbeakpaw*
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*Hugs* hope your brother is ok <3
This is a small problem but can I just vent to you guys?
So my dad went to opening night of Fiddler on the Roof, and he took plenty of great photos and sent them to my mom. Sounds great right? Not really, because my mom got really nitpicky and kept critiquing my looks and the angle my dad took photos at, and made so many comments that made me feel insecure like βBreezeflame, you should wear flats, heels make you look giantβ (I felt really confident in heels)βBreezy youβre wearing too much makeupβ, βWhy do you look this way in the photos Breezoβ and it was just so exhausting to deal with, like she cared more about my physical looks and the photos than the fact I felt beautiful and had fun π We also had an argument over something trivial this morning so that didnβt help.
Also Iβm just really tired, stressed, drained, and overstimulated rn and every little sound is bothering meeeeee :((
Hugs/advice?
You ARE beautifulll. It doesnt matter what others say as long as you believe that yourself ^^
*HUGGOS*
*Lots of huggos*
*hugs* Breezo, youβre beautiful if you believe youβre beautiful. Your mom doesnβt get to decide for you. *gives cookies* πͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺ
*hugs*
Don’t let her words discourage you! You’re beautiful no matter what others say <3
*Hugs* Don’t let her words bother you, and maybe try to talk to her to settle your argument. I hope this helps! *more hugs*
*hugssss* I’m sorry you had to deal with that Bree! My parents will do that sometimes too, and it’s so annoying and draining. You deserve to feel confident and good in your own body. I hope you had fun at the opening nevertheless!
Iβm so sorry, Bree. *hugs*
*Sends lots of hugs to Breezy* <3
Hi, I’m in the middle of class, and my classmate just shouted that Bluey is a little kids show and that people who cried for the last episode are insecure people who never grew up. I need hugs.
*hugs* Okay, that is justβ¦ WRONG. I love Bluey with no shame, I cried the entire last episode, and I may be insecure but I canβt say the same for my brother. He cried the last episode but if anything, heβs growing up too fast. That classmate is extremely rude for shouting that in the middle of class. Did the teacher say anything? I hope so. Anyways, hereβs some more hugs and cookies: π«π«π«π«π«π«π«π«π«π«π«πͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺ
Aww, thanks for the cookies. It was during my PE class, we have an indoor classroom, and my class is super loud as is, and we had a sub, so the teacher didn’t notice π
*hugs* your classmate is wrong! Don’t listen to their comments, that’s just their opinion and it shouldn’t make you, or anyone, feel like an insecure person who never grew up. It’s perfectly fine if you cried for the last episode <3 I've never watched Bluey, but don't let your classmate's opinions stop you from enjoying the episodes!
Don’t listen to your classmate, everyone has different opinions, don’t let her opinion bother you *Hugs**
wait, what???? That is just wrong. Bluey may seem like a little kids’ show, but it has many deep meanings. I love Bluey with no shame, and many of my friends do too! And there’s nothing wrong with that. *hugssss*
*Hugs Olie*
*hugs* That is entirely wrong. Bluey is not only for little kids, and I completely understand crying during the last episode.
Tw: girl drama
We had a trip with our teens group a little while ago. And the trip was kinda ruined for me.
basically, everything was going nice untill the first night. I was staying in a room with Reefpaw, Foxpaw, Lilypaw and Tawnypaw. We decided to go down to the other room where the other four girls were staying and play around. So we knocked on their door and ran away, several times, then we decided to stop cuz they were getting annoyed, and knocked on their door to play a game with them. They opened the door to tell us to go away, but we went in, and they immediately went to tattle on us. (I admit ding dong ditching and stuff wasn’t nice on our part) after everything we went to bed. And we found out that they found some guy on a plane and this one girl, Beepaw, fell head over heels in love with him, to the point where they started taking selfies at ridiculous angles so that they could get him in the camera. She started running into him ‘accidentally’ when going to the bathroom twice. I was just like bruh. And even more stupidly, Tawnypaw decided to go up to him and asked him to prank Beepaw and the others. Fast forward, we’re sitting in the hotel room laughing about the other girls (basically Tawnypaw wanted to find out his name so she had someone make a troll account and tried finding out herself) and stuff and Tawnypaw just glares at us and says ‘why are you guys so obsessed with this dude and the other girls.’ Reefpaw looks like she’s about to choke Tawnypaw and I was mad. Foxpaw was also really mad by the looks of it. Also, Tawnypaw was on her phone talking to some dude then fighting about him with some other girl and stuff. And it was just ugh. They were all acting like divas. Its just sooooooo annoying. They all think about guys and only guys. And its so stupid. Like, Tawnypaw was literally showing attitude to me when I did NOTHING to upset her. I told her once when she talked back to me, ‘whats your problem’ then she made a disgusted face and me and said ‘no whats your problem’ i didn’t say anything cuz I was mad. But bro.
Im just so mad. I’ve been looking forward to this trip since I was seven. And these bunch of idiots ruined it. Instead of being a fun memory I want to just forget it. Anyone know a time machine so I can re-do it with a different group?
*Sends hugs to Polari* oh my goodness, I’m really sorry, that sounds awful! *Sends more hugs*
I kinda wish i was born male π, not gonna go into detail about why but i could really appreciate some hugs π₯². I also wanna jus curl up ‘n sob-
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I’ve thought that once or twice, just thinking about how much easier my life could have been. I have only brothers, and I hang out with their friends, so I sorta act like one, using boy slang, having more boy interests, etc… Even with all of that, it’s kinda hard being the only girl. I feel you π I’m really bad at explaining things through text, sorry. π Hope you feel better
*hugs*
*lotsa huggos*
I know what you mean. I get along sooo much better with boys than girls. *HUGGGGS*
I know the feeling, I seriously sometimes wish I was bio male, being female sucks sometimes π *hugs*
Venting to you guys
1. It basicaly the middle of the night, the second night in a row it taken me more than an hour to fall asleep because i have to fuss with my sheets or I can’t get comfy or I can’t clear my head or all three. Im very paranoid about my sleep so this probs seems really petty but I’m kinda stressed abt that
2. I feel like I suck at Jiu-Jitsu and everyone is better then me, I can do a few things but I have my once a week class and I usually learn a new move, do it, and forget it. I can win at a sparring match if I can do certain moves in (like two or three) but otherwise i can’t really do like anything… i’d do the class twice a week but it’s hard enough going once sometimes…….. even though I like it
3rd: I found an awesome lucid dreaming newsletter that said it was free but everyday it seems to find a new and ever more convincing way to get money. Noooo! Also I don’t know other lucid dreamers i don’t think which means I guess I just continue my lucid dreaming journey by myself, which means basically nothing happens.
Lastly, I’m just generally cranky because my vacation week is over and i just have the weekend then school starts, I really need to get all as this quarter, and I have this week and then 3 weeks of standardized tests, the first of which I won’t even be able to prep for because every year the taeacher even tells us this perfectly casually, the test comes in a part of the year that means we don’t get to all the units, so there’ll be stuff on the test we haven’t even learned yet, i seem to be the only one in the world who think that needs to change.
Hugs / advice?