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(Sh! This is a new Hug Page. You can find the old one here)
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A note from BlogTeam: From now on, we will no longer moderate comments on the Hug Page that go into specific detail about events. Instead, commenters will post in a vague manner, such as “I’m having a bad day, I could really use some hugs”, and other BlogClanners are welcome to provide comfort and support. This change is not because of any specific event or person, but because it is extremely difficult to mitigate questionable comments and determine what parts of certain comments are suitable to moderate, as well as making sure that replies with advice are in no way harmful to the original poster or others. If you ever feel like you need advice about a serious situation, you are welcome to reach out to BlogTeam, because your health and safety is our top priority. However, no one on BlogTeam is or has ever been a mental health professional in any way, and all we can do is provide advice. We implore you to always reach out to a trusted adult or hotline (listed above) about a situation that worries you. You are still welcome to come to the Hug Page if you need any hugs or comfort from your BlogClan peers, but the cause of your distress can no longer be explained——no matter the situation. Thank you so much for understanding <3
My cat just died today, and I’ve known her my whole life. I’m trying not to think about it, but I miss her so much 😭
I’m so sorry. She was loved and I know she’ll have good hunting in StarClan.
I fell your same pain ‘hugs’ just keep your mind off the pet when we lost two of our cats last year we went out to a movie to keep our minds of it and I know he/she will be missed
*huggles* loosing pets is really hard, I’m here if you ever need to talk *huggles*
Oh no! I’m so sorry! It must be really hard for you. Think about your cat in StarClan, running around with her warrior friends😊😢 -hugs-
I’m so sorry, Breezy. *hugs* May she have good hunting, fresh water, and shelter where she sleeps in StarClan.
Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry! *dumps truckload of hugs* May she find good hunting, swift running, and shelter where she sleeps in StarClan.
I know I just commented on here a few hours ago, but I ran into a problem that scares me so much I just had to type it. If this doesn’t get seen I will post it again. My Mom was walking the dog, and slipped on some ice (Yes, we still have ice where I live!) and landed on her head. This happened a few weeks ago, and honestly it wasn’t scaring me that much; she seemed like she was doing fine and healing well. Until . . . .
She’s forgetting stuff. I ask her to do a favor for me, and she forgets as soon as she leaves. I ask her if she could make me some tea, since she has a “secret” yummy recipe. She forgets about it a few minutes later. I ask her if she remembers the time we went out and got some nice drinks about a month ago. She can’t. What if she forgets ME? I’m really trying not to cry right now. My sister is here, and she hates it and picks on me if I get emotional. Well, I look ugly crying, so she’s right. It’s just me and my thoughts. My Dad naturally forgets some stuff, but not in the long run. And I feel like my Mom understands me. I get along with her better. I don’t want her to die because of this.
I’m so freaking scared.
Get here to the doctor asap to have her looked at. She could have a concussion which my may be the reason she is forgetting stuff ‘ hugs’ hope she gets better
Get here to the doctor asap to have her looked at. She could have a concussion which my may be the reason she is forgetting stuff ‘ hugs’ hope she gets better 🙂
I didn’t register it so I had to redo it that’s why there are two
*huggles* try to convince her to see a doctor, head trauma can be some serious stuff, I hope she’s okay!
*hugs* I’d try to get her to the doctor. She may have a head injury. I hope she’s okay!
Thank you all.
I’m really sorry, that does sound scary. Take her to a doctor as soon as possible, and if she has a bump on her head or something be sure to put ice on it and make sure she gets lots of rest. You can put up sticky notes around the house with reminders of things she needs to do. It’s a trick my mom uses with my grandma, who has Alzheimer’s, and it works pretty well 🙂 *huggles*
Have a doctor check her out, try to help her out with remembering,
Someone please help. I have sensory overstimulation and it’s so freaking loud and I have a bad headache. I’m at a museum which I usally love to go to, but there are some schools on field trips and it’s so crowded and loud and…
Help.
I’m so sorry!
I know this is late… but maybe just try and block out the noise (you could carry around headphones so you can listen to relaxing music if it gets too much)
I hope you feel better now!
I do. And that’s a really good idea. I’m gonna have to buy like three pairs of earbuds since I always loose or break them XDD
I’m really sorry! Try and find a quiet place and calm down *huggles*
I’m so sad right now… a few days ago my former best friend abandoned me to join the popular kids group, she even said it to my face that we can’t be friends anymore because she didn’t wanna be seen hanging out around me… I feel so depressed.
I’m so sorry. Screw her, you should go to find some friends that care about you, even though I bet you have those already. Maybe talk to her about it? *SqueezingHugs*
That’s so mean! I’m sorry that you had to deal with that….
We’re here for you!
*hugs*
Oh my goodness, that’s horrible! 🙁 That happened to me before, so I can imagine how it must have felt. You definitely don’t deserve that at all; you are beautiful, amazing, kind, strong, and brave!!! I guess she didn’t realize how incredible you truly are, and she’s definitely missing out on a lot. We’re always here for you, if you ever need anything. We love you Otternose!!! Never forget how much BlogClan values you here!! *huggles infinite times* <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
*huggles* I’m so sorry!
That’s really horrible. ): I’m sorry
^hugglezzzzzzz^
I don’t see any sense in your friend doing that, popularity will probably bring her down anyways. You know what they say, “you don’t want to be popular”. And remember, BlogClan is always here for you!
*hugs* I’m so sorry, Otternose! If your friend dumped you for popular kids, I’d say she was never your friend.
I’m really sorry! It’s time to find some new friends who actually want to hang out with you. She’s not worthy of your friendship or your time, so don’t give it to her. *Huggles*
Oh no! Im so sorry! If that friend is going to abandon you like that, I don’t think they realize how amazing you are. Maybe one day they will, but until than I think you should find some people who see your awesomeness! *huggles*
That’s terrible! Maybe your friend doesn’t deserve to be your friend if she treats you that way. I’m sorry that happened but hopefully you have some other friends to help you, of make some new ones that will respect your friendship.
*Huggles*
Thank you all… so much for the support. Me and this “friend” had been best friends since kindergarten. It hurt me so much inside to see her just… walk away from me.
I’m really sorry for being inactive on this page. Anyways, here are two things I thought you all might like:
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http://cdn.quotesgram.com/img/60/61/887728670-smiling-baby.jpg
Have a nice day!!! 🙂 <3
The first one is so true, and the second one is oh geez, because I wasn’t expecting to see a large babeh face on my computer screen xD
Yeah the second one caught me by surprised too.
aww thanks!
Lately, I’ve been a little stressed our and frustrated from a lot of things in my life (piano exams, chorus evaluations, daily school testing, etc.)
Any ideas how to feel a bit better?
Set a few minutes aside for yourself to sit down and do nothing. Breathe deeply and close your eyes if you’d like, and don’t allow yourself to think at all. If you have more free time I’d suggest meditation, it’s fantastic 🙂
Meditation sounds great! 😛
I’ll try that out, and thank you!
Just take a few deep breaths and do something you enjoy (like go through BlogClan 😉). Or, you could chat with a friend or a family member for a while. Then you can go back to studying, or practicing the piano. Trust me. a bit of time spent relaxing does a world of good. 🙂 I hope you feel better soon!
I’ll try to relax and read (that’s the something I enjoy).
Thank you!
*hugs* You could read, exercise, and listen to music. I hope you’re feeling better soon!
I love reading and music! I’ll do that!
I know how you feel willowpaw I have sever stressed just try and think about all the good things in your life and funny stuff like silly cat videos. (Hugggggggggggggggggggggggggs).
To be honest, my parents dislike it when I go around YouTube, so yeah.
But the good things… okay, there are millions of good things. Yay!
*huggles* I hope you feel not stressed soon. <3
*huggles back*
I hope so too.
I hate feeling stressed! Take a deep breath. Prioritize. Make a list of the things you need to do, and conquer it! Then, when you’re done, you’ll feel a lot better and maybe try something you like. Breathe. Prioritize. Conquer.
Yeah, I hate being stressed too.
List of things I need to do:
– Memorize music.
– Memorize 28 facts from history.
– Conquer piano, although I’m failing miserably.
– Get ready for spelling bee
– Plus math test,
Awww, I’m sorry! Life can get hectic sometimes, so it’s perfectly fine to feel stressed. You could try listening to classical music, breathing in deeply when you get nervous, taking a break, and getting enough sleep. Also, you can try a stress ball or even stress relief lotion. Hope this helps, and good luck on your tests!!! 🙂 <3 <3 <3 *huggles*
I LOVE classical music.
(fingers are crossed for my tests)
Try not to think about them and cheer yourself up by doing things you enjoy. If it’s something you can do, like a test, study for it or practice, and tell yourself you know you’ll do awesome because you just practiced. *huggles*
Something I enjoy: eating ice cream.
Thanks for the advice, though!
Same 😛
Yup, stress is overwhelming sometimes! deep breaths, Im sure you’ll do great!
Deep breaths. Deep breaths. DEEP BREATHS. Okay.
I’m feeling a tad bit better.
YAAAAAAY
Take some time for yourself, do something you enjoy, or just find time to cool down. If you have a dog I always find it super stress relieving to walk a dog or just take a walk somewhere nice (cooking and reading help me with frustration not saying I can cook (;
Thank you for the advice! I’ll try it out!
I know I already posted something like this, but I am posting it again because it scares me so much. . My Mom was walking the dog, and slipped on some ice (Yes, we still have ice where I live!) and landed on her head. This happened a few weeks ago, and honestly it wasn’t scaring me that much; she seemed like she was doing fine and healing well. Until . . . .
She’s forgetting stuff. I ask her to do a favor for me, and she forgets as soon as she leaves. I ask her if she could make me some tea, since she has a “secret” yummy recipe. She forgets about it a few minutes later. I ask her if she remembers the time we went out and got some nice drinks about a month ago. She can’t. What if she forgets ME? I’m really trying not to cry right now. My sister is here, and she hates it and picks on me if I get emotional. Well, I look ugly crying, so she’s right. It’s just me and my thoughts. My Dad naturally forgets some stuff, but not in the long run. And I feel like my Mom understands me. I get along with her better. I don’t want her to die because of this.
I’m so freaking scared. I don’t want to lose her.
It’s okay that your scared. It’s completely understandable, considering your situation.
I hope it gets better! You should take her to a doctor. Just be there for her, and we’ll be here for you
I know I already replied to the previous one you posted, but
*hugs*
Thank you.
she needs to see a doctor and i am so so sorry
Thank you.
You’re not going to lose her! Just believe your mom will be alright, and she wouldn’t want you to be sad. She most likely wanted you to be strong.
So be strong!
Thank you. I will.
You’re welcome!
I’m having a rough day.
First of all, my dad woke me up kind of roughly, so I snapped at him, and he can take these things kind of personally and didn’t talk to me until we got down to breakfast. I didn’t get a lot of sleep and I didn’t get to eat my breakfast, which is kind of normal. We had a high jump skill test in PE and I failed it – twice – in front of everybody, and my teacher told me I’d have to redo it on Monday when everyone else gets to move on. I was absent yesterday in social studies and apparently I missed a bunch about our new project, so I’m kind of struggling and I don’t know what to put. I asked my teacher and she gave me the directions, but I’m kind of stuck and I don’t know how to use one of the resources. In language arts my group is working on our presentation for the innovation project and one of my group members is struggling because she doesn’t speak a lot of English and I don’t know how to help her, and our presentation is going to go down because of it. Also, I’m never loud enough and I’m always forgetting stuff. My friend who has first period concert band said that we didn’t have challenges today and I freaked. In science I was on BlogClan while also working on our project essay and my friend called me out on it. I was doing Bright’s allegiance game and I got about halfway through the kits until my computer restarted and I lost it all. I forgot to practice for challenges at lunch and freaked again. In band my teacher went through all the challenges but mine (see the tavern for my full rant on that). And now I can’t focus on my big long math homework which I have time to do in class that I’m wasting and my ruler just broke, so I can’t do some of it. :/
There’s a basketball game between the two rival middle schools tonight and I (with some other eighth graders from choir) am singing the national anthem, but I forgot to go to rehearsal yesterday, so I don’t know how that’s going to go down.
*hugs* I hope tomorrow is better!
oh dear! that all sounds so horrible and stressful! I feel so sorry for you! I hope everything works out, and that you get to figure out what’s going on!
It’s just one of those days, eh?
I’m sure you’ll do great, and if you don’t, then you tried your hardest, right?
*hugs*
My stomach really hurts. It started yesterday and hadn’t stopped.
*hugs* Try eating something cold? I heard ginger helps. I hope you feel better soon!
I’m sorry. If it keeps up, go see a doctor. In the meantime, heating pads help and eat minimally, lots of fruits and veggies. *huggles*
I know I JUST posted a comment, but I just saw something scary on the Internet, and I’m-well-scared. Is there any help you can give me?
look at kittens, works for me 😉
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*hugs* I would tell your parents. I actually just had a lesson in one of my courses for things like that, and that’s what it said to do. I hope this helps.
Thanks guys.
Look at…
cupcakes
kittens
dolphins
newborn boston terriers
smiley faces
rainbows
elephants
That’s happened to me quite a bit before :/ look at funny cute things that make you happy, like cat pictures :3 Distract yourself, think of something really silly, read, talk to your parents and convince yourself that it’s not real, just on the Internet, and steer clear of that area/site for a while. *huggles*
At 5:00 this morning my great-grandma died. 🙁
She was 90 years old, but she was expected to die today or tomorrow.
But it is relieving, she was in so much pain and she just wanted to go,
:’c
Oh, no. I’m so, so sorry, Maple 🙁 *hugs* It’s always terrible to lose a loved one. You and your family are in my thoughts. I’m so sorry for your loss. 🙁
I’m so sorry for your loss! That must be really hard. At least she’s at peace now 🙂 Though that doesn’t really help with the comforting aspect of it (I know from experience), but later on, you realize how important it is….
again, I’m so sorry : ‘ (
*Extra hugs*
*Huggles a million times* I’m so sorry Maple! If you need to talk I’m always here for you <3 <3
*hugs* I’m so sorry, Maple. It’s good to know that she’s no longer in pain.
(Are you on the BlogClan Wiki? If you are, we could probably talk if you want to.)
Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry for your loss! Cherish your memories. 🙁 *huggles*
this isn’t a problem but sometimes I feel like a grouch because cat memes/videos/puns do absolutely nothing to cheer me up 😛
That’s okay, everyone’s different. Sometimes they don’t really work for me either. Find something else that makes you happy. 🙂 *huggles*
if I chopped my legs or arms off, i’m sure my mom would be happy.
Why?? You’re mom doesn’t sound very nice.
*hugs*
*Huggles* oh no! What’s the matter Cin?
She would most definitely be not. Please don’t do that. I hope you feel better. *huggles*
Awww, I’m sure that’s not true! If there’s something going on, you can definitely trust us with it!!! *huggles* <3 <3 <3
Oh, Cind, I’m so sorry. *hugs*
I promise we would care if anything happened to you, though. We’re all here for you <3 🙂
Don’t say that! 🙁 I’m sure your mom loves you very much. *huggles*
I would agree, same here. *You’re not the only one on Earth who thinks that way*
And you are not the only one on Earth who I’m going to tell this to: She would most definitely be not. Please don’t do that. I hope you feel better. *huggles*
*hugs times infinity* I’ve felt the same way before. Talk to your mom, and tell her what’s wrong.