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My art is garbage. Don’t bother saying otherwise, because it is and I can’t draw anything right. No one even cares about my art that much anyways, so I expect no one will bother to read this.
I love your art! I’m just the worst at replying to stuff. I always read all of your comments even if I don’t reply to them. Your art is not garbage, and if you believe that so strongly, why not find ways to improve???? There must be some youtube videos or something that can help <3
I read it 🙂 *Hugs* I guess won’t say otherwise, since you told me not to (however I shall continue to think otherwise because you said nothing about thinking).
Ivyne, when I saw this on the dashboard I was sorry you even thought that! 🙁 I will bother to tell you otherwise, because you’re art is far from garbage! I love your art, I actually kept meaning to ask if you could draw me..? 😀 If you can’t or don’t want to, that is totally fine! :)) But I really like your unique style!! *hugx110000*
Ivyne your art is wonderful! I love your unique and cool style and I love looking at your work. I’m not the most active on the art page but when do I always look for your drawings. *hugs* ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
First of all, I think your art is absolutely wonderful. Second of all, you should be doing art because you enjoy it, not because you want to “do it right” – there’s no right way to draw, and everyone’s styles are different. If you find yourself loathing drawing because you’re “bad” at it – which you’re not – then you’re doing it for all the wrong reasons. I understand as someone who really does suck at art that being “good” at it makes you feel better about yourself and your skills, but you need to understand that art isn’t about that. True artists don’t care what other people think of their work. They do it for themselves. *huggles*
I LOVE YOUR ART IVYNE
I was jealous when I first came to the blog, I wanted to draw like that so bad 🙂
And if you want to improve your art, then the art page is a good spot to ask for advice 🙂
I read it. <3 I'm sorry you're not feeling confident about your art, it's good even though you don't think so. Sometimes we're our own worst critics. *hugs* <3
I absolutely hate talking about my friends behind their backs but I really need to get this off my chest. What I’m about to say isn’t necessarily mean but I would still feel more comfortable posting this comment anonymously.
I have a friend who I’ve previously talked about on here but I’ll call her Cloverkit for this comment. Cloverkit is 4 years younger than me. She is really artistic, sweet, funny, and talented. We also have a lot in common like we both read warriors and love art. She’s really good at art!! The only problem is she’s really spoiled, not a brat but spoiled.
Like I said she’s really talented and great at art and her parents buy so much nice art for her even when it’s not her birthday or Christmas! She already has a drawing tablet, multiple nice art and animation programs, nice colored pencils, and she is gonna get an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil even though she has an iPad that works perfectly fine. She also has this app called DIY which has art and animation courses you can take. The app costs $15 – $20 per month. 4 months ago her family dog died and a week later her parents bought a brand new puppy! Today they got another dog for no reason.
Overall Cloverkit and her siblings are spoiled but Cloverkit is NOT a brat. Her little sister kinda is though. Her family isn’t rich and her parents are really nice. I don’t need hugs just some people to talk to about this with. She’s great person even though she’s spoiled.
I have no clue. Wait, is she like a brat brat? Like used to getting everything her way and when they don’t she throws a fit?
No, she’s definitely not a brat brat. Her parents buy her a lot of expensive stuff. She lives 2 hours away but I doubt she throws fits when she doesn’t get what she wants
Aw I’m sorry Anon. ❤️ I don’t have any advice, but I completely understand what you mean. *hugs* ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
I’m sorry 🙁 Her life seems perfect, but I’m sure it’s not :\\ I know how this bothers you :\ Just know she is not better than you <333
I’ve come to the conclusion that people suck.
I hate being pressured to grow up, and all my girlfriends are catty and all my guy friends are just dumb. ):
Wait, wait, how long did it take you to figure this out?
People are just different. I felt like everything was perfect til I moved halls; and according to my parents, a lot of stuff was happening that we didn’t know about. And I just went to an assembly where my friends were attending too, and Artfeather was always going up to talk to Saffronwish and sitting with her at lunch.
We four talked for a bit, but then they walked away(without saying see you later) and took selfies and dumb stuff like that. They were also giggling about inside jokes. And Rowanpaw and Darkpaw are just plain dumb now. ):
My friends are changing, and today I felt like crying because of that. And I hate people THINKING I totally want things to change and I want to grow up quickly, so they start pushing me to. It just sucks.
I’m sorry Blossom dear. ❤️ It definitely sounds like those friends aren’t friends to keep. If they’re trying to pressure you into things you don’t want to do, that’s not real friendship. To meet new people, you could try joining clubs or teams through school or your community. Or you could try picking something like martial arts or dance up and take local classes to make friends. Feel better! *hugs* ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Thanks Fally, it’s more of adults I feel like are like, “Oh, you look sooo older!” I miss being called cute, older sounds bland. My friends aren’t exactly pressuring me to do anything, it’s just sometimes there’s some problems.
But last night I hung out with Cloverlight and we had a blast (:
Ahh that makes more sense. 🙂 Hopefully you have more days like you did with Cloverlight! 😀
<3
I don’t like that either. When people say “Oh, you’re so tall!” Or “Look how mature you are!” it’s just “UGH. Shut up, thanks!” 🙁
ExAcTlY! I know they mean it as a compliment, but no.
Yeahh 🙁
I know what you mean 🙂
Good luck 🍀
Yep!
People always say I’m so tall, except I’m actually short, but I think it’s because I look younger than I am 😛
😛 Yeah, I hear that I’m so tall sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much, because I’m like my mother’s high, and I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sick of hearing it 😛 I should just get a shirt that says, “I KnOw, I’m TaLL.”
YES
I mean, it seems like a problem for many people! There should be a shirt that says that 😛
Same Peb. One of my mother’s cousins whom we hadn’t seen for a long time mistook me for my mother.
OMSC that literally happens to me all the time 😛 Even my SiStEr mistakes me for our mother when my back is turned 😛 And she sees me every day!
Mhm 🙁 *huggless*
*Hugs* No one should pressure you to grow up, you can only be a kid once. There’s plenty of time to be old later….I personally hope I am able to channel my inner five year old even when Im seventy or some big number like that.
It’s always nice to bring out the inner child😊
Thanks Flamecloud🧡
Thanks guys💚
Yeah!!
🙂
I honestly don’t know how to feel about this.
3 kids in my hometown got hit by a car in a hit and run. They were okay, but dang was it surreal. The worst thing is that the driver has been identified, but they are STILL on the run last time I checked. I just pray that those kids are alright.
Oh gosh I’ll pray for them 🙁
Oh my gosh, that’s horrifying! I really hope those kids are okay. *hugs* ❤️❤️❤️
That’s terrible 🙁
That is terrible, Snowy💜💜💜💜*huggles*
I hope they will be okay…
That’s horrifying. Oh my, hope those kids are okay!
Agh I’m so stressed out right now. I have two position papers for Model UN due tomorrow and its taking me so long to find the info I need. I’ve been working for an hour (plus about 45 minutes yesterday) and I’m only about a third done with one. I don’t know how I’m going to get these done. Well, off to write two papers for the most stressful club in the world.
Yay the first ones done….
Yay! I’m sorry. Writing papers is NOT fun especially for clubs. Don’t worry, Flamecloud, you’ll get through it. Try listening to songs perhaps and take rests in between to refresh your mind. May StarClan help you!
I got it done 🙂 it only took me until 11:30
Oh great! 🙂
Awwww that sucks 🙁 *huggles!* Flame <3333 I wish you luck! You can do it! <33333
Aw I’m sorry Flame. ❤️ You can do this! Take a deep breath, and focus on one thing at a time. If you feel yourself getting frustrated, set it aside and work on something else. Good luck! *hugs* ❤️❤️❤️
So I started 5th grade a month ago, and now I to think some of my friends aren’t going to my middle school and that makes me sad. Redkit thinks she going to horizon, so does dustkit. (My friend who is a guy) I can’t confirm these, but if they’re true that would be sad. But, it isn’t that big of a deal and they’ll just go to whatever school they
‘re assigned 🙂
I’ll miss them but, yeah
I’m sorry Blossy dear. ❤️ Do you have their phone numbers/email addresses so you can keep in touch? And it’s also good to remember that while you might lose some friends, there will also be many opportunities to make new ones! You could join some clubs and teams, or try to sit with new people at lunch. *hugs* ❤️❤️❤️
Yeah, I’m just nervous for middle school, thanks ❤️
I’m so stressed. A best friend of mine, let’s call her Breezewing, has been writing a new book of hers. And she seems to have copied several of my ideas and characters (only changed the names and some descriptions) from Darkest Forest and Moonrise in it, like the pack idea and the evil cat idea. My protagonist were a silver tabby she-cat with emerald green eyes. Her protagonist is a silver tabby she-cat TOO but with silver eyes. I feel betrayed for she was one of the first persons I shared my books with and nonetheless, we were pretty close. I wonder if I’m making mountains out of molehills since one sister of one of my best friends, we’ll call her Briarflight, had messaged me with a rant about Breezewing since Briarflight and her sister (my best friend) had been writing a book together but some of their ideas had popped up in Breezewing’s books. I don’t know what to think. Are my dumb mind being wrongly suspicious of Breezewing because of some friend’s assumptions?
Please, I need some hugs.
P.S: Sorry about my rant.
Breezewing had also taken some of the minor ideas of my book but noticing it, I hadn’t said anything. Should I speak up? What should I do?
Aw I’m sorry Ivyla. ❤️ I would definitely speak up; it’s possible she’s doing that because she really likes your ideas, but that’s still not okay. If she keeps doing it, tell an adult – stealing another person’s ideas and creations isn’t cool. Perhaps you could give her some different ideas she could start from and run with. *hugs* ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Fally! That helped a lot
Agghh okay I just need to rant a little bit.
So the other day at school, I was in Fitness. The PE teacher said that if you wanted extra credit for your grade, you could follow the school’s sport’s account on Instagram and show him that you did it. And can I just say, THAT IS TOTALLY NOT AN APPROPRIATE ASSIGNMENT. Like I understand the teacher wanting the students to follow the sport’s account, but making it extra credit? This especially isn’t fair, because I don’t even have social media. So I don’t even have the opportunity to get the extra credit. It’s just frustrating 🙁.
Hmm, maybe bring it up to the higher-ups at your school? Or even just the teacher? It really isn’t a fair assignment–lots of kids aren’t allowed to have social media, or in general not have access to do so.
Ugh that really sucks, I’m sorry Fawny. ❤️ I would do what Kat said – definitely talk to the teacher, or the higher-ups, because that is a very unfair assignment. A lot of people assume that everyone has social media, but that’s not true. Stand up not just for yourself, but for anyone else in your class that doesn’t have social media, too. *hugs* ❤️❤️❤️
Welp, I had an interesting couple of days
I accidentally pushed myself too hard in karate so my back kills, I ripped my folder and my anxiety decided to keep myself up all night due to that, 3 kids got hit by a car in my hometown, and I drank way too much coffee and are now jittery as hecc.
That sucks 🙁 *huggles* 🙁 I do karate too, so I understand <333 Maybe you should drink some water?
Aw I’m sorry. ❤️For your back, you could try to do some light stretching, and take it easy for the next few days. Were any of the papers in your folder damaged? If they weren’t, you could try tucking them into your corresponding notebook for a couple days, until you can get a new folder. And hopefully the kids that were hit are okay! Have you heard anything new about them since your last post? *hugs* ❤️❤️❤️
They are alright, but what happened to the driver I have no idea. My papers were alright, I just hate how my anxiety functions.
Guys, my grandma has cancer. I lost my papa already, and now her? I’m so done…..
aw! I’m so sorry to hear that Lighningpaw! I don’t know what to say… hugs
Oh no, I’m so sorry Lightning. ❤️ Depending on how far along the cancer is, it’s possible she could still live. My grandmother has had cancer (twice) and she’s still around (not in the best of health, but still). Cherish your memories with her, spend as much as time as you can with her now, and if she does pass remember that she would no longer be in any pain. Stay strong dear! *hugs* ❤️❤️❤️
I’m so sorry :((((((( I wish her and you the best <33333 I'll pray for her <333 *huggles* Lightning <33
Ahh I’m so sorry!!!
Sorry, Lightningpaw! I promise I’ll pray for her!
Infinite huggles for you!
Help everyone. I just don’t know what to do. I’m always tired and I feel so overwhelmed. My grades are going down every day.
I’m sorry Anon. ❤️ I think the first thing you need to do is reach out to your teachers. Explain to them that you are struggling and that you need help. And don’t be afraid to ask questions in, before, or after class. Your teachers are here to help you succeed, and they want you to succeed. They don’t want to see you fail. ❤️ If you can, see if your friends or classmates are interested in making a study group. That way you can all help each other out and answer each other’s questions. If you have a friend or if one of your parents understands the topic you’re having trouble with, you can always try to ask them for help. You can also try getting a tutor – they can be incredibly helpful!
If you score low on a particular test or assignment, you should try asking if you can retake the test. I don’t know if other schools have this, but mine has an assessment improvement plan where the teachers go over missed questions and you can earn half the credit back. It would definitely be worthwhile looking into something like this if your school/teacher has it. I would also complete any extra credit opportunities that come up, or ask for a way to get extra credit when you score low on something.
In relation to being tired, don’t try to pull all-nighters to get homework or assignments done. They pretty much never help, and if you get anything done it’s not going to be your best work anyway. It’ll also make you feel pretty bad the next day, and that doesn’t go well when you’re learning or test-taking. Go to bed each night at a reasonable time, and if you can’t get everything done that evening you can always work on the homework the next day on the way to school. And when you’re doing your homework, take each assignment one thing at a time – if you feel yourself getting overwhelmed or frustrating, take a deep breath, set it aside, and either take a break or work on something else.
You can bring your grades up; I believe in you! Good luck! *hugs* ❤️❤️❤️
*huggles*
*hugs*
I just need hugs. I feel like my grandmother thinks nothing good of me and always sides with my little sister. I’m crying as I write this and I just don’t know what to do. I can’t explain all the awful happenings of today, but me and my sister had a fight, and basically my grandmother said, “She’s older, so you’d think she’d be more responsible?”
So my feelings don’t matter because I’m older, is that right???? I’m supposed to stay calm and let myself practically be bullied by my little sister? Shut out my feelings and let myself be expected to have unlimited patience???? I’m only human!
She said other things that hinted she doesn’t like me, but I don’t want to explain the whole. I don’t have the energy right now..
But my sister just plunges my life into misery more than half the time. My grandmother likes my little sister more, and I’m just… I don’t know.
Your grandmother’s opinion of you does not matter. A few more years and you can move far away from your household. Things will get better in a few years. I promise.
Ehhhh I don’t really wanna move far away… my whole family is in the same area. I just hope things smooth out. I just want to prove to my memere I’m not… whatever she thinks I am! idk 🙁
Thanks <333
*Hugs* 🙁
<333
That is so unfair, Pebble.
Your grandmother shouldn’t side with either of you two; she should just solve the problem without taking sides! I’m so sorry*huggles* You do not deserve this…
Can you talk to your parents or a friend about it?💜*huggles*
Thank you <3333 Yes I told my mom, and she understands everything <33
*hugs* I’m so sorry to hear than Peb 🙁 Tell your parents if you can, perhaps they’ll understand.
<333333
Sorry Peb! Do you have any other family members you can reach out to that’ll help you? Or you could possibly talk to your grandma about it. If she has a phone or something, you could text her about it if you don’t want to do it in person.
Infinite huggles for you!
Thanks <3333333
Yet another thing I need to be getting off my chest. While I may be a teenager, I have a life too. My parents aren’t too controlling, but the school is. They give too much homework, which at first my mother thought I was exaggerating until I stayed up until 10:00 completing ONE assignment, and I can no longer get any amount of sleep. I wake up too early and going to bed earlier is not an option, as homework takes that up. I am relying of coffee to replace my sleep . I am still a child. I thought this was normal until I told my therapist who said otherwise. I am ruining my life trying to get good grades. Also, I go to a public school, which this stuff typically happens in private schools.
I’m sorry 🙁 I’m homeschooled, so I can’t help <333 but *huggles* Plippy <33333333
I hear ya (ok it’s not that bad for me) but when I have rehearsal for theater, I usually get home around 5, and if I have to go somewhere after that, I’m usually doing homework right up to bedtime, and I have to wake up at 5:20 to get to the bus, and when it gets closer to winter I bet I’ll be going to the stop when the suns not even up yet. I don’t really get why the youngest people in my district, the elementary kids,grades 1-5 need to go to the bus around 8, the high schoolers 9-12 even later, but the middle schoolers,6 (me) -8 have to wake up and leave an hour before??