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I’m in a bus with some super loud and noisy adults and they’ve already talked about sexual stuff which makes me reallllllllllly uncomfortable and it’s 9pm for me and I’m tired and this is just a lil overwhelming and not fun and idk why it’s bothering me so much but I really hate it
*Huggsss* Ooofff that sucks 🙁 Here are some cookies! :b 🍪🍪🍪🍪
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I’m so sorry, Fallowsy!! That sounds horrible, and it would probably be especially uncomfortable given how late it is. I hope you feel a bit better after some rest. 💛
That sounds really annoying, so here are some cookies 🍪🍪🍪
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here’s some sweet treats: 🍪🍪🍪🎂🎂🎂🎂
*HUGS* ugh that’s gross
i hate that 🙁 *hugs*
I recently started a wednesday-only school kind of thing and its been hard to make friends. No one sits with me at lunch, sometimes the kids talk about me and it makes me feel self-conscious about the way I look and I’ve always had social anxiety so its been hard..
Aww i’m sorry. The best ways to start a conversation is to compliment someone or ask what classes they have!
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keep trying to make friends
also, how long is the wednesday-only school thing gonna last, because that is very weird and gives kids very little social interactions.
good luck with making friends!
*HUGS* I get it, I hope you’ll find some buddies soon <3
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I’m so sorry, SharkLight 🙁 Could you talk to a parent or a trusted adult? Nobody deserves to be treated like that. I promise you have nothing to be self conscious about – sometimes people are mean and horrible, but don’t let the ugly in them kill the beauty in you. ❤️
dude it feels like life lowk hates me rn 😭😭
I had a marching band game and comp over the weekend, which is fine but I don’t have any friends in marching band so it makes it kind of painful because it feels like i don’t fit in? idk im not really used to that because making friends wasn’t ever a problem for me and ive always found some people to chill with. second, i got into an ebike accident today, and that bent my front strut i think, bent my right brake, and scratched a bunch of other stuff, and I ripped a few holes in my jeans when i slid across the road. im fine other than a few cuts but still im kind of mad abt that.
also, i haven’t really talked abt this but i choked a few weeks ago on a piece of candy and my dad had to do the heimlich on me. that was pretty scary and im kind of afraid to eat now? im just scared that im gonna choke again.
sorry for the rant its been a long few weeks. hugs? :’-)
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*HUGS* I get ya, I used to be better at social stuff as well and the ebike thingy sucks. Also yea choking is scary. *more hugs*
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I’m sorry, Cloudy! I’m sure you will make friends in marching band soon, and even if you don’t, that doesn’t mean you don’t fit in. 💚 Sometimes, we just don’t really connect with certain people right away or at all, and that’s okay! I hope you had fun at the competition <3
That sounds horrible! I’m glad you’re okay. Will you be able to get your bike fixed or get a new one?
It’s completely valid that you would be scared to eat after choking on that candy. Getting the heimlich done on you sounds terrifying, and I’m sorry you had to experience that. I would suggest talking to your dad about that? Maybe you could eat softer or less dangerous foods until you start to feel better? I’m so glad you’re alright <3
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*Hugs* Im so sorry Cloudy 🙁 I had a relevant expirience about 6 years ago, where an entire tortilla chip got stuck in my throat, and I’m still wary about eating things like that now. I feel your pain ❤️🩹 Would you like to be friends? I would be glad to talk about things like this to anyone if it helps them out.
*Hugs to anyone who needs them.*
A few years ago I had a parrot that I loved very much. Then, my sister bought a few goldfish, and the parrot drank the water in their tub and suddenly died. Today we were visiting our younger cousin, who asked whether we had pets, and my sister told her that she had several goldfish who were eaten by her sister’s parrot. I knew she had only forgotten, but I was somehow furious and told her that it was her goldfish which somehow killed my parrot. She admitted her mistake, but told me that her goldfish did nothing wrong, and we went back and forth for a few times. Now I know that I was being toxic, she had also grieved for her goldfish, but it was the fact, and we weren’t even talking about the same thing. I only wanted to make her understand what I felt. Then our mom put in a few scolding words, my sister started to pinch me, and our aunt told us to find a clear space to fight. Doing these things in front of relatives! Espeacially with our younger cousin in my lap! Then, our dad said that the parrot wasn’t as important as my sister, and said that I ‘lost my goal playing things’(some wise quote, but I’m a top student and usually kind!)Then my mom and aunt started helping me (they were trying to be kind, but it’s the teenage thinking-everyone-is-paying-attention phenomenon, also the other two kids are now happily playing for their age is similar. I still want to make my sister a bit unhappy, but also want to pretend nothing happened.
Tysn for listening to my fit, I did unright things, what happened was a dumb reason to be sad, but hugs would be appreciated <3
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*HUGS* I totally get the feeling where you’re still mad at your sib but stil want to make stuff right :’3 also that death sounds hard <3
*hugs* I’m sorry you lost your bird.
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I’m sorry your parrot died! It’s completely valid to say some things that may not be right sometimes, especially when you’re grieving, so try not to beat yourself up over it 🙂 I understand where your dad was coming from when he said the parrot wasn’t as important as your sister, but that probably didn’t calm down the situation and I imagine that it probably upset you more. I’m sorry about that situation and about the loss of your parrot <333
May the parrot and the goldfish rest in peace 💚
Hey there, I came here recently but I need to vent once again so yeah.
My bestie who is really my best friend ever and who I (platonically) love so much was sick yesterday and today, and even though I know people can and will get sick sometimes, and I could’ve known this would ever happen, my days at school have been really crappy and I just missed her so much. Cuz now I had to hang out with my ‘friends’ from last year who have been really boring to talk to since this year and are constantly ignoring me and leaving me out and not listening to what I say, and it’s really annoying. They also started to hang out with these two girls I really dislike because they love talking about gross and icky stuff and calling things they don’t like gay WHICH I LITERALLY AM!!! Like, how am I supposed to ever come out if my friends are always with these people and seem to like them more than me? And the only one of them who’s still nice to me was sick too of course so my pauses were just super annoying. And I also didn’t want to sit alone cuz then people would probably think I’m pathetic. And I also couldn’t sit with my other new friends cuz they all seem to stick to their old friends except Milkpaw (my bestie). Luckily I have a day off tomorrow, and I hope she’ll be back thursday.
*HUGS HUGS HUGS!!!!* You’re NOT pathetic! I hate that your friends are treating you this way. Treats!
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*HUGS* that sounds hard <3
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I’m so sorry, Fallowsy <3 I hope Milkpaw comes back on Thursday, and it’s great you have a friend like her.
This is kinda me, kinda my friend, but i just need some advice.
1. Pigeonpaw (my really close friend who I’ve been friends with since before our first ever day of school) has koumpounophobia (the fear of buttons) and while it’s not really serious, she still goes into panic mode when someone says the word, even in a spelling test one time. Me and her other close friends have a code name for them (we just call them bananas) but occasionally i will forget and say something like ‘oh, I’m having a nightmare with this top button’ and Pigeonpaw will go *gasp* or something and then Sunpaw (another friend of ours) will point at me accusingly and say ‘Sorrelpaw!’ and then she will make a point of calming Pigeonpaw down, just to make me feel bad. And I do feel bad, because what kind of a bad friend would scare their best friend? And in these situations Sunpaw will just seem like the perfect friend, but later when I’m on my own i realise that she slips up with that just as much as me, just i never call her out on it to make her feel guilty.
I’m sorry this is so long i just feel really guilty and angry at Sunpaw at the same time and need some huggos 🙁
*hugs* that sounds hard! <3
*hugs* also just curious (you don’t need to answer this) is she afraid of buttons like on clothes or like buttons as in ”don’t press that button”?
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Everyone makes mistakes! It’s completely expected that you’d slip up and say the word “button” instead of “bananas” sometimes. It’s not like you were doing it on purpose, so you shouldn’t feel bad. And Sunpaw shouldn’t be trying to make you feel guilty, especially when she makes the same mistake too 🙂 It’s very kind that you’re trying to hard to not scare Pigeonpaw, and the fact you feel guilty about this makes you a great friend.
Hugs to anyone who needs it, you’re all beautiful, smart, and amazing people. I just found out that my aunt got a job. It’s really great, she’s been trying really hard to get one. The bad news is… she’s moving to SoCal. Like I said, this is really great for her and SoCal is really cool. But I can’t believe she’s moving away. Her sister, my other aunt just moved where I live, and it feels like I gained an aunt only to lose an aunt. I feel like crying, she’s said she’s gonna move in a month, so this will probably be our last Halloween with her. I’m really sad, hugs and advice would be appreciated
*Hugs*
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Thanks 🙃
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I’m so sorry, Ollie. Maybe you could call her weekly or something, so you guys can talk? <3
Also, I think I’m a day late, but happy birthday! ❤️❤️
So, I’m a normal teenage girl, right? And I really like this boy, I think he’s cute, I stare at him too much for my own good, but the weird thing is, he’s the only person I think is attractive. Like, the only one, ever. Which is weird, because all my friends will squeal over Legolas and Prince Caspian and random guys at church and I don’t notice any of them. Not even objectively. I don’t like girls, not at all, but I notice when a pretty girl walks by, and yet I don’t notice when an attractive guy walks by? It makes me feel like an outcast, sort of, in this group of girls who see cute guys everywhere, to be the only one who’s so stuck on one of her best friends that she can’t fangirl over Prince Caspian, and I just don’t know why I’m like this, it doesn’t make any sense to me or any of my friends, and I just feel like something’s wrong with me, because my crush shouldn’t even be that hot to me and he just is.