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Moral Support for Chatterboxers! Or MSC, however you'd like it.
See, I know that we all have different talents and different experiences. I'm also sure that tons if us have different problems that we need to talk about. There's no need to apologize for ranting – ranting is good for you. And if you don't have problems, try to encourage someone else. We have lots of different age groups, people with different hobbies and experiences. I think that together, we could improve and encourage each other.
Or is this a really lame idea..? I can feel this thread dropping slowly to the bottom.
submitted by FantasyQuill
(July 31, 2013 - 11:35 pm)
(July 31, 2013 - 11:35 pm)
That NEEDS to be published. Or put into a book. Or Cricket. Or on TV. OMG THAT WAS AMAZING!
(October 26, 2013 - 8:55 pm)
Yes, I was trying to show you that someone who once had anorexia could get over it and have a healthy body and still be pretty. Also, you're probably the worst judge of how attractive you are. If someone has ever complimented you, they're not trying to make you feel better. They actually think you're pretty and you should listen to them.
(October 13, 2013 - 11:02 am)
I know that the idea of gaining weight is scary, but if you are losing weight right now, you might die. (Do I sound like a mom? Sorry) Is anorexia a physical disease, or do you just decide to be? I'm not going to pretend to be surprised that you're anorexic. Some of the things you wrote sorta gave it away. I hope you eat again. CBers care about you very much!
(October 12, 2013 - 4:08 pm)
anorex·ia ner·vo·sa
(October 13, 2013 - 10:45 am)
@Maggie
I really admire the fact that while you're going through your own problems, you are helping others out on this thread. That's really awesome that you're able to do that.:)
(October 13, 2013 - 11:03 am)
. . . Ruby, that was amazing.
That comment needs a soundtrack.
(October 13, 2013 - 11:54 am)
@ Ruby: Seriously, that needs to go out to girls everywhere. Weight is becoming a huge issue for girls everywhere, and they NEED to hear things like that.
@ Maggie: I can't really begin to know just how much you go through. No one can really, so no one should say they do. But one thing I can relate to is to suffer from low self-esteem. Remember, you're your own worst critic. As Ruby said, others will always find some fault. But it's what's inside that counts. You are INCREDIBLY creative, funny, and I love reading your comments! Honestly, you can make me think in ways I never have before. If you can do that, dear Maggie (for my mind is CONSTANTLY working, viewing things different ways), then you've got a HECK of a lot of talent! Don't ever let someone make you feel less than you are. Here's a quote that always helps me:
"She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future." Proverbs 31:25
(October 13, 2013 - 4:37 pm)
I really wish Adam Gidwitz could come to my school but within the seventh grade there are two teams, with I think two language arts teachers each. And so I don't know how that could work. And plus it would have to be before 3 Eastern Time because 3 to 4:15 is electives and after that school is over. And also I don't know how it could tie into the curriculum. Adam Gidwitz accepted my friend request on FaceBook and that makes me really happy.
(October 13, 2013 - 12:20 pm)
About the Adam Gidwitz thing: it turns out he's doing an event in Raleigh on the 16th. Yeah, Raleigh is 2 hours away so I would have to leave school early (I'd be missing orchestra) but BOOK SIGNING. I mean, I still have to ask my mom, but BOOK SIGNING.
(October 13, 2013 - 2:21 pm)
My mom won't let me go to the book signing. She says it's because it's on Wednesday and that's a school night (I think she just doesn't like that I've been emailing aforementioned author). Although really the argument that "it's a school night" is invalid because on Wednesday we have a field trip so I won't have any homework. I would actually have to miss the field trip to go to the book signing though, because we get back from the field trip at 3. The book signing is at 5. Raleigh (that's where the book signing is) is 2 hours and 30 minutes away, so I'd be about 30 minutes late if I left school at 3. Although really that's rather irrelevant because I just REALLY want to go to the thing, I don't care if I'm late.
(October 13, 2013 - 3:34 pm)
Have you told your parents about how it's a field trip? If they know about the field trip, you should talk about how important it is to you and how it can help.
(October 13, 2013 - 10:57 pm)
The book signing is at 5 p.m. Raleigh is 2 hours and 30 minutes away. We will get back from the field trip at 3. But in order to get to the book signing on time, we would have to leave at 2:30 and so that would mean the $20 my mom paid for the field trip would be wasted. I think that's part of it. But also it's on Wednesday which is a school night and we'd get back around 7ish and so that's why. And they KNOW how important it is to me.
I can understand your parents, Maggie. That's flve hours round trip. Not a short drive. Maybe you can purchase a signed book via mail. Ask the bookstore. Or if you already own a copy, mail it to the author to sign and return to you.
Admin
(October 14, 2013 - 7:28 am)
It's not so much getting the books signed that matters to me. I just really want to meet him. So I'm trying to get the school librarian to have him visit our school.
That would be nice. I hope it works out for you.
Admin
(October 14, 2013 - 4:33 pm)
Sorry Maggie. But it would be cool if you could get him to come to your school! Maybe if you wrote him yourself, along with trying to get your teacher to ask him to come, it might show that he is really wanted, and will help persuade him.
In other news, my nose is healing, but now my ankle is all crudded up. I've gone, stepped in a hole, twisted it, hearing it pop, fell to the ground in agony! I'm just great at attracting these type of injuries, aren't I? Thankfully, I don't believe it's broke. Just painfully sprained.
Sometimes a bad sprain is worse than a clean break. Please be careful, BHR!
Admin
(October 14, 2013 - 9:43 pm)
I have two problems--the first: I feel like I have no time at all. My mom has signed me up for nine after school activites (I can't stand them--they take so much time) and I barely have time to do the things I want at all ( I managed to convince her this was academic) I can't manage my time at all, and I can feel myself slowly dropping. It feels like a lot of pressure. Is there any advice on how to manage my time/grade (my mom thinks a B+ is a fail!)/activities?
I also can not stand that my parents are being such snoops (they check all computer history, my email, my homework, my grade, my backpack, and pretty much everything. I feel like I have no privacy AT ALL.
I suggest you say just what you say above to your parents. They probably just want to give you lots of opportunities to discover and develop different interests and skills, but on top of schoolwork, I would think one or two activities at a time would be enough. Then maybe try something else next year. As far as privacy, I'd also tell them what you say above. If you do well in school on your own, I would thing they wouldn't need to check your homework and backpack. Show them that you are trustworthy and deserve some privacy.
Admin
(October 14, 2013 - 8:12 pm)