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Heheh. I suppose since I am here, I might as well make a confession.

Here it is:

I secretly hate creepy-crawlies, but I'll deny I ever said anything here if you ask me about it.

I hope you understand how much of a confession that is for somebody named "Scuttles," who posted a somewhat bug-themed Ski Lodge about 15 minutes ago. Heh.

Anyone else get crushes on book characters?? *blushes furiously*

Bruh I tend to be a quieter person, to the point that I stuggle quite often, so why is it that I can't keep my dang moith shut when it's socially acceptable. Like??? I guess it's just letting my guard down in front of my "friends." Things were so much easier before thatttt T^T 

This was going to be a post for the wishing well thread, but it became more of a serious rant than a wistful, light-hearted response, so I feel like it should go here... 

I wish people weren't so hypocritical and wouldn't shut down or look down on others for having a different opinion/worldview, or completely and irrationally disregard their position or expertise in anything else simply because they disagree with a few components of their personal intelligence.

I wish I could always be able to say what I mean to say when I speak. I hate it when I am misunderstood. I also hate that I have to speak in riddles sometimes so people don't know what I'm actually saying because they'd take it the wrong way if they knew. Argh.

I wish negativity and violence weren't considered peak humor and entertainment.

I wish people understood what love actually looks like. Some music these days is... ehrghhhh.

I wish people didn't pretend they were okay, and didn't have to sometimes.

I wish people understood logic and could have insightful AND peaceful AND respectful debate and discussion. I find such discourse productive and fulfilling, so why is it so dang rare? Why people gotta be like this? I do it too sometimes, but, like, *sigh*

I somewhat wish cancel culture didn't exist, because I wish people weren't so fanatic about picking others apart as if their own morals were picture perfect.

I wish disagreements, beliefs, or anything else wasn't a socially acceptable or socially tolerable reason to stop loving and/or supporting someone. Not saying that I feel such things should be severely shamed or somehow illegal or something crazy like that, but like, not a normal and normalized occurrence. I'm not sure that came out right, but we'll go with it.

I wish I could just try to wish for normal things and not turn to venting out every frustration I have with society *sigh*

I wish I had some really nice beanbag chairs so I could sit funky or on the floor like I do and not be uncomfortable. There. That wasn't so bad.

***these statements are made in general, of the country/world, and not directed at CBers.

>>>This is not intended to start a big discussion or argument or anything, just ranting a bit. I hope I didn't say anything offensive. Love you guys! <3

I feel under-appreciated.

Not on the CB, but in real life. Lately all my friends have been making fun of me. They made me cry three days in a row. They don't read my poems or my stories and specifically ask me not to write or share them during Free Writes in class. One of my friends, who was actually pretty apologetic that they'd made me stop wanting to express myself, said they just didn't like listening to teachers talk about how good my writing was. This was upsetting for me because, I mean, who else was going to? It's not like they read my writing, or like the TV shows I like, or have been doing much except tell me I'm basic and sensitive. And… I know I have you guys, but sharing writing on here is kind of different. On here, it's normal to be a good writer. I know it's kind of selfish, but it's nice to catch people off guard in the real world, and stand out as a genuinely talented author. Also, even though I've got really close friends on here, it's not the same as the people you have to go to school with and spend all your time with. The worst part is, I can't even really stand up for myself or stop being friends with them, because I haven't got anywhere else to go. These guys have been my friends since like, 4th grade. I've tried to talk to them about it, but really only one of them (the apologetic one I mentioned earlier) ever takes me seriously. Whenever I try to stand up to the other two, they usually just say "you're not intimidating, haha," or "You didn't have to get all defensive, jeez." 

So… Yeah. There's my rant. I don't know why the people that are supposed to be supporting me have been making me feel lonely. Thoughts?

How about explaining this to your teacher and asking her not to talk about your writing so much in class?

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