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            Creativity is a wonderful thing. It separates the boring from the unique. Quite frankly, I don't like people who aren't creative. 
        I absolutely hate people that look at things and say, nah I'm not good at that, i'm not going to try. If it's mountain climbing or skydiving then I can see where the risks outweigh the pros. But in general, get your act together. 

          Back to my point about creativity. GET YOUR OWN. I'm all for helping people with things that need help with. However, if you use my ideas without my permission, then I get really ticked off. I try extraordinarily hard to guarantee that everything I either write or create is unique. 

        For example, my blog posts are purposely set up much different than my other classmates blog. I often use listing, or bullet points. I do this to avoid the classic structures of MLA format. I think it makes for a much more interesting read. Plus I hate when I look at someone else's art and see my own within it. I also change the prompts enough so that the information given in my posts is much different than others. It takes me a good while to sit down and plan out how I am going to write my posts, what pictures I am going to include, and the content in which I will share. 

        Again, I don't mind if people look at my blog for an example, but when they decided to just copy my ideas I get really dissapointed. Especially when it's more than one blog post that has been posted. The sentences are similar, the unique opinions are similar, the structure is exactly the same, and the subject matter is exactly the same. If it was anything other than writing, I wouldn't be as upset. But quite frankly, i'm a little cheesed off. 
    
       It would be very different if it was only one thing that they were copying. But no, it's multiple things on multiple posts. I'd be happy to help anyone from my class with blog posts. Just email me at mad2144345@maricopa.edu and I will help you with whatever you need. 

Don't just use my ideas and claim that they are your own.

Don't copy my opinions and pretend like you just came up with them on the spot. 

Don't pretend like you care about the political parties on Facebook. 

Don't pretend like you feel the same way about praise as I do. I have very specific reasons why I feel the way I do about the things I do.

Don't pretend like you came up with listing all the Amendments in a row because you didn't want to write about what you think freedom is. 

Don't pretend like you don't care about your own personal freedoms. You clearly copied my opening statement and reason for writing in bullet points because you later on go to explain that you do have strong opinions about your freedoms.

Don't pretend like you thought of listing out all of the social medias and separating them into categories by how much you use them.

Don't post "Don't tear them down, build 

them up and give them options.What I'm 

really trying to say is set the example of 

not giving up easily and work hard and 

show your little mini-me what mommy or 

daddy can really do and what they can do 

in the future. If one doesn't work out 

then they have some other option to turn to. " and pretend like that isn't just 
my opinion reworded!!

Don't post "Kids now a days will listen to anything you say and take it to heart." AND AGAIN PRETEND LIKE THOSE ARE YOUR OWN WORDS! 

AND NO I'M NOT PROPERLY QUOTING YOU BECAUSE YOU NEVER DO THE SAME FOR ME. 

Anyways...I know you'll read this because I know you'll be looking at my blog for your next post. 
SO....hope you learned something. If you need help with something, ask. It's not the story of your life actually, it's the story of mine. If you copy me again I am going to formally invite you to square up. 
-Madeleine Bright

Kids Are Scary

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       Kids are scary because they actually listen to what you are saying. If you tell them that one of their eye's is three times the size of the other, they will believe you. Why does this give me so much grief?; because, I am a sarcastic dry person who's filter has been slowly eroded by cigarette smoke, energy drinks, and unfortunate life events. The article we read about talks about children not wanting to try hard at something that they know they can already do well. I don't think I've ever seen this first hand, but it sounds plausible. 

           When I was a kid, (8-16) I grew up with a lot going on around me. I think that the things I excelled at were overlooked by the guardians I was given simply due to the constant drama surrounding my older siblings. At the time, I never really thought about receiving praise for the things I did. If I ever put forth a lot of effort to do well at something it wasn't for approval, it was for myself. I wanted to be better than everyone else at very specific things. 
       

  In Karate I had to be the youngest to get my black belt. 
          In English I had to have the highest scores on all of
           our assignments. 
          I had to have the highest scores on the standardized tests. 
          I had to be the best horseback rider in my town.
          I had (and have to) accomplish more than my siblings did.


      I didn't do any of those things expecting praise. I did them out of...boredom(?). It was more of a..."Yeah, why the Hell not?" (#LiveOffTheWall) Why not be the best at one thing this year? Next year, I'll be the best at something else. I don't think I even told my parents about anything along those lines. I went to my Karate belt graduations by myself, and all my schoolwork I did on my own. Again, I don't feel negatively about it though. My parents had a lot of other worries at the time. It taught me to be independent. It also taught me how to find satisfaction from within. You shouldn't need other people's approval to feel good about your accomplishments. 
       I don't think kids nowadays should have their parents constantly telling them what wonderful little people they are. I also don't think that parents should tell their kids how awful they are, either. I'm not really sure what a 'good' parent is though. Is it

someone who raises their children to be happy, or is it someone who raises their children to be successful? Is it both? Should the credit go to the parents if the child ends up to be both? There is a grey area that is hard to define. 
     I think that parents should think about what they say to their children before just blurting out things. Children are very sensitive. They remember the little things that adults say to them. They hold onto it too. They carry it around with them for the rest of their lives. We all end up surprisingly similar to the people who raised us. It is an unfortunate factor of growing up. We slowly melt into the mold that our parents set for us. So, a fun little thing for all you young adults out there; Set a good example. Little ones are watching. 
   

 Don't tell your kid that they suck at sports. Just encourage them to try different things. They are young. They have all the time in the world to find things that they love. Don't lie to them and tell them that they are the best at something that they aren't. Don't force your kid to do something just because you want them to. Let them find something that they WANT to be the best at. 
    Basically, just let your kid be themselves. Be honest with them, but keep in mind that children actually care about what your are telling them. Keep in mind that you have the power to either make or break a person. That's a lot of responsibility...and you know what they say; "With great power, comes great responsibility." Superman.  

The Hardest Button to Press

        The Delete Key 
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Deleting things is very hard for me. 

I realized this about a year ago. 

While scrolling through my phone I came across an old friend of mine's number. Mikey Campbell.

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Mikey passed away a little over two years ago. As I was staring down at my phone screen I found that I didn't know what to do. I kept thinking about all of the times that he called me at 1 am saying things that I should have paid closer attention to. All these memories of that crazy kid kept flowing through my head. 

I felt like if I deleted his number it would be like me officially accepting that he was gone. No, i'm not crazy, I know how death works. But never the less, I couldn't bring myself to delete the number. I knew that once it was gone, it was gone forever. I now have a few numbers in my phone that I am having the same issue with. 

It took me getting a new phone to get rid of my grandfathers (deceased)  and ex boyfriends number. 

Same thing goes for pictures as well. 

It took me about a year to delete all of the pictures on my phone of my ex. 

Why? 

Because I know that after I deleted those, the memories would slowly fade and eventually go away all together. 

It's not that I mind forgetting things...it's just knowing that I would have to let go of something that I at one point loved. 

It's much harder then expected. 

Don't believe me? 

Here's a little challenge for you. Go through your phone and delete one contact from your phone. There is at least one contact in there that you don't need anymore. Someone who you either don't need to get in contact with, or someone you can't get in contact with. 

You might be able to do it with ease.

But trust me...when you have that delete that 

one person in your life that 

you aren't ready to stop loving...then it's going to be much harder. 

Social Media

Social Media 

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I love social media.
 You will never find me without a phone in my hand. 

It is the first thing I do when I wake up and the last thing I do before I go to bed. I always have to know what's going on with Facebook, and who is posting what on Instagram. 

(Personally, I am not a fan of Twitter. The only time you'll ever see me on Twitter is if I am stalking a new crush or something along those lines.I MEAN..WHAT?! I DON'T DO THAT?!) 

Back to my point, I love social media. Without it, I wouldn't know anything that is going on around me. Facebook is usually where I get all of my news from. When I was in high school I would come home and turn on the news to find out what was going on locally. Now that my days go from 7 am-10 pm I don't really have time to turn on the news and waste an hour watching kittens being rescued from trees. When I go on Facebook, I can scroll for about 3 minutes and find out all of the new things that are currently happening. It is exactly what I need! It saves me time and energy. 

Without Facebook I wouldn't know about elections, events, important issues, or anything along those lines. Honestly, I most likely would have no opinion on Donald Trump if it wasn't for people posting about it. 

I would most likely miss important dates because I would forget to look up information about them. 

I wouldn't have any understanding about any issues that were currently going on around the world. 

I am absolutely obsessed with Tumblr. I can tell you any popular ongoing jokes that are told throughout the site. I think I am up to about 400,000 followers now. Tumblr has become my very own
 counselor. If I am sad, or upset, I just scroll through there and it changes the way I am feeling or thinking. Sometimes,  I just look up the hashtag of whatever I am feeling and wallow in it for a little while. I'm not sure why, but occasionally it makes me feel better. 

Instagram is another social media that I am absolutely addicted too. (BEACH_GLASS_BLUE ....FOLLOW ME) 

Instagram let's me stay connected with brands and all of my skateboarding connections. Oh my gosh, if you ever want to be a pro skateboarder you absolutely must have an Instagram.  To be a pro at any extreme sport Instagram is a must. (Hallofmeat is a funny one to follow. It is not as weird as it

probably sounds.) Instagram is important because many recruiters are actually discovering people using that app. That is why it is always important to show off your best tricks on there. You never know who will be viewing. I can not get enough of that app, it constantly keeps me entertained. 

I use a few other apps, but Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram are my main ones. Very rarely I will go on Pintrest. I haven't quite figured out how that application works. Now that site has been
taken over by middle-aged women. Not that that is a bad thing, it just makes it harder for me to relate to the content. 

Oh, I almost forgot about Snapchat! Snapchat is cool, but now that I am in college, I find it very hard to care about what all these kids in high school are doing. Also, Snapchat requires me to take the time

to stop and record what I am doing. I believe that the best moments in our lives aren't recorded. They just happen. So I don't really use that application much anymore.

HAHA okay there is one last social media application that I like.

 (This one I am not proud of, so don't judge me)

I have fallen victim Tinder. No, I am not one of those people that goes on there to hook up with people. I just enjoy judging people...as awful as that sounds. I only go on this app when I am really bored and there is absolutely nothing else to do. So, if you haven't ever been on Tinder, it is basically a site where you judge people on a profile and a few pictures that they post. You can either vote them up, or you can rate them down. If you rate them up and they also rate you up, then you can chat with them. I've never responded to anyone on that site, but apparently it is a very common place to meet...erm...partners. I think it would be really sketchy to meet a stranger that you met online. How do you know that they aren't totally lying about who they are? They could be a murderer or...or a Republican or something?! Haha, no, I am totally joking, no disrespect.

I think those are all of the main ones that I go on. Without these social media apps, I would be lost. I wouldn't know anything that is going on around me. I would be the most uncultured swine to ever walk the Earth. I am thankful for all of the wonderful apps that were created because they make my life much easier and convenient. So thanks all you creative people that got lucky and made amazing things! You're all awesome!