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Okay, I just wanted to say I'm really sorry. The person I am when I'm on the CB isn't really anything like the real me. I mean, I haven't lied about anything really, except for my happiness. Here, I've always posted as a super happy and optimistic girl who can't make a comment without smiley faces. But in RL, I'm just the typical girl suffering from depression. I struggle with my faith, have lost almost of my friends, and have had my heart broken. I'm an expert at hiding my emotions, and no one (like, not even my own family) knows when I'm upset. But as soon as I go to my room at night, the tears start to fall. I just wanted to say I'm sorry to all of you who think I'm the super happy smiley girl. If you're mad, I can leave (lol, that is, as soon as I finish the ten days of Christmas).
~pkenzie
pkenzie, I’m sorry to hear that you’re feeling sad. Everybuggy here in Cricket Country and on the Chatterbox loves you. The comments you’ve sent have introduced us to a caring, friendly, fun-loving girl. Even if we haven’t met in person, we are all your real friends who care about you deeply. I’ve always thought of you as the hostess of the Chatterbox, how you welcome newcomers and help them learn their way around.
We love your quizzes! Keep attending activities you enjoy and be on the lookout for others who enjoy the same things. Didn’t you and others from your church just go on a weekend concert trip that you enjoyed?
It is very common for people of any age to struggle with their faith sometimes. Questioning and thinking can make you stronger.
I hope by the time you read this that you’re feeling better. But anytime you’re feeling bad, please talk to a parent or someone at church. They love you and would do anything to help you, but you have to tell them how you feel.
Please reply and let us know how you’re doing! We care very much.
--Old Cricket
submitted by Kenzie
(December 19, 2009 - 12:27 am)
(December 19, 2009 - 12:27 am)
Aww R~D~!! Wow... We're a lot alike... Here, I'll reply sorta like Allison did!
Cell phone: Same... I'll be talking with people and they'll say, "So what's your cell number?", then I'll say, "oh, well I don't have one?", and then they'll just stop talking to me... I mean, come on! That's so lame! I am getting my first iPod tomorrow, though (iPod Touch, perhaps).
Movies: I do understand what you mean, but my "friends" hang out with me so infrequently that I almost never watch movies with them. Maybe once a year.
Crying: My gosh, me too! And over the lamest things!! I used to only cry once a year (seriously, once a year! For some reason usually in August...), but now I cry like once a week. UGH hormones can be a pain sometimes. :P
Faith: Exactly. Wow, I can't think of anything to say, because you said exactly what I feel. Ever since my parents made me start going to a different church, I have not felt close to God at all. Every once in a while, I'll go somewhere like the Revolve Tour, church camp (ahem, which is with my old church), or just something at my youth group, and after that, I'll be best buds with God for about two days. Then it just goes back to normal. I feel so happy those few days (and I even remember to pray!), and I wish it could stay like that. But for some reason it doesn't.
Annnnnddddd lastly, about having my heart broken, hahaha yupp... Very good point. I guess I orginally exaggerated a bit (hey, this isn't the first time...) 'bout that, because we were just good friends, and one day he decided to ignore me completely. I felt left out, not exactly heartbroken. Bad choice of wording on my part. (:
(December 26, 2009 - 9:40 pm)
That was beautiful lav-lav. Just beautiful. :)
(December 24, 2009 - 7:38 pm)
We're not mad (I know I'm not)! :( And believe me, I feel the same way as you many times. I'm not always as happy as I come off as, either. No one is a smiley, super happy person all of the time. ;) Don't feel bad about it, though, because no one wants you to leave. :( :( :(
(December 22, 2009 - 4:49 pm)
Aww thanks! <3
(December 26, 2009 - 9:51 pm)
Haha, for some reason, when I was scanning over this uber fastly, I read somewhere in it, something like 'though I may not be as happy as a lemon...' *fit of insane laughter*
(December 28, 2009 - 2:37 am)
I am literally still laughing now that I read this insanity again.....
(December 28, 2009 - 4:53 pm)
*is still laughing*
(December 28, 2009 - 2:38 am)
Which is sad, cause it's a good post. *giggle sneaks out* Sorry. *tries to look serious* *fails miserably* *laughs too hard and ends up wheezing on the floor, eyes streaming* (this has actually happened to me in the past. Right now though, I'm making it up for dramatic effect) *wiggles eyebrows* *laughs harder still* Though I am really laughing. :D :D :D :D :D
(I spelled 'wheezing' 'weazing', which makes me think of Mr Weasly in Saint Mungo's...) *laughs even harder, if possible, and has to be taken to hospital to be given sedative in order to breath* This is dreadful. I'm an awful writer. None of this sounds believable! *grr* *gigglesnort* Now I want to re-read Harry Potter........
*goes on with hysterical insanity for quite some time* Sorry Admin... *cackles* *ends up 'weazing' again* This time I'm laughing for real. This is so stupid it's funny, and I can't seem to stop. I think I'll post this and get it over with. I really am overtired, or just batty. *snort* Now I'm thinking of the Penderwicks and seriously considering calling Jeanne Birdsall and demanding she hurry up and get the next one published.
(December 28, 2009 - 2:47 am)
*blushes more furiously* Someone comment so I don't feel like a complete idiot! Please!
I don't think you're an idiot, Laura. Everybuggy gets a bit (or a lot) wound up at holiday time! You should have heard Zoot yesterday! He was going in ten directions at the same time and snow was flying every which way!
Cricket
(December 28, 2009 - 10:40 pm)
:) Thank you Cricket, that makes me feel better.... Ten directions, really? Wow. :)
Yes, he was WILD!
(December 29, 2009 - 1:54 pm)
Oops. Sorry, Laura. I honestly didn't check this post until now. *blushes* *giggles insanely* You really thought I wrote that? That's funny. XD :) :)
(December 30, 2009 - 4:10 pm)
Heehee, I know.... :D
(January 9, 2010 - 3:10 pm)
And you're really sweet, because I know inside, you must be thinking what an insane nut I am.... :P
(January 14, 2010 - 1:34 am)
Thanks SO much Old Cricket!! You are indeed very wise... And yes, by the time I read this (AKA now), I am feeling much better. Sometimes it's not wise to be posting at 1:27AM after a long day. (:
My anti-spam box says toga! XD
Oooooh . . . back to ancient Rome! We're all so happy to hear that you're feeling better. And I think that your Chatterbox friends are very wise and helpful, too!
Old Cricket
(December 22, 2009 - 5:00 pm)
Aw, Paige, we aren't mad at you! If anybody is I will personally duel with them. *puts up fists*
As for everything else, I think the solution will be to pray. A lot. It will help you when you question your faith and when you feel lonely. God is always there to listen, even if nobody else knows about how sad you are. I also think you need to find something you really like, whether it be volunteering at the animal shelter, taking art classes, dancing, anything really. Then you'll find somebody that you have something in common with and hopefully they would be a really great friend.
And remember, you always have us. We may not be "real", but we're always here for you.
(December 22, 2009 - 8:58 pm)