thoughts-of-a-teen

[thoughts-of-a-teen]

my brand spanking new blog!

hi! i'm A and welcome to my blog. more like an online diary for now but we'll figure it out as we go :D

Why am I starting this blog in the first place? - When I was a kid I read this book about a girl who started an advice column in her school's newspaper and I've been thinking about it ever since. I have lots of things to say but not a lot of people to listen :/. SO, if I write it all down in this here blog, people can read as they please. And then I can go back and read about how I've grown throughout the years. Recently things have been getting harder for me and the pandemic has been no help. I've been trying to write it all out but it's hard to keep up with. But if I know I have people depending on me to write, it gets easier. What lessons from my own life can I share with others? - I've done some bad, I've done some good. And I'm still learning so if you can laugh and learn from every embarrassing thing I do, I'll be good with that. And because of all the mistakes I've made, I'm a lot more mature than other 16-year-olds. So I give great advice :D. How will this blog help others? - I'm hoping every week you close this tab with a smile. I only want to bring joy and love to the world and will do that until the moment I leave. I want to be a friend to the friendless and the voice for the quiet. Things about me: I'm A! I'm A 16-year-old high school sophomore living in California. I'm from the bay area and I have really good Spanish. I like watching movies and tv shows. I like painting skies and clouds. And I love going on boba and bao dates with my friends. （⌒▽⌒） What is your biggest fear? My biggest fear is being useless. I don't want to live life knowing I didn't or that I have nothing to add. That's a reason I'm always trying to do things. I'm trying to find purpose. What would you change about yourself if you could? I wish I wasn't so judging of myself. I make it my mission to not judge people about who they are or about small things I know about them. But I criticize and judge myself every day. I have very little self grace. What really makes you angry? I could go on and on about the things that make me angry. But my main one is: when people tolerate, encourage, or accept negative behavior. I recently left a group of people who were just extremely toxic. Made racist, sexist, and hurtful comments on the daily. And if I were to say something I was "sensitive" or "emotional." I lost a friend because I left the group. I quickly learned she was one of those racist, sexist, hurtful people. Really just a horrible friend to have. What motivates you to work hard? I work hard to prove to myself there's a reason for my existence. I constantly feel like a waste of space. But if I accomplish something it's a reminder I'm good for something. What is your favorite book to read? I'd have to say "Diary of a Wimpy Kid." Which I guess is a subconscious inspiration for this blog :). Those books are easy to read. No large plots to get confused in. But they're no boring either. You could start in the middle of the series and things still make sense. I've actually been building up my collection. I have almost half of them. And I even have 3 of Rowley's spin-off. I'd love to see Fregley's point of view (◡‿◡). I hope having control over this little corner of the internet will make me feel like I'm in control of my life. Because sometimes, it feels like someone else is turning the wheel. Thanks for reading! See you in the next post! Comment and talk to me in the forums! See ya Reader! ( ・◡・)ノ

[thoughts-of-a-teen]

my brand spanking new blog!

hi! i'm A and welcome to my blog. more like an online diary for now but we'll figure it out as we go :D

Why am I starting this blog in the first place? - When I was a kid I read this book about a girl who started an advice column in her school's newspaper and I've been thinking about it ever since. I have lots of things to say but not a lot of people to listen :/. SO, if I write it all down in this here blog, people can read as they please. And then I can go back and read about how I've grown throughout the years. Recently things have been getting harder for me and the pandemic has been no help. I've been trying to write it all out but it's hard to keep up with. But if I know I have people depending on me to write, it gets easier. What lessons from my own life can I share with others? - I've done some bad, I've done some good. And I'm still learning so if you can laugh and learn from every embarrassing thing I do, I'll be good with that. And because of all the mistakes I've made, I'm a lot more mature than other 16-year-olds. So I give great advice :D. How will this blog help others? - I'm hoping every week you close this tab with a smile. I only want to bring joy and love to the world and will do that until the moment I leave. I want to be a friend to the friendless and the voice for the quiet. Things about me: I'm A! I'm A 16-year-old high school sophomore living in California. I'm from the bay area and I have really good Spanish. I like watching movies and tv shows. I like painting skies and clouds. And I love going on boba and bao dates with my friends. （⌒▽⌒） What is your biggest fear? My biggest fear is being useless. I don't want to live life knowing I didn't or that I have nothing to add. That's a reason I'm always trying to do things. I'm trying to find purpose. What would you change about yourself if you could? I wish I wasn't so judging of myself. I make it my mission to not judge people about who they are or about small things I know about them. But I criticize and judge myself every day. I have very little self grace. What really makes you angry? I could go on and on about the things that make me angry. But my main one is: when people tolerate, encourage, or accept negative behavior. I recently left a group of people who were just extremely toxic. Made racist, sexist, and hurtful comments on the daily. And if I were to say something I was "sensitive" or "emotional." I lost a friend because I left the group. I quickly learned she was one of those racist, sexist, hurtful people. Really just a horrible friend to have. What motivates you to work hard? I work hard to prove to myself there's a reason for my existence. I constantly feel like a waste of space. But if I accomplish something it's a reminder I'm good for something. What is your favorite book to read? I'd have to say "Diary of a Wimpy Kid." Which I guess is a subconscious inspiration for this blog :). Those books are easy to read. No large plots to get confused in. But they're no boring either. You could start in the middle of the series and things still make sense. I've actually been building up my collection. I have almost half of them. And I even have 3 of Rowley's spin-off. I'd love to see Fregley's point of view (◡‿◡). I hope having control over this little corner of the internet will make me feel like I'm in control of my life. Because sometimes, it feels like someone else is turning the wheel. Thanks for reading! See you in the next post! Comment and talk to me in the forums! See ya Reader! ( ・◡・)ノ