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[joanholloway12]

I miss Betty 😥

[joanholloway12]

Why are all the Canadians I know on here Westerners?

I wanna take y'all dancing.

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Im glad you're okay (x I am doing a lot better this summer :) spending time with family and the past few months i finally learned to love my body the way it is. :) I am currently sick though :( lol. Cant wait til ur back on regularly :D

I’m so glad to hear you’re in better spirits :). I wanna give you a hug, lol. I wonder if you getting sick has to do with the change in weather? That usually happens, and especially after exams are over, your body just releases all that stress and you get more susceptible to viruses and such. Otherwise, it’s no fun being sick during summer break. Gotta take advantage of the free time and loaf around! :D

I’ll be back in about two weeks time if not on the daily now, lol. (I need to seriously cut down on Tumblr time as is :x.)

xoxo

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Betty my mom is pressuring me to have a job when college starts again but I'm taking 16 units (battling depression n seeing a counselor and my mom doesn't know). I have classes from 10am-5/6pm. with breaks in between that aren't even enough for me to work 3 hours straight. only days I have free are my weekends. But I want to have those days for me. I feel bad cause she keeps telling me, "Other kids go 2 school and work so u have no excuse!" I feel so guilty cause I'm 21 and never worked.

Hey dear Anon,

It’s difficult when your family pressures you to do things that they think is best for you, and even though other people can handle full time school and a part time, some people can’t. In addition to that, your mom doesn’t know about your depression and the counsellor that you’re seeing— something that I definitely would not overlook. Even if you don’t want to share this information with her right now, try to talk to her in all seriousness, and let her understand that this amount of workload and stress is something you can’t handle, even though others can seem to; everyone is different. You don’t want your grades to suffer, and in all honesty, it is better to just focus on your studies and to try and enjoy your time whilst in college. You can always get a job at the beginning of your next break when you can.

I hope this helps you in some way or another, Anon, and I wish you the best of luck with trying to get your mother to understand. xx

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realchrism replied to your post:Update

Was wondering what happened to you.

Yeah, I kinda fell off the face of the earth, lol. How've you been doing, Chris? :) The weather in Cali must be awesome and hot! I love the weather right now~!

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Update

Hey everyone!

I've been absent for a while because my MacBook finally finally died on me, so I've been without a computer for the past few weeks. The only time you'll see me update will be when I happen to visit home, which is kinda sporadic and not very often, lol. I hope everyone has been doing well.

Currently, my aunt is in town from China, and although it's very nice to see her and all, getting together with family is very stressful for me. Don't you just hate it when the "adults" talk about you as you're sitting there, just minding your own business? Culturally, this is supposed to be a very normal thing for a Chinese person, especially commenting on someone's weight (whether they've gained or lost weight-- and of course, my aunt and mom said I gained weight, yay...). Yeah, it's pretty darn rude, I think.

I really felt like I was a teen again, just sighing with my head bowed, eyes cast down, and not bothering to say anything back. Good lord... there's so much drama in my family... the stories they've been telling me... I swear, we could be a soap opera. It's really, very entertaining, and some almost unbelievable.

So many sighs, so many face palms, I swear I could have started sobbing and laughing at the same time like a mad woman.

I'll try to update in the next two weeks if I can, but in the meantime, I'll queue a little up for a couple of days. Not much, but there needs to be some movement on my page, I think D:.

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[joanholloway12]

restwellandsmile replied to your post:restwellandsmile replied to your post:So on this...

Lol, I only think that when I get down close to the rind xD. You haven’t had really good and sweet watermelon, perhaps? Oh, and I also don’t drink coffee. Freshly ground smells great, but drinking it is another story. It goes well with donuts though.

Yeah, that's possible. I also quite like the smell of coffee, but I worked in a cafe for 4 years and didn't take it up, so I probably won't at this point, and it's not like I need another addiction anyway. (I'm also not hugely fond of donuts. I don't *dislike* them, but if I'm going to spend the calories I can think of a lot of other stuff I'd rather eat.)