Random romance thoughts😘😆

When you see a guy you like in preschool or kindergarten, you would usually giggle and then go talk to him, and then you'd be walking around the playground holding hands and sharing PB&J sandwiches. Then a day later he'd say something like, ‘I don't like you anymore, you wear pigtails’ and walk away, and you'd act all upset for about 3 seconds, then you'd be off running around again and all happy. I'm 15 and have never dated, so I’m not really a big romancer, but WHAT?! How are you so happy already? Then it comes to grades 1-3, where you see the guy you like and start blushing and then you whisper to your friend and they whisper back and the whole class you're passing notes about him. And then the boy looks at you and catches you staring so you turn bright red and look away. And if he finds out about your crush he teases you for days about it and his and your friends start singing the K.I.S.S.I.N.G. song and you're both like ‘ Ew, gross!’.  Then comes grades 4 to 6 where you suddenly have the confidence to tell him everything, so you write him a note or get your friend to tell him and he laughs and jokes around and acts disgusted. You start chasing him around the playground trying to get his attention and he just runs from you. Then there's the lovely Middle School hell-hole, where the hormones kick in and the feelings you have increase tenfold, and you literally can't even look at him. Like, for the guys who don't understand what goes through a girl's head in those moments, here's a pretty accurate representation: “OMG! He's sitting at the desk across from me! I can't look at him. What if I look at him and he's looking at me? Then he'll think I've been staring at him this whole time and he'll think I'm a stalker and he'll never talk to me again! But I have to take one peek OH MY GOD he's looking at me I'm going to die!!... et cetera. We females can be dramatic sometimes, I'll admit it, and we're always thinking of the worst possible scenarios, but you never know what could happen right?

Here's a funny yet depressing story of how I got rejected. I had a crush on a guy, let's call him Cody. This guy Cody had a girlfriend, but that wasn't stopping me. I didn't know a lot about him, only that he had a girlfriend and (I think) smoked. I found him pretty cute, and, well, tbh, I still do. So I wrote him a note telling him I liked him and asked him what he thought.  I got my friend to give it to him and next thing you know I hear laughing, and then I looked over as he said “ haha you're funny. You're obviously kidding!”. I told him several times that I wasn't (I really don't know where my confidence came from) But he still didn't believe me, so I gave up.

So basically what I'm saying is, girls! You probably won't find the right guy until you're at least 17, although if you're mature enough to truly understand love, then you're probably old enough. I say probably because anything can happen, but you probably won't find your soulmate in middle school, and if you think he's the perfect guy because you guys have done it together, leave him! Although if you truly love him obviously don't leave him. But loving someone is not the same thing it's doing it with something! If you've been dating long enough, and you're sure he doesn't want you for your body, and he loves you for you, he's the guy for you. Marry him or don't, but if you truly love him, and can forgive him without him seducing you or threatening you, then he's the one.

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I really don't know where all this came from. I was sitting in bed and I decided to start writing. It was like 9:30, so I was kind of tired, but once I come up with something or an idea pops into my head, I have to write it down or I'll be up all night thinking about it. Reading it over now, I realize, this is really deep! What was going through my head? Anyway, thanks for reading and everything.

Your Opinion?

So I was attempting to come up with ideas for posts, and I thought it would be cool if I did an advice column. You guys could post your friendship problems or family problems, although maybe not dating issues, as I have no experience in that area.😟 You can post them in the comments anonymously, and I can write back and give advice in a way that benefits everyone. Don’t use actual names though, just use made-up names, because I don’t want to get in trouble or anything. What do you guys think? Should I try it? If I do it, I may not be able to respond immediately because I'm not always at my computer, but I will respond as quickly as I can.👍

Puppy mills

    For those of you who don't know, I love animals, and especially dogs. I have always wanted one, although I have never owned one, and I hate seeing them mistreated or on the streets. For those of you who do have dogs, I hope you got them from a shelter, pet store, or breeder you know got the dogs from humane places, because if you don't know where many puppies are bred, take a closer look.

    Many breeders and pets stores get their puppies from puppy mills. If you don’t know what a puppy mill is, puppy mills are establishments that breed dogs for pet stores and breeders to sell, often in an inhumane way that causes the dogs to have many health and behavioural problems later in life. These mills force the dogs to breed many times over again with other dogs to make many kinds of dogs, such as Labradoodles, Shepadoodles, and Dorkies. Ever wonder where they get all the cute puppies at the pet store? They are most likely from a puppy mill. Luckily, puppy mills are illegal in many places such as California and Maryland. However, Canada still hasn't made puppy mills illegal, although many people are putting pressure on them to do so. Puppy mills should be shut down because they hurt and kill many dogs, cause health and behavioural problems, and cause many strays because of the number of dogs being bred.

    Puppy mills cause many deaths and injuries to dogs every year. Parent dogs often die young due to malnutrition(not having proper food), exhaustion, and during birth. They are forced to breed over and over again, and they are given food that is unhealthy, which is bad, especially for the mother dogs, as they need to feed their offspring. Often they are not able to produce enough milk for the puppies, which causes many of the puppies to die. Many of the puppies die as soon as they are born, either from lack of proper nutrition or from a sickness or disease, while others die later from long term health problems or during transport, as the transport is bad and they aren't taken well care of. The puppies are removed from their parents as soon as they are weaned, and then the female breeds all over again. When the breeding dogs outlive their usefulness and can't breed anymore, they are killed, often in horrible and brutal ways. Some of the ways they kill them are beating, drowning, shooting, starving, and even burying the dogs alive. If the breeders don't kill the dogs themselves, they also kick them out of the house or breeding building and let them survive on their own. If the dogs are ‘lucky’, they will get dumped on a shelter's front step and the shelter has to take them in. Dogs are being treated horribly in puppy mills, and this treatment can also cause health and behavioural problems for the dogs and puppies.

    Puppy mills are causing health and behavioural problems for the dogs and puppies all over the world. The dogs can have genetic health problems such as heart and kidney disease, hormonal disorders, blood disorders such as anemia and Von Willebrand disease, and joint deformities. Some of the diseases will show while the dog is young, but others will show up later in life when you don't expect it. Most of the dogs and puppies live in crates of their feces, urine, and vomit, and dogs that have diseases and sickness are often allowed around healthy dogs, causing more dogs to become sick. Because of this many of the dogs have diseases such as viral, fungal, or bacterial infections. Many of the dogs aren't around many people, and the people they are around are cruel, so it causes them to have many behavioural problems as well. Some of the dogs can have obsessive-compulsive behaviours such as spinning, chewing, and barking, and more. Other problems they can have are crate training, which is understandable as many of them spend a lot of time in dirty and too-small crates. They can also have coprophagia, or eating their feces, and that is probably because their crates were often dirty and covered in feces, so they want to keep their crates clean. So many problems are being caused by puppy mills, and so many dogs are being created that there are strays everywhere.

    So many dogs are being created in puppy mills that shelters are overflowing and many dogs are on the street. It is estimated that between 1,500 and 1,800 puppy mills are in operation in Quebec. About 400,000 puppies are born each year in those puppy mills. About 2 million puppies are bred each year in the US. Over 6 million dogs arrive in shelters every year, and because there are not enough people to take them in, almost half must be euthanized. If dogs don't make it to shelters, they usually end up on the streets, and they become malnourished, starving, and can even become roadkill. The ‘lucky’ ones are dumped at shelters, but the unlucky ones die at a young age or are kept at the puppy mills as breeding dogs. Only 1 out of every 10 dogs born will find a permanent home. That means that most dogs either end up on the streets, spend their whole lives in shelters or puppy mills, or are euthanized.

  So you see, one of the main reasons there are so many strays on the streets is because of puppy mills. So many dogs have died there, and the ones that don't die are so scarred for the remainder of their lives. Many also end on up the streets because there aren't enough people to take them in. Most of these dogs are living most of their lives either on the streets or in puppy mills breeding more dogs. The lucky ones get homes, but do you know that the more dogs you buy from pet stores and breeders that got their dogs from puppy mills, the more money those puppy mills are making, and that just means that they have all the more reason to continue what they're doing. The puppy in the window of the pet store may look cute, but later in life, you may be paying thousands of dollars for surgeries or other health fixes because it has problems. You may be thinking, ‘oh, I’m helping the dog by buying it’, but you are only causing more dogs to be bred by puppy mills. Instead of buying dogs from puppy mills, buy them from shelters or breeders you know don't get the dogs from puppy mills. If you do buy a dog from a pet store or breeder, ask to meet the mother, or see where the dogs were bred. If they won't tell you, it is most likely a puppy mill. Instead of making the problem worse, let's make it better.

Oreo White Chocolate Balls Recipe

Ingredients:

-36 Oreos

-8 ounces plain cream cheese

-white chocolate chips

Steps:

1. Take icing out of Oreos and set aside; you won't need it. Crush Oreos in a food processor or plastic bag until crumbly, then take about a spoonful for later.

2. Mix cream cheese and Oreo dust until creamy.

3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

4. Roll the mixture into many balls and place them on the sheet.

5. Place them in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

6. Grab a bowl and pour the white chocolate chips in. Put it in the microwave for about 30 seconds, then remove and mix. Repeat until fully melted.

7. Remove the Oreo balls, put them on a stick (or just pour the white chocolate over them; that's what I did), and dip them into the chocolate.

8. Put them back on the parchment paper and pour the Oreo crumbs over them. Put them back into the fridge for 10 minutes and then remove. Enjoy!

10 Weird Facts About Dogs You Probably Never Knew

-A wagging tail doesn't always mean they are happy.

-Dog urine can corrode metal.

-Dogs can fall in love.

-Dogs can tell time.

-Dachshunds were originally bred to fight badgers.

-Dogs have been known to poop in alignment with the Earth's Magnetic field.

-Dogs have 3 eyelids.

-Seeing eye dogs are trained to do their business on command.

-More than half of all U.S presidents have owned dogs.

-Dogs have wet noses because it helps to absorb scent chemicals.

Rock Cake Recipe(from The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick (8 tablespoons) cold butter, cut into chunks
1 large egg
1/3 cup whole milk
1 cup raisins

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease and flour a large cookie sheet. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large mixing bowl. With your fingertips, rub the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture reaches the consistency of wet sand. (Side note: I realize that butter on the fingers doesn’t sound like a lot of fun, but it was interesting. Don’t be afraid of butter!)

2. Beat the egg together with the milk and pour it into the flour-butter mixture. Fold it together using a spatula to form a stiff dough. Fold in the raisins. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheet.

3. Bake for 25 minutes or until the bottoms are golden, rotating the pan midway through baking.

Makes 12 Rock Cakes

I decided to do this recipe because I love Harry Potter and everything about it. I got this cookbook for my birthday this year and I  saw this and immediately thought, 'I absolutely need to try this!'. I just had to try it before sharing it with anyone else, as it could have been gross.They weren't though, so feel free to try them whenever! They are perfect as a breakfast snack with some butter on them, heated up in the microwave. I hope you will like them as much as I did.
                                         

BTW, if you want them as hard and gross as Hagrids were, leave them out for a few days. They'll be rock solid.



All About Me

My birthday: February 27, 2005.

Favourite books: Harry Potter, Hunger Games, and Inheritance Series.

Favourite movies: Hunger Games and Harry Potter.

Favourite foods: Chocolate and watermelon.

Hobbies: Reading, writing, baking, taking pictures, and biking.

Places I’d like to travel to: Brazil, Africa, and Paris.

Favourite celebrities: Emma Watson.

Favourite singers: Shawn Mendes and Taylor Swift.

Favourite songs: Senorita by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello.

Dream job: Writer.

Favourite animal: Dog.

Fear: Needles and swallowing pills.

My family members: My dad(Joel), my mom(Sam), and my brother(Jack).

Likes: I like animals, baking, and sunny days.

Dislikes: I dislike spiders, thunder, and rainy days.