The Demon Road proofs have been sent out to critics and reviewers and bloggers and booksellers and all kinds of wonderful, wonderful people ahead of the release on August 27. I can't WAIT for this book to get onto shelves. I want to know what you think. I want to see how you react. I've been warned by my publishers not to expect the second series to be as big as the first — at least not initially — and let's be honest, Skulduggery is a hard act to follow. But this whole thing has become a giant experiment for me, and it's going to be fascinating to watch unfold.
There's gonna be some cool bits and pieces available too —"merch" or "swag" or "stuff" or "free things" like Demon Road badges and wristbands and maps and little pamphlets containing the first four chapters. That's kind of the point of this blog post, actually, because once those sample chapters are released, a plot detail that I haven't REALLY spoken about is going to be confirmed. So I'm going to discuss it here first, by providing to you the opening line of the book:
"Twelve hours before Amber Lamont's parents tried to kill her, she was sitting between them in the principal's office, her hands in her lap, stifling all the things she wanted to say."
I've talked about how this is a story about a girl being chased across America by a pack of demons. What I haven't said is that those demons are Amber's own parents.
I had this idea years ago, of a teenager being hunted by her mother and father. It resonated with me because this is so obviously WRONG, it is against the natural order of things for parents to want to harm their children. I'm lucky — I come from a good home, and I have loving parents, but I am well aware that not everyone is in the same position. This inversion of values is why the idea stuck with me, and so the whole trilogy has become an examination of family, and what it means to be loved and accepted for who and what you are.
I'm not going to say anything more about it right now, and all those wonderful people who are reading the proofs won't really be saying anything about it until the official release, but I genuinely cannot wait for you to get your hands on this book.
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http://adraspublicblog.blogspot.com/?m=1
Don't think it's Annika coz typing style either.
I've got Dugglyn, Audra, Violet, Chloe, Raven.
I think it's probably unlikely to be Chloe.
(True, Keiron.
And yes, Adra...possibly. i miss Annika...)
Dugglyn
Hope
Audra
Violet
Chloe
Raven
Annika
Fera
Blake
Trip
Rhos
Kassy
(I doubt it's Clara. She hasn't been replying to me or snow :/ not even on Twitter..)
:) Yes, that font works much better, Noelle. Thanks.
(I'm not going to rule them out because of typing style. I just don't think it's Annika.
Dugglyn
Hope
Violet
Chloe
Raven
Fera
Blake
Trip
Doubt it's Audra. I don't know. I think Blake would be pretty good at being a girl.
(Well anyway goodnight. I'm going to bed. Work tomorrow.)
Star, I'm fairly certain that this person has purposefully altered their typing style.
If I may, I can also tell you that this person has commented on my blog in their real name, I'm certain.
http://adraspublicblog.blogspot.com/?m=1
...
I'm just sitting in the shower
Thinking
Just
What would happen if I just sunk under the water
@Noelle: :) Thanks.
You would drown or you would get partway there before not-drowning.
. . .
I'm not very good at not being honest any more, I'm afraid.
(Hmm. Taia and Audra commented as well. But not on the same post as Davine. Which means it could be them as they've commented before and care but wouldn't comment twice.)
Dugglyn
Hope
Violet
Chloe
Raven
Taia
Audra
Fera
Blake
Trip
Ok now i'm gone.
Don't think it's Taia.
Hi.
Ashe's voice is soothing.
And I am a Nord, apparently.
Tired. Will disappear. Good night.
I have a wrist brace now. I think it's helping...
@Lantern: :) Yay.
It is not me, I know I was never a suspect, but rule me out of any thought.
The person is possibly British, so look at those in that timezone, they leave when British Blogland people leave, so it has to be someone over there.
*waves* Not me.
I hope.
If it was me that'd be scary. O_O
Regrettably, if they're British, they're not Snow or Raven.
I may not 100% care but I'd probably comment.
No- not me I was in NYC all day yesterday at the 9/11 Memorial, so I was not commenting and Wednesday I saw On The Town which is why I could never have commented, in the theatre I had zero bars.
@Star :-) Still a bit of a pain to type, but meh.
@Grant Eh, remember how some people thought Violet was British because she left at around the same time they went to sleep once? Same thing happened to Dugglyn, I think.
Go ahead and move British people higher on the list, but don't eliminate non-British people altogether.
Very well. We perhaps need to look at someone who is possible to do this in Ireland or Scotland?
Not me either. I don't think I could keep up multiple accounts just now. I'm on vacation, and also have a wrist injury.
I don't really want to spend a lot of injury on finding this person though. Unless they've done something that makes it important? [hasn't read back]
(Ward they are on at 4am british time and I know I do that but well that seems less likely because I know of no girl on here that stays up that late in Uk
WOah there nelly... Blaming us Scottish people... it doesn't bother me it's just some fun although I'm sticking to my answer :P)
So it can be anyone. 4am is 11pm Eastern time in America.
huh, so i am on the suspect list huh? and hope is too? XD nahh bro ^_^
(I am back.
*she hugs Jaimie tightly*)
Liliana: *she thinks for a moment* ... Ah.
Isabelle: So don't complain.
Bethany: I know but still... You could have...
Lily: No, they're not... I don't like them... I can't fight.
why would i start commenting as another person? XD makes no sense to me :D
and plus...didn't she say both of them consider themselves to be girls? :D
((Hey, so... I don't know if people notice that I tend for vanish for lengths of time when I'm too busy or too relaxed or too somewhere-in-between(?) to get on the computer and be here. When I have the right time to spend here, I'd rather spend it being me around the people who I like and care about, rather than lose that opportunity being somebody else. Which is not a criticism of taking characters, at all, it's just not my personal style. I'm here as me, because the person who I currently am wants to be me.
So, no, I'm not using any other names here, right now.
... Thank you for thinking of me, though. :P / :) ))
((Also, um, I don't know who we're trying to identify, but, people are openly trying to do that, so, I'm assuming they definitely do want to be identified?
Like, idk, is it important to know who they are? Does it matter if we don't? Is it better if we do? People sharing an author doesn't invalidate their individual personality, etc ?))
((sorry if I'm sounding short and grumpy? NOt intentional, I'm tired & sick and sleep is not agreeing with me. :P))
(I like how I'm literally like 5 pages ahead of you all like scroll back you will see me shortening the list and if you've learned anything about them then you'll come down to the same conclusion :P )
meh i don't care enough to do an in-depth research :p
(I was bored it was 4am and noone else was on lol so it was fun plus I got to know their new personality which I like :D )
her personality? ^_^
((OK
now I feel like an extra suspicious suspect because I'm the only one who felt inclined to give an alibi without actually including any solid facts you can check, just some weird, self-analytical jibbering :P))
*hugs Fabi, if you're still here*
*or if you're not*
*hugs Fabi*
(Yeh they seem nice :P
DOn't worry Taia you're not on my shortlist )
hmm...i am still certain it's not hopey :)
[hugs Taia back]
Smack talk
Screw you
Hurt me
Crying
Shame
Terror
Scream
(I'm sorry and this is maybe going to sound harsh... I mean it in a nice way, I'm not doing the whole mines is worse thing I've just been through it so. *clears throat*
Forget what people think of you, say to you the ones that hurt you do so because they are either jealous or hurting in some way themselves and they think you're better than them so they need to bring you down a peg or two...
I've been bullied my entire life... you just need to not listen, talk to someone else anyone else or even in some cases if you tell them to stop they'll do it because they don't realize how hurtful it can be. I'm glad you have some people you know won't judge you for anything, we try to help you and that's all we can do. I'm sorry that nothing more can be done, I can't physically stand there and beat sense into people but I can sit here and type and hope to give some sort of moral boost.)
...
With depression, harsh words are felt more than kind words
I can't forget what happened... Because it wa ingrained into me-
"Whore" "bitch" "worthless"
All of it. And now when I hear it... It is self-affirming to the loathing that I already feel
Just
I appreciate it...
But just
I can't. You don't understand- I can't
you can't, because you believe that you can't ^_^
(You don't forget you push it aside you make different things priorities... the more you dwell on them the more they become truths... I do understand. I do, I've been sitting there hugging a toilet bowl not believing anything not believing anyone I've been like that for years things just piling on different things and they are always at the forefront and I recall all of the things said... but I push them away because they shouldn't matter, whether they do or not is another story but they shouldn't. Jealous, envious, angry, depressed, broken whatever the reason for saying those things to you it doesn't matter it's the same outcome... they are projecting what they think of themselves onto you and it shouldn't reflect you...
I know what i'm asking is a lot... I just wanted to get my point across that we care and that the people who say these things shouldn't matter to you because they are not worth your worry.)
Please
I already know that I'm fucked
Please don't reiterate it to me, or tell me that I'm fucked
It will make it worse
see? you believe nothing but that you're fucked. yes, you may have tried to get out of it a lot. But that does not mean you should give up. You should try to stand up and fight it, and believe that it CAN end, and that you're not doomed.
No-
Please....
please what? yes you may feel like you're lost right now. But that doesn't mean that you are actually lost. It can get better. You can do it. Don't feel like nobody understands you, because that is not true.
(It was please stop.)
I need to go goodbye
goodbye...please have a think about what i said instead of rejecting it out instantly.
Fera- Thats all she can do. I know I'm not her biggest fan, but...
I am going to clear something up. I have something to confess. What I have said about myself is true, to an extent, but the reason I am on this blog isn't because I "broke free" or "got stronger." I existed, and she used me as a bit of an experiment. She wanted to see how everyone would react to this. So far it's been fun. The result was everyone guessing. And while I am just a part of a person here(I didn't lie about that, I really haven't lied) all of this talk of alibis as to why you aren't me made me feel the need to say this. So any "alibis" can just be tossed out the window. She gave herself an anonymous name for anything anonymous she wanted to do, and settled on naming me. Me, a different aspect of her personality. That's still true. I am a part of her personality. Just I am here out of curiosity, and maybe a bit less separate than I previously implied. The separation mostly was added once I was in Blogland.
zanida: no.
davine: hey :)
Hello, Frank. *offers handshake* How are you?
*shakes hand* *shrugs to question* How are you? :)
Why the shrug? I'm decent.
Because i do not know how i am ^_^ :) and good good, I am a bit tired i can say that much though ^_^
Fair enough. Well, I hope you feel less tired tomorrow, I guess. Because tired isn't generally fun. At least for me, I mean I can't really speak for anyone else.
yeah i don't think many people like to be tired :P :) i might go to sleep soon :)
None of you understand.
Just
None of you understand
that is not true ^_^
I love you, Noelle, and I'm sorry. Please try to look after yourself...
Onwa: Ah? *tilts head*
James: *rolls his eyes*
Yes, oh wise immoral one.
*picks up their joined hands, kissing beths knuckles*
No. I couldn't. I've done a lot of bad things but that would've haunted me to my grave.
Manuel: *nods*
Not many people can, or not in a way that would matter.
Fera, I have no intent to insult you or speak harshly, but in the future, if Noelle asks you to stop, will you please cease to pursue the issue? I appreciate that your intention is to help, but it will hurt her far less if you stop after she asks you to. I mean this as an honest request- I genuinely believe that would be less painful for all parties involved. Thank you.
Just read up on this.
I'm not Davine.
Thank you, Frank, for believing that. *hugs* And Star, for believing him.
If it were me, you'd know about it. At least some of you.
Plus, I wasn't even here for a few days.
And I don't know if/when I'll come back on next. So, unless it's Scarlet or I say something(to some people), it won't be me.
Mhh, you can take my name of the list of possible Davine's as well. Haven't got a clue who it might be though.
(Has people forgotten about seirsha?
*falls back to sleep*
It isn't me, I have no motive)
Liliana: There is a war on. It may not have been a good idea to get everyone drunk.
Isabelle: I am glad you know what I am.
Bethany: *she smiles, squeezing her hand again* Thank you...
Lily: Some can.
(Saoirse needs to meet Kiana xD)
Onwa: oh. Perhaps not..
James: *rolls his eyes*
Yes, you're the special one who believes herself to be always right.
*smirks*
*squeezes her hand back, smiling*
Waiter: Sorry for the wait, busy night. Here's your menus *hands them over*
Manuel: Yes, some. However that doesn't mean you have to.
Liliana: Hopefully the soldiers will not have noticed.
Isabelle: Is that supposed to be an insult?
Bethany: Thank you... *she smiles at the waiter, looking at the menu*
Lily: It is kind of expected for the daughters of a goddess... Even Bethany can fight a little bit, and she's clumsy.
Onwa: Indeed..
James: Of course not, I'd never insult you.
Waiter: You're welcome. I'll be right back.
*walks off again*
What would you like?
Manuel: Why should it be expected of you?
*Will freely admit that I don't understand*
*thinks that there will be people here who will understand better than I*
*on another note, will stop guessing*
Understand what Noelle?
Being bullied? Pretty sure everyone understands that.
Depression? Keiron and I understand that. Don't know about anyone else apart from Kassy. So don't say we don't understand.
AWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHH THEY SAY THEY MISS ME
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHH
I FEEL LOVED AND SPECIAL
@Gemma: A lot of people ehre don't understand. Including me.
OMG 80 DAYS UNTIL SHADOWS OF SELF COMES OUT!!!!!!!!!
. . . That's too many. -_-
*sighs*
I'm not talking to my mum. I don't care if it's her birthday or not. She was a selfish b**** last night. And then i have to go to work soon.
Great. Walking to work in soaking converse. Cause they're my only black flat shoes. And i was wearing them last night. When my mum didn't call my nana to give me a lift.
@Gemma: -_-
*hugs*
(There are others who understand depression, Gemma.)
Liliana: Otherwise the city and the realm will fall to Minerve. Luckily she is not here right now.
Isabelle: Good.
Bethany: I don't know... What do you think I can eat?
Lily: Because we all know how to? I just can't... But even Bethany can and as I said she's really clumsy... When we tried Aztrayan dancing, she fell over. Six times.
*nods to Sophia*
(Hello, Star.)
:) Hi Sophia.
I'm in a WhatsApp chat with my siblings, who are downstairs . . .
Erm . . . .
*frowns at my life*
Yeah, adn I'm also talking to my real life friends on WhatsApp, so wbd. :(
Hi.
I really don't think I understand Noelle. I mean, she is really depressed. It's not easy to understand exactly what she's feeling every second of every day.
*nods at Kas*
Onwa: Indeed it is. We could always attempt to protect them if needs be.
James: *smirks, walking*
Stuffed pepper? With rice as opposed to mince?
Manuel: Is she?
((I@ve only ever seen stuffed pepper with rice.))
((It's offered as a vegetarian option at school.))
(Morning...
I understand fine. That does not mean I can't be all like just don't give a shit, if you find something, anything nice to think about it is better to think about that than what happened they do not deserve your time... and there is a lot of days when the nicest thing that happens to you is that they decide to insult you, that's when you use your imagination... that's what I did, make yourself something nice.
Please don't insist I don't know. I've been bullied the best part of 13 years, I've had my Dad die when I was 11, My mum have a heart attack 8 years later a week b4 his, my ex b4 Gemma cheating on me with my best friend and getting pregnant then having an abortion whilst I told her I was bi which she told to the entire F***ing school and I had 1st years be like omg you like guys along with many others. THat's just the major stuff. I have self harmed I have tried to kill myself, so you know, I know how it is. )
*nods at Keiron :/*
*pokes*
*ghosts*
(*waves at star* sorry for that but I had to get it off my chest, because I keep thinking you all think i'm just being "omg this happened I'm so depressed..." Well I like to think those are reasons enough to have it.)
OMG
CAS BROKE DEAN
FOR SOME REASON IT IS SO FUNNY
@Keiron: *nods*
You have no reason to apologise.
(*pokes raven*
*nods @ star* ...how'd He break him?)
@Keiron: He messed with his head too much. XD
He started going weird.
And like
really non-aggressive and apologising for everything.
(A non aggressive dean? Omg kill it with fire.)
@Keiron: Ikr. XD It was creepy.
At least we got him to start eating and sleeping during that time, though.
(He slept? Omg. Nope, salt and burn! salt and burn!)
@Keiron: He was like killing himself though.
We were worried.
And then Dan wasn't sleeping or eating or healing hiimself until Dan slept or ate so they were both casually dying.
(They're always killing themselves it's weirder when they aren't..
Going for a shower then probs walk the dog, bbs )
[7/18/2015, 12:17] Lizzie: Balthazar:*appears with cas*
[7/18/2015, 12:17] Lizzie: Cas:*points at dean like a child pointing at an issue that he needs his older brother to remove for him*
[7/18/2015, 12:18] Me: ((Ugh this blonde woman on the TV.))
[7/18/2015, 12:19] Me: ((XD XD Omg.))
[7/18/2015, 12:19] Me: ((OMG.))
[7/18/2015, 12:19] Me: ((OMG.))
[7/18/2015, 12:19] Me: ((OMG THAT'S HILARIOUS.))
[7/18/2015, 12:19] Me: ((OMG.,))
[7/18/2015, 12:19] Lizzie: Balthazar: oh Cas what have you done.why do you keep breaking your toys
[7/18/2015, 12:19] Me: ((My brother's making fun of my laugh now. -_-))
[7/18/2015, 12:19] Me: ((OMG.))
[7/18/2015, 12:19] Lizzie: Cas: can you fix him
[7/18/2015, 12:20] Me: ((XD))
[7/18/2015, 12:20] Me: ((Omg.))
[7/18/2015, 12:20] Me: ((Omg.))
[7/18/2015, 12:20] Me: ((I'm not sure why this is so funny.))
[7/18/2015, 12:20] Catherine: Katniss: *frowns a little*
[7/18/2015, 12:20] Lizzie: Balthazar: I'm not going to let you have any pets anymore one of them you let die and the other you have a mental problem
[7/18/2015, 12:20] Lizzie: Balthazar: you obviously don't know how to look after them
[7/18/2015, 12:20] Me: ((OMG))
[7/18/2015, 12:21] Me: ((Omg.))
[7/18/2015, 12:21] Me: ((OMG.))
[7/18/2015, 12:21] Lizzie: Cas: I didn't mean to
[7/18/2015, 12:21] Me: ((Omg this is so funny.))
[7/18/2015, 12:21] Lizzie: Balthazar: what would dad say
[7/18/2015, 12:21] Lizzie: Cas: he would be angry
[7/18/2015, 12:21] Me: ((OMG))
[7/18/2015, 12:21] Me: ((OMG))
[7/18/2015, 12:22] Lizzie: Balthazar: yes he would remember he needed them two
[7/18/2015, 12:22] Lizzie: Cas: I'm sorry please fix him
[7/18/2015, 12:23] Lizzie: Balthazar: okay but this is the last time you will have to learn to play nicely
[7/18/2015, 12:23] Me: ((OMG.))
[7/18/2015, 12:23] Lizzie: Cas:*tugs on Balthazars sleeve like a scared little child* please fix him
[7/18/2015, 12:24] Me: ((OMG))
[7/18/2015, 12:24] Me: ((OMG))
[7/18/2015, 12:24] Me: ((OMG))
[7/18/2015, 12:24] Lizzie: Balthazar: *sighs at cas* *walks over to Dean* okay but don't do it again
[7/18/2015, 12:24] Lizzie: Cas: I won't
[7/18/2015, 12:24] Lizzie: Balthazar:*looks into deans eyes* hello? Anyone in there
[7/18/2015, 12:25] Me: ((XD))
[7/18/2015, 12:25] Lizzie: Dean: oh hello Balthazar it's lovely to see you why are you here
[7/18/2015, 12:25] Lizzie: Balthazar:*turns to cas* damn it Cas how badly did you mess him up
[7/18/2015, 12:25] Lizzie: Cas: can you sort it
[7/18/2015, 12:26] Lizzie: Balthazar: well it would be easier to get a you a replacement toy
[7/18/2015, 12:26] Lizzie: Cas: no
[7/18/2015, 12:26] Me: ((XD)))
[7/18/2015, 12:26] Me: ((OMG))
[7/18/2015, 12:27] Lizzie: Balthazar: okay *bends down to Dean* okay this may hurt
Dean: okay
Balthazar:*puts his hand on deans head* *light streams out of his hand*
Dean:*eyes roll back and he shakes violently screaming*
[7/18/2015, 12:28] Lizzie: Cas:*looks sad and ashamed*
[7/18/2015, 12:28] Me: Kaladin:*looks worried*
[7/18/2015, 12:28] Me: ((Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwh Cas.))
[7/18/2015, 12:29] Lizzie: Balthazar:*takes his hand off deans head as let's him drop*
Dean:*passes out and falls to the floor*
[7/18/2015, 12:29] Lizzie: Cas:*looks concerned*
[7/18/2015, 12:29] Lizzie: Cas: did you fix him
[7/18/2015, 12:29] Lizzie: Balthazar: yeah just wait for him to wake up and he'll be fine
[7/18/2015, 12:30] Me: Kaladin: *to Balthazar* Thank you.
[7/18/2015, 12:30] Lizzie: Cas: thank you
[7/18/2015, 12:31] Lizzie: Cas: Erm Balthazar...
Balthazar: yes
Cas: don't tell dad, will you?
Balthazar: I won't
[7/18/2015, 12:31] Me: ((OMG))
[7/18/2015, 12:31] Me: ((OMG))
[7/18/2015, 12:31] Me: ((OMG))
[7/18/2015, 12:31] Lizzie: Cas: thank you
[7/18/2015, 12:31] Lizzie: Balthazar: goodbye *disappears*
[7/18/2015, 12:32] Lizzie: Cas:*sighs with relief*
[7/18/2015, 12:32] Lizzie: Meg: aww did you go crying to your big brother?
[7/18/2015, 12:32] Me: ((XD))
[7/18/2015, 12:33] Me: ((XD))
[7/18/2015, 12:33] Lizzie: Cas: yes what else would I do?
[7/18/2015, 12:33] Me: ((Omg Cas.))
@Keiron: Okay. :)
Huh, wow. Lav was right. Davine sounds like me when I'm acting. Or, ya know, trying to be anonymous.
I could sound a lot like her if I wanted to, but nah, even if Lav asks, I like having my attitude. It's more fun. :P
(She asked me to come on and do the acting, but first I'm not in the mood and second, it would be annoying. -_-) And I notice, I do the same thing Lavender does with the space between lines. Hmm, maybe I should get my own typing style.
Anywho, just dropping by, not really staying. Lav's got stuff to do(which she's putting off cuz she wanted me to comment. -_-) See ya!
*nods at Scarlet*
Yeah, you and her type really similarly, imo. :)
See ya!
I just had the first Yorkie I've ever had adn it just tastes like biscuit covered in chocolate.
How disappointingly un-special.
*Yorkie biscuit
Okay now me and my sister are WhatsApping each otehr whilst sitting on the same sofa.
We are approaching a Cat&Lizzie level of sad here. :P
hello everyone ^_^
just as a quick last thought about stopping when noelle asks...well...if every time when anyone makes a suggestion, and tries to help she starts saying stop, she won't be getting any help, thus her condition will get worse and worse. The end result will be the same, right? and when someone tries to help, there's a chance she will listen to it later on. Whereas if we stop helping her, she will definitely only get worse...see what i mean?
@Fera: No - people shouldn't be condemned for trying to help, but if people are doing soemthing that is actively making her feel worse (without meaning to) adn she tells them to stop because they're making her feel worse - they should stop.
huh. I am here right? no one ever did or will stop for me. and i've lived through it. The thing is...this situation is similar to when parents are nagging their children about some things. The children think that it's bad for them and they're so ungrateful for it, but...later on, they thank their parents for doing that certain thing. Leaving her alone is gonna make things worse.
@Fera: -_- No, I'm saying we should try to help her, but if a method of help is really making her feel shit, we should stop.
Also what makes a bunch of people who don't understand how she feels (I mean, some do, but I'm talking about those who don't) the 'parents' in this situation when she, who knows more about her situation than anyone else, is the 'child'>
She's the child because she's lost and refusing help. That's what children do. They're lost and need guidance. Just like she does. You have to come to a level of maturity to realize this-not everything can be solved the nice way, and you have to think about what's better for the long run, not what's better for the near future. Yes, leaving her alone may well be better for her at the moment. But it sure as hell won't be good in the long run.
@Fera: . . .
Noelle is pretty intelligent. I don't think we're more intelligent than her (although some of us will equal her), and I don't think we know more than her.
She isn't refusing help. She's just refusing helpful attempts that don't help her.
*know moer about the situation than her
Obviously, I will know more than Noelle about some things, and she will know more than me about otehr things.
She's refusing helpful attempts that she doesn't think help her. Intelligence has no meaning once one's lost. Isaac newton went mad and tried to create magic in his attic. Even the most intelligent people will do stupid things once they're lost.
@Fera: If you'll forgive a rather harsh analogy, parents who beat their children think they're doing it for the child's own good, and even though it hurts the child and the child begs them to stop, they still think that hurting the child will be good for the child somehow.
Hurting people very rarely helps them.
(... I understand what you're saying, Fera, but Noelle is a person, and people are all different. And things affect us in different ways and so what might help you or me might make her feel worse, because that's the way things happen sometimes. If she asks you to stop, it's probably because that's happening. Which isn't your fault, because you're trying what you know, because perhaps that's what works for you. And of course it's good that you're trying, too, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that. But if she asks somebody to stop... It's probably because something in there is worsening her situation, and I think it would be best to value that request.
Aside from that.. We're not Noelle's parents, and she's not a child, y'know? She hasn't gotten younger, she's an intelligent woman and she has the right to see and say what's hurting her. I'm not saying to leave her alone, but if she specifically requests for something to stop, and you can do something to stop it..? I completely appreciate what you're trying to do and thank you for trying, of course, but I don't think this approach is very applicable in this particular situation. )
*nods at Taia* Thank you.
You said it much better than me. :)
*sigh* very well...I am just a dumb person, please forgive me ^_^
@Fera: Like I said - I don't blame people for trying to help.
(I swear I don't actually ghost as much as I seem to. I just got here. :P)
Maybe, Star, but it did take me like half an hour to type. :P ^^
*hugs Fera* Not at all. In other cases, that logic is probably gonna be totally applicable, just... it wasn't for this one? The only way you find out for certain whether something works in a situation is by trying it. You tried. :)
I am sturdy and...despite knowing what a retard i am, I still insist on things, thinking i know better...i should speak less, and just follow orders... ^_^
@Taia: XD
And, yeah, but I should've spent half an hour doing that instead of writing the word 'RISK' forty times. :)
*nodsnods at Taiarawr*
@Fera: Nah mate. Follow advice; don't follow orders. Think; don't cease to think.
Ehhhhhhhh I swear that makes more sense in my head. XD
but...if all i can make up is stupid things, i'd rather find someone who is intelligent and follow his/her orders... ^_^
all i do is hurt people...unintentionally. I wish i was someone else.
@Fera: Better to be kind than intelligent.
Cat wishes she was really stupid so she could just go along through life being happy.
There are disadvnatages adn advantages to being everyone. If you were someone else, you wouldn't be better. You'd just have differetn vices.
and i am neither...so idk what you're trying to imply ^_^
if i was someone else, i would have more values that i'd like to have than now.
@Fera: Yeah but
y'know.
And nah mate.
(I is back :/ )
(why be someone else F when it was you who got Hope :P )
no i don't know ^_^ what nah?
hey keiron
@Fera: Eh.
My point is, intelligence isn't that great. People with depression are, on average, more intelligent than non-depressed people.
Nah, you wouldn't have more values as someone else.
:) Very true, Keiron. Hi!
it's a lot easier to get someone online than in real life...I've never ever had a gf who i got physically close to, which is understandable since who would even want to touch me? She doesn't know me enough yet to decide whether she really wants to be with me...
more values that i'd like to have, i sure as hell would ^_^ but at least some people are amazing because they're really nice, others because they're intelligent etc.....i've got no values that would make me amazing.
@Star: Risk?
:)
@Fera: *definitely nods at what Star said, that's really good advice* :)
You're not making up stupid things, though. You're coming up with valid thoughts and ideas? Isn't that scientist and philosopher behaviour? And in the league of things that people associate with intelligence, science and philosophy are way up there.
And... you don't only hurt people. MAybe you hurt people sometimes, but I think that'd be true of everybody, and, heck, better you didn't mean to than if you did. When you don't hurt people, you help them? You're funny and you're bright and you're kind and you're trying and you're super friendly and I get the impression that you can brighten people's days and those are good qualities and if you weren't you, you wouldn't have them. You is good. You are good.
( Actually I'd say online is harder. You need more of a connection to keep things going than in real life when you can fill in the blank space with weirdness and other people ect.. :P
@Star The only thing I can think of that would make depressed people smarter than non depressed people is the knowledge of people, how people react and how it feels to be depressed... :/ I think? I dunno I consider myself geek smart, I know random facts about life that others don't and then can quote a lot of episodes ect.)
well thank you taia ^_^ heh, i don't get how i am bright ^_^
keiron: keeping an online relationship together is harder, however falling in love online is not ^_^
@Fera: Very few people are EXCEPTIONALLY intelligent or nice. Most people are just people, and manage to be amazing anyhow. :)
Eh, you shouldn't rate your personage on how many friends/relationships you've had. :P Because they depend more on the people around you than on you.
*nods at Taiarawr*
Hi, Keiron. :)
@Fera: I can think of at least two senses of the word by which you're bright. :)
Also *circles the things that Star has been saying* ... *and what she just said* *nods* :P
(Hi Taia :) How's you ? *offers hugs* )
star: *sigh* no...it's just me ^_^
taia: two sense? ^_^
(I cannot comment on that tbh I have no experience in the matter, other than what I have seen... I believe it to be just as easy to fall in love either way... "maybe just the touch of a hand" hehe -lyrics btw- :P
I hope things work either way... )
(How so? if you don't wish to divulge here my skype is open )
Fera..? :/
(FB Fera)
(*hugs* Don't worry, that's much better than hurting yourself any day. :/ )
@Fera: . . . ?
(I love friends
Ross: *to joey* I know what will cheer you up! I am giving a lecture tomorrow on erosion theories and you should come!
XD XD)
erosion theory?
@Chloe: XD
Catherine loves Friends, I do believe.
what is the erosion theory?
*hugs Fera* I'm sorry. Whatever it is, I hope it turns out OK. :/
Hey Chloe XD
Friends :)
*hugs taia* yeah i hope.
(I don't know
Friends is awesome!)
Liliana: That we can. We shall just wait and see.
Isabelle: What are you smirking at?
Bethany: *she nods* And could I have some water to drink?
Lily: She really is. It's quite funny. She can fight... okay, I suppose, she's not the best, but her clumsiness is quite blatant. And nervousness. She gets nervous easily.
i used to watch it. when i was smaller.
My brother is playing Disturbed adn singing to it.
So proud.
Onwa: Indeed
James: Nothing.
Or you can have natural fruit juices.
Manuel: do you get nervous easily.
*whispers* Hail, HYDRA.
For the animal's soul is mine
We will be completed right before your eyes
I have no control this time
And now, we both shall dine
In Hell tonight
*awesome guitar solo*
(He's actually doing such a bad job of singing along because he only knows half the lyrics, but he's YouTubing it in order to learn.
So, so proud.)
(Get down with the sixkness!!!!!)
(Hi zaf, star, inky.)
@Chloe: :/ I don't have that album, sadly.
It's on my long list of albums to buy, though. :)
Hey Jai. :)
Oh, I've been here a while, but I had to go really distant bc doing stuff, so I kinda faded out.
(Hey people!!!!
This guy in work loves the same band I do, halestorm!!! I was soooo happy!)
(*pats inky on the head* rp?)
@Inky: :) :) :)
He's playig Shinedown now . . .
(HER NAME IS ALICE!!!!!!
Sure Jai ^.^ you first)
Hi Sophia, hey Jai. :)
Star xD
:) :) :)
(sorry, not very here )
(@Chloe which characters?)
@Chloe: :)
(Hmmmmmm chris and wolf?)
*carzy look in her eyes*
Hail hyyyyyyyydrwaaaaaaaaaaa!
Hydra
Hydwa
Hydwa!!!!!!
*Poofs for Feis!*
*Feis feis feis feis!*
(What do accountants do when constipated?
They work it out with a pencil XD)
(Okay.)
MrBBWolf: *jumps out behind Chris, tickling his side's*
*is getting quite muscular now*
(Hey dug O.o)
Chris: *shakes and laughs* w wolf!
@Chloe: XD XD
MrBBWolf: *grins, straightening up, pulling Chris closer*
*he's grown a bit too*
H-hey Cwissy.
(Hehe XD
This woman was strippingc getting ready for the bath when there's a knock on the door
'Who is it?' She called out
'Its the blind man, may I come in?' A voice replied. The woman debate it but comes t the decision to answer the door naked
The blind man enters and says 'nice tits now where shall I hang the blinds XD)
@Chloe: XD I know that one.
Chris; hey wolfie *smiles and wraps arms around him* how are you, my husband to be? *kissrs*
(Which program?)
MrBBWolf: *kisses him back*
Mm.. I'm good. Hungry.
*kisses Chris passionately, biting his lip*
How's my cheerleader?
*grins*
Cat and Lizzie can't get connection very well on holiday (like,t hey can't both connect at the same time whilst sitting next to each other), so they're both using Lizzie's phone now . . . it's so weird to see Dan talking from under Lizzie's name. O_O
Chris; *kisses with passion * never been better, you need to...feed?
MrBBWolf: Mm.. yes. Definitely.
*eyes are quite dark, seductive*
*needless to say he hasn't fed in ages*
Chris; mmmmm so you need to go to that succubus...?
I dedicate this page to WhatsApping people you're sitting next to.
Today I was sitting next to my sister (so close we were touching) whislt WhatsApping Cat and Lizzie, who were also talking to each other over WhatsApp whilst sitting next to each other (so close they were touching).
My life is officially sad. Very, very sad. :P
MrBBWolf: *licks Chris's lips lightly*
You are my succubus.
*grins*
(Hear hear!)
Chris: but I won't sate your hunger
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