#possitive

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Broppy

Have you ever heard the old say “opposites attract”? Well those 2 are the fair example of it, the cheerful and possitive Queen Poppy and the grumpy and party popper Branch teach us that no matter how different they are, their differences make them perfect for each other and together their love is more powerful and be in complete harmony.

So this is my Broppy fanart I hope you guys love it as much as I do. If you do love it, then reblog it and give it a heart up and remember...

Broppy Forever (and I hope they finally kiss in Troll Band Together)

It can be hard to find conversation starters - over the holidays, via virtual calls with our extended families... or even over dinner with those we see every day.  There are only so ways to ask, and answer, “How was your day?”  This can get especially difficult when there are young children or those with whom little interest is shared.

If you have ever felt this way, never fear - I have a suggestion for you!  My family (two adults, two small children) adopted a way to give everyone a chance to share, keep their sharing positive and meet many different age levels.  We often use this during meals, in place of or just after a shared prayer or song.  I’m sharing what we do here since over the Thanksgiving holiday we again did this type of sharing, but with extended family, some of whom then took it to groups they were part of (virtually).  It can work for family, friends, book clubs, friends...  just a way to share and listen to each other.

Each person goes around and share one coal, one pearl and one diamond.  “Coal, Pearl, Diamond” helps everyone - adults and children - reflect on their day, share and listen.

The sharing starts with “coal”, something which didn’t go well.  I think sharing the negative first is a very good idea, because then each person ends on a higher note.  I also find it useful not to frame the coal as something “bad”, but rather as something that didn’t go well.  A coal can be anything from “I miss getting together in person” to “work is really hard right now” to “I don’t like pasta”.

Next is “pearl”, something that was learned.  This one can be more difficult for little ones, but can include anything that was new.  This can be “I learned how to do subtraction” to “I learned that it hurts when you fall” to “I looked up how pearls are made”.

The last is “diamond” or what has gone well today, the best part of the day.  Ending on the positive is a great way to promote remembering the positive over the negative and not focusing too much on the bad, while still acknowledging it.

For each of the sharing pieces, there is always the option to pass, and sometimes (especially with younger children or memory-challenged adults) gentle reminders can be helpful.  “You don’t remember learning anything?  What about when we took a walk and talked about what the squirrels were doing with all those acorns?”  “Didn’t we have a great time reading that book together?”...

Tonight I feel warm, amd happy. I remember being a kid. I watched Stampy play minecraft almost every day, and today I went back. He still posts in the same lovely world, with the same intro, same morning routine, same garden, same dogs, same words, same voice, same content, and same personality. I scrolled a few years back and all of his videos were still there, the ones I watched after school, or during the weekend on the family computer. The ones I learned how to watch on the TV, and then later on my very first phone. The ones that made me laugh were still there to make me feel safe

I thought about that. After all these years... he's still there. Think of all the millions of kids who he's made laugh and smile and feel better when their life was hard.

Today I played Among Us, and there was someone there who was clearly a kid. You could tell from the way they talked and what they talked about, and I went out of my way to make sure they had a nice time. Someone was being rude to them, and I stood up for them. I did my best to listen when they spoke, and as the older person I wanted to make sure the game was as fun and as safe as possible

While I was watching Stampy's newest video I got a notification: someone liked a video I posted today. And thats when it all started to click into place. I'm not the kid watching the videos anymore, I'm changing, and I have the chance to become the man that made so many people happy.

I dont think I'll ever have 9 million subscribers, I might not be a minecraft youtuber, and I probably won't ever have as much success or reach as Stampy, but thats fine. I made the kid from Among Us happy, and I can make other people happy to. I can be someone that people can rely on, amd love, and feel safe around. I can protect and foster joy, and Im already doing it. I dont know what I want to do with my life, and its still intimidating... but I'm not afraid anymore. At least not right now. Because no matter what I'll always have the opportunity to make a difference, and I'll always have a place.

Being a child is being sheltered and unaware of most of the worlds problems. Im at the age now where you learn and understand, where you see how the world works and notice whats wrong with it. It can be hard to see the flaws in a world you thought was so fair and fantastic, and its even harder because at the end of the day you're still a kid. Im only 17. I cant fix it all, and I cant make it perfect. But I'm getting to a point where I can, where I'm an adult, Im independent, and I can make more impactful choices to make things better in whatever way I choose.

I want that to be my place. Maybe not minecraft, or entertaining kids, but Im going to find a place where I can truly help people, make them happy, give them something to look forward to, trust, enjoy, and look back on and appriciate. I want to make someone feel the way I do. I want to show other people that they have a place. I want to be the reason someone realizes that they can actually be an adult some day. I want to show them that being in this world isn't something to hide from, but to fight head on, and to come out making it better. The people of the past did it for us. Did it for me. And I'm going to do it now for the people of the future.

Fugo’s Affection Guide