Drama? No, Thank You...

                                  

So how about that drama? We all know about it and probably all of us have been through it. Isn't it just terrible? Girls have the most drama but boys still have their fair share. I like to think of people that cause drama as Green Eyed Lobsters. That is a silly name to call them, right? It just helps me to laugh and be happy instead of being sad and upset. What do you do when drama comes your way? Do you coward and run or do you hit it all head on? It's true that you can't just run away from your problems and them all disappear. I'm sure I speak for a majority of people when I say that we wish it could actually be that way. Here are some tips that I hope help you with people seeking trouble and drama :

1. Try to ignore it. ( I know many people have probably told you this already. ) Sometimes, if you don't say anything back and just keep smiling, they will leave you alone.

2. Do something to keep you focused and to keep your mind off of things. Try to read a book, write, or maybe even draw.

3. Just keep calm and stay nice. Kill them with your kindness : )  This may cause them to get even angrier for a while because they aren't getting the reaction from you that they wanted but don't let that get you down. Eventually, they will more than likely leave you alone.

4.  Try your best to stay away from them and avoid them. If you know they will be at a certain place at a certain time, then try to avoid running into them. Stay around your parents or any other authority. If you have a class with them and maybe even have a seat next to them, then fill the teacher in with your situation so that they can be aware. You might even be able to talk to your guidance office about changing classes if it really bothers you.

5. Tell your parents, your principal or any other trusted adult. Sometimes things don't always work out the way we want them to but they surely will do the best of their abilities to make the situation easier!

- Andrea

Quads

I think every teenager needs to have a quad. They are so much fun to ride. I have one of my own. All you need to do is have some land with a lot of hills and one or two jumps. What do you guys think about quads and riding them? If you leave a comment, I will answer any questions you may have about quads.

Facts about Teens (:

Here are many statics that could be intersting to you, things about dating violence, teenagers driving drunk, & teenage pregnancy.

Dating violence according to the NCDSV: • 20 percent of teens have been threatened by their partners, or had partners threaten to hurt themselves if the relationship ended.
• 33 percent of teens, and 50 percent of teen girls, say they have felt pressured to have sex in a serious relationship.
• 30 percent have worried about their safety in a relationship, and 20 percent have been hit, slapped, or pushed.
• 64 percent have been with a jealous or controlling partner.
• 55 percent have compromised their standards to keep their partner.
• 25 percent have been put down or called names by their partner.
Teenage driving drunk statics:

• According to the CDC in 2004, 4,767 teenagers died from fatal car crash injuries.
• From the same report, almost four-hundred thousand other teenagers required medical attention from their injuries sustained in a car collision.
• Teenage drivers are four times more likely to experience a motor vehicle collision than their older driving counterparts are notes the CDC.
• Forty percent of deaths for persons aged 15 to 20 stem from automobile collisions according to the CDC.
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notes twenty-three percent of teenage drivers in fatal car wrecks possessed a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit of .08.

Teenage Pregnancy Statics:

• Each year, almost 750,000 women aged 15–19 become pregnant. Overall, 71.5 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15–19 occurred in 2006; the rate declined 41% from its peak in 1990 to a low of 69.5 in 2005.

• Black and Hispanic women have the highest teen pregnancy rates (126 and 127 per 1,000 women aged 15–19, respectively); non-Hispanic whites have the lowest rate (44 per 1,000.)

• Eighty-two percent of teen pregnancies are unplanned

• In 2006, there were 42 births per 1,000 women aged 15–19.


Sites used :
Troubled Teen 101
Pregnancy-info.net
Accident Attorneys

A Simple Way To Make Puppy Chow

1 stick of butter ( 8 oz. )                      
1 cup of chocolate chips                        

1 cup of peanut butter

powdered sugar

9 cups of crispix cereal

1. Take the stick of butter, cup of chocolate chips, and cup of peanut and put it in a bowl all together. Melt in microwave for 30 seconds. ( If chunky or not melted enough, put back in for about 15 seconds more. ) Then mix it up.

2. Pour the melted contents onto the 9 cups of crispix cereal and stir so that the entire amount of crispix cereal is covered with the mixture.  ( This may be a little difficult and it may take a little while to do so. )

3. Once this is done, put the coated cereal into baggies ( like ziploc ). Then, put a good amount of powdered sugar into the bags and shake until the powder has coated over the brown spots on the cereal.

After these steps are done, put all the puppy chow into a bowl and enjoy!

How To Make Oreo Truffles

Ingredients :

1 pkg.  Oreo Cookies ( about 1 lb. 2 oz. )

1 pkg  Cream Cheese ( 8 oz. )

2 pkgs Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate ( 8 squares each )

Procedure :

1. Crush the oreo cookies up so that they are fine.

2. Mix the crushed up oreo cookies in a bowl with the cream cheese. ( We found that mixing it with your clean hands was the best way to do this. )

3. After you do this, make walnut sized balls from the mixed cream cheese and crushed oreo cookies and place on a pan covered with wax paper.

4. After you are done with step 3, place in the refrigerator for about an hour.

5. Melt the Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate and then dip the walnut sized balls into it.

6. Neatly place back onto the pan with wax paper and then place back into the refrigerator for about another hour.

Then you have your oreo truffles!

To see the sites we used to get our information click here for a simple way and here for another way!