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Decided to update this blog that use to be called "Jealously is a waste of energy" to clear some things up.


1) This isn’t a personal journal about my friend or about me; this is about being negative towards people in the Hey Arnold fandom. I thought this was explained well but it seems some people didn’t understand that. (On facebook and Tumblr I had many people who were very positive when reading this and it seems that whenever I post here on DA people get offended very easily; the same people) This is something for every single writer, artist, musicians, graphic artist etc.

2) If you are sick of seeing these journal entries I’ve been posting you can do the mature thing and ignore it instead of complaining about it. I have every single right to post on here as everyone else, I wasn’t posting this to upset people or cause drama. If you don’t like seeing it, doesn’t mean you have to comment, Just ignore it, easy as that.

3) I also notice the same people commenting on every single blog I post, again you have your own opinion and I have mine. This journal isn’t about drama at all, it’s about those fans who has been getting bad feedback on their artwork and on their writing. This was written to lift their spirits and for them to know that they shouldn’t give up on what they love to do.

4) If you feel like leaving the fandom just because of this journal post, there is the door. Don’t let it hit you on the way out. I’m not the one telling you to leave, I am not pushing you to leave, and you are leaving on your own free will just because you don’t agree with me or have a problem with what I am writing. (Stay because you love the show, don't leave just because you don't like someone's opinion or just plain don't like the person. That's just...not a good reason to leave.  You are the one “creating drama” when honestly there isn’t any drama in this group in the  first place. I talk to more than 900 Hey Arnold fans daily from facebook and from other websites. None of them thought this post was bad and none thought I was starting any drama, many people actually loved the fact that I address. We get more people  joining this group and on other groups, last night on facebook we got over 300 people joining the Hey Arnold group from tumblr and Devaintart) So I don’t see a problem here.  

5) You can easily just ignore my posts instead of complaining about them.


6) Again I am not starting any type of drama, I am being mature in addressing this to the fandom, I want everyone to feel good about their artwork, their writing or whatever else they have talent to do. I am not “feeding the trolls” because the only trolls I see are the same people who complain about my posts. I’m sorry but I’m not going to stop. It’s like you trying to stop someone from speaking their mind, everyone has an opinion if you like it or not. I’m not going to ever stop. So again ignore me, my posts, ignore this entire journal. Just like I will ignore any posts who tells me to stop or insults me. Thank you so much for reading.

7) I can name all those people who has been getting bad feedback but why should I do it? If people don’t believe me then that’s fine but I shouldn’t have anything to prove. To those who has been getting bad reviews on their fanfiction or their artwork…please read this and keep your heads up. I’ve seen so much artwork and you all are very talented.

8) I'm going to ignore any negative comments on here because honestly (as the original post said) it's a waste of energy and time. If people don't want to ignore it and want to complain that is fine by me but I'm not going to write back to them or even pay any attention to them.

9) Your always going to have "trolls" I'm not feeding the trolls, I'm telling people who gets confronted by them what to expect and what to do once it happens. They should cry over it and give up...keep doing what you do best! don't allow anyone to hurt you guys!


With much love and respect for this group, thank you so much for reading.


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Jealously is a waste of energy and is time consuming, jealously is such an immature, negative attitude cause by insecurity, fear, and anxiety. It presents emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy, helplessness and disgust. Bottom line is: It’s a childish display of emotion that sickens me. There are artist out there of all kinds, there are people who paint, draw, play music, make beats, writes stories. People who spend hours working hard at something they are passionate about.

Recently my friend had gotten the rare chance to meet Craig Bartlett; I even had the chance to get a Hey Arnold cell from him. It was a rare thing, a beautiful thing that happened. However like every good thing that ever happens in life, there are people who want to destroy it due to jealously or resentment towards the individual. Instead of feeling happy for the individual whom not only gotten a rare chance to find some sort of happiness in her life. (If you knew her personally you would have known she’s had a rough life. Instead like always, everyone must judge a person without looking deep into their eyes. Then again this is the internet age and who looks at a person’s eyes anymore right?)

You’d rather write her a nasty message claiming (as if you are god or that your views are much higher than anyone else’s) that she does not deserve to meet him. Who are you to be that judge? Not only did that comment make you look Immature but it made you look like a jerk as well.

Not only did this happen to my friend, but this also happen to another friend of mine from the fandom who writes fanfiction. She had recently (this week; must be the same person) gotten a huge flame on her story about how Craig Bartlett would be ashamed of her for the story she wrote. (It wasn’t sexual or dark, the person just complained about how it was out of character; I read the same story and found nothing wrong with it, along with a few other people)
For those who are getting notes, messages, ask messages from Anons, remember this: The person who shows this type of resentment towards you, is not worth your time. Not only are they hiding behind a screen but they are also using “anonymous” instead of their real name. Even if they do use their real name, it still doesn’t matter. You should never allow someone to hurt you like that, you should never cry or feel like giving up just because some immature person decided it was their duty to inform you of how “unworthly” you are compare to Craig Bartlett.
Remember that Craig (no matter how famous he is) started out just like you and me, just someone who was passionate about something and went out to do what he loved. If he can do it—why can’t we?

People will always talk badly about you, heck I had my share of bad talk and some people in this fandom neither hates me, finds me annoying or just doesn’t care about me at all. And then there are those wonderful people who do care about me, are my friends and has been there for everything.

You need to focus on the positive instead of the negative, because sometimes the negative can turn you into a monster. (It happen to me many times and I fought it, I’m not 100% perfect of course, I made and will make more mistakes in life) Instead of feeling Jealous, use that energy for something positive your life.

If you see an artist who you think is the greatest, instead of feeling rage or sad, try to improve your artwork. If you are starting out right now, remember that every single stick figure will soon turn into a body with expressions, it takes years to improve and you won’t notice it while it happens, the more you study, the more you draw, the greater you are. This goes for fanfiction writers, musical artists and graphic designers; this goes out to everyone doing whatever they want to do for a career or just for a fun hobby.

Wanna know a funny secret? Every single person in this fandom who I ever met has insecurely issues, they complain about their artwork, they always start with “I wish I was as good as __________” the funny thing about this is, they have no idea that the other artist says the same exact thing about them.


I’ll name my friends because this actually did happen and I sat both of my friends down and talk this out. One day my friend KasuKapl said that she wishes she was as good as Crime-iny when it comes to her characters (on DA her name is :iconcriminyy:) the same day Criminy told me (without KasuKapl being there) that she wish she could draw backgrounds like Kasukapl.
This isn’t the first time anyone told me this, so I sat them both down and they both admit to each other, you see you never know. Keep working hard at what you are passionate about. Never allow anyone to break you, bend you, or make you think you are worthless.
For those who are being  negative towards people, maybe you need to take a look in the mirror and think to yourself, why am I wasting so much energy when I could being doing something useful in the world or just for myself.

Also there is a difference between giving out constrictive criticism (Giving out your opinion both on the negative aspect of the individual artwork/story/music and ending it with something positive by explaining with some encouragement for improvement.) That is what reviewing or giving out an artist opinion is all about.
For those on DA and Facebook, this wasn’t about the comments you guys said, these negative comments came from Tumblr and Fanfiction dot com, however I felt it was only right to address this issue instead of allowing it to keep on going. So whenever you feel badly about a horrible review always remember not to take everything in heart and keep moving. It’s hard I know, but it’s worth it in the end.

As for Craig Bartlett, I don’t think he would be ashamed of anyone…as I stated many times he is just a sweet down to earth guy and I think that’s what I respect the most. (No I don’t worthship the guy, but I do respect him just like he shown respect to me and everyone else he talks to)

Thank you so much for taking the time in reading this. Have a good day and keep yourself positive because good things comes to those who wait, it may feel like forever but it will come if you keep working hard at it.
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MsMcFly's avatar
Look. I never meant to upset anyone, or attack anyone directly. I just expressed my opinion as everyone else does, and I believe I had the right to do so, as much as you had the right to voice your opinion about something that obviously hurt you. I'm not leaving the group, and I'm certainly not turning my back on Hey Arnold!. I'm not stupid enough to throw everything this show means to me just because I thought this journal was pointless. It just seems to me sometimes journals here are irrevelant, and more of a way for someone to get attention.

That being said, no hard feelings, ok? I just thought I could say what I thought without it being interpreted as "trolling". This is truly deceiving.

I apologize if my grammar isn't perfect, as you know, english isn't my first language.