The Importance of Friendship

Hello beautiful people :)

I hope you are all having a fantastic Monday and had a great weekend!

Considering the events that I experienced on the weekend, I want to do a small post about friendship.

I've gotten the comment that I've gone through a lot of friends and I always seem to have friend drama.

I hate hearing that because it's something that I try to avoid and yet it still finds me.

Throughout the end of elementary school and all through high school, I thought I had a solid group of girls that I could rely on...but I was wrong. 

Fight after fight, I realized that these girls didn't care about me.

I have so many walls up because I'm tired of losing friends.

It makes me sound like a loser, but it's true :(

When people say that first year University puts your friendships to the test, they really do mean it.

Being away from each other for a year, you learn to see who is still there for you regardless of being so far away.

Stuff happens and naturally you grow apart from some of your friends.

I have unfortunately grown apart from some really close friends, but being at school as definitely brought me closer to some of my other friends. 

I just find it crazy that you can think that you're best friends with a person and all it takes is a month of being away from each other and it's like you are strangers. 

Me and a friend were inseparable for the second half of high school, you could not see one of us without seeing the other.

We were literally attached at the hips.

She was one of the girls where I thought I would be friends with forever.

I was mistaken.

Over the past year, I've noticed that a lot of my friends aren't people that are going to be there for me whenever I need them.

They may seem like they are, but when put in the situation they don't.

So recently, I've received amazing advice and I've realized why bother being friends with people who don't make you happy?

Why be friends with people who you can't be yourself around?

With this being brought to my attention, I realized that I don't need her in my life if I'm not important to her.

Actually going through with this was questionable

But with the encounter I had with her on the weekend, I knew it was for the best.

It felt like I was meeting her for the first time and she had no idea who I was.

Not only did it shock me, but it hurt and I felt invisible. 

It's not an enjoyable feeling and it's definitely not something that someone who was your best friend should make you feel.

It's important to surround yourself with friends that accept you for your flaws, make you happy and will put a smile on your face when you are having a bad day.

Be with people who won't judge you or try to change you.

Finding true friends may not be the easiest, but when you find them they won't leave you.

Your friendships may be put to the test, but if they pass with flying colours then you know they are awesome.

Those will be the friends that will be your bridesmaids and maid of honour at your wedding,

the godmothers of your children and the ones that you'll be reminiscing about your past whilst your children are off playing in another room.

Everyone deserves to be happy!

Don't let your 'friends' degrade you or make you believe that you are not awesome.

Because you are :)

Hugs and Butterfly Kisses 

xx

Dance Moms Finale :)

Hello beautiful people :)

Tonight is the Dance Moms Finale and I decided that it would be a beautiful opportunity to talk about one of my favourite shows. 

I've been told that I'm not supposed to like the show because I'm a dancer, which I don't really understand.

Every argument in every episode, I understand both Abby's point of view and the moms' point of view because I'm a dancer and a choreographer.

It's quite funny when I watch this show because I frequently scream at the TV, I get butterflies before the girls dance and I get aggravated when Melissa starts getting all whiny.

 

I don't like picking favourites in general, but I can't help it.

Chloe and Brooke are by far my favourite dancers.

Chloe is just phenomenal on stage and I can't take my eyes off of her. She has beautiful extensions and I would die to be able to turn like her.

Brooke is another fantastic dancer, but is definitely looked past by Abby, which is unfortunate because treatment like that really does effect a dancer mentally.

To me, if I am being completely honest, I'm over this whole Maddie thing. I don't think that she's a better dancer than Chloe, the other girls are definitely catching up to her.

The one thing that really bothers me about Maddie is that when she is on stage, her face never changes...it always looks the same. There is no variety in her facial expressions and to me that is something very important in the Dance World.

Don't get me wrong Maddie is an incredibly talented dancer and she'll get far, I just don't agree on the way Abby puts her above the rest of the girls all the time. 

Now time for the mommas :)

My all time favourite mothers are Kelly and Christi!

When they fought for a bit during this current season, I was absolutely devastated! 

Some people believe that they are the crazy ones, but I truly believe that they are doing what's best for their daughters and most of the time they have the right to be angry.

Chloe, Brooke and Paige have been treated terribly by Abby and I would have acted the same way as Christi and Kelly!

To me, Melissa is the crazy and whiny mom.

The way Melissa goes about doing things makes me angry and I don't agree with her methods.

She's all happy and doesn't care about anything when Maddie is on top of the pyramid, but the second she isn't, Melissa just finds everything to complain about!

She's going to be in for a rude awakening when she realizes that there are girls out there who can out dance Maddie and Mackenzie.

This show is an addiction.

I don't think I watch this show like most non-dancer people do.

A lot of people don't understand the fights and the cattiness, but majority of dancers will.

People think that it's just this particular group that acts this way, but this is an excellent representation of the Dance World.

There are mothers like Kelly, Christi, Jill, Holly and Melissa at every studio

& every studio has their drama.

The world of dance is competitive and parents will do whatever it takes for their child to get on top.

Sometimes it be pathetic and sometimes it can be overly competitive,

But it comes with being a dancer or a dance mom.

I've been joking with my artistic directors this year, 

that dancers shouldn't be allowed to watch Dance Moms, especially their parents

Because ever since this show has become really popular, the moms have gotten crazier...

To the point, where I can say some moms at my studio are worse than these moms.

Comment below about what you think about the show and how I've commented about it.

I'd definitely be interested to see if I'm just looking at all of this wrong.

I hope you are all having a beautiful day & enjoy the Dance Moms Finale tonight

I know I sure will :)

Hugs and Butterfly Kisses

xx