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Dear Diary Journal,

Den Mama Nana is making us all have ‘quiet time’, and we could choose to write something or read a book. All the books here are boring cause Mama Nana says we can’t read about any big bloody adventures until we’re grown and can ‘make our own media choices’. I think I can make my own choices just fine, but whatever.

We’re supposed to write about what makes us happy and what we’re thankful for and all that kinda stuff. It feels like all the stuff that I’m usually thankful for is what gets me in trouble with the den mamas, so I’ll TRY, but NO PROMISES. (Which, by the way journal, if I get detention again, you have to promise to make me sound really, really cool.)

The thing I treasure most of all is adventure! I love when I get away with something that I was supposed to get in trouble for, cause it shows that the grown ups aren’t as all-mighty and smart as everyone keeps saying they are! I don’t do anything too bad, I don’t steal babies or hurt anybody or anything like that, but why shouldn’t I have an extra cookie if I’m able to take it for myself? It’s not like I’m making people give me things and being all bossy about it.

I like to do things all for myself without any help at all! I don’t need anybody to teach me anything, I can learn it all by myself if I can explore it. I hate hate HATE sitting at a desk and having people yap at me. I wanna go out and see what I’m supposed to be learning about for myself. So what if I sneak out of the den sometimes? I’m making my own field trips! I don’t get why the den mothers get so uppity about that. We’re supposed to be ‘in charge of our own education’ or something like that.

It's not just the den mothers. Sometimes the other kits think that I’m bad for breaking the rules all the time. I think they should try breaking the rules every once in a while themselves. It’s freeing! You don’t feel like someone’s controlling you and making all your choices for you just cause you’re a kid. Instead they yap at me just like the grown ups do, say that I’m ‘immature’ and ‘have no discipline’, or the worst one, that I’m ‘a free-spirited child’. Like it’s a bad thing.

I dunno, journal. It’s super frustrating sometimes, feeling cooped up in this place. I know some of the grown-ups really do try to help, but I don’t want them to help me. I wanna feel like I did something by myself, like I did something that makes me seem different and cooler than everyone else. This is the most fun way to do it! I can’t wait until I’m grown up myself and I’ll stop getting in trouble for it, and-

Wait, quiet time is over! Gonna go play! Bye Journal!

-Cricket
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Did a little writing exercise to figure out Cricket's personality some more!

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docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

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Dear Diary Journal,

Den Mama Nana is making us all have ‘quiet time’, and we could choose to write something or read a book. All the books here are boring cause Mama Nana says we can’t read about any big bloody adventures until we’re grown and can ‘make our own media choices’. I think I can make my own choices just fine, but whatever.

We’re supposed to write about what makes us happy and what we’re thankful for and all that kinda stuff. It feels like all the stuff that I’m usually thankful for is what gets me in trouble with the den mamas, so I’ll TRY, but NO PROMISES. (Which, by the way journal, if I get detention again, you have to promise to make me sound really, really cool.)

The thing I treasure most of all is adventure! I love when I get away with something that I was supposed to get in trouble for, cause it shows that the grown ups aren’t as all-mighty and smart as everyone keeps saying they are! I don’t do anything too bad, I don’t steal babies or hurt anybody or anything like that, but why shouldn’t I have an extra cookie if I’m able to take it for myself? It’s not like I’m making people give me things and being all bossy about it.

I like to do things all for myself without any help at all! I don’t need anybody to teach me anything, I can learn it all by myself if I can explore it. I hate hate HATE sitting at a desk and having people yap at me. I wanna go out and see what I’m supposed to be learning about for myself. So what if I sneak out of the den sometimes? I’m making my own field trips! I don’t get why the den mothers get so uppity about that. We’re supposed to be ‘in charge of our own education’ or something like that.

It's not just the den mothers. Sometimes the other kits think that I’m bad for breaking the rules all the time. I think they should try breaking the rules every once in a while themselves. It’s freeing! You don’t feel like someone’s controlling you and making all your choices for you just cause you’re a kid. Instead they yap at me just like the grown ups do, say that I’m ‘immature’ and ‘have no discipline’, or the worst one, that I’m ‘a free-spirited child’. Like it’s a bad thing.

I dunno, journal. It’s super frustrating sometimes, feeling cooped up in this place. I know some of the grown-ups really do try to help, but I don’t want them to help me. I wanna feel like I did something by myself, like I did something that makes me seem different and cooler than everyone else. This is the most fun way to do it! I can’t wait until I’m grown up myself and I’ll stop getting in trouble for it, and-

Wait, quiet time is over! Gonna go play! Bye Journal!

-Cricket
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Did a little writing exercise to figure out Cricket's personality some more!

4/178
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…