Relationships...

The thought of writing about relationships gives me warm and fuzzy feelings. We all have a person who lights up our world OR we may have an animal who also does that! I love my dog, he’s my best friend so I can understand if any of our team, wanted to write about their pets!
Today this talented team of writers explore feelings on relationships and you as our readers will once again be treated to a little more insight to their views…
 
Relationship, the way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected. You may not know it but you are in one right now, everyone has some form of connection or relationship involving family, friends or even work colleagues, it doesn’t necessarily mean to love someone, it’s more like a simpler way to explain the situation depending on what they may be.

So let’s keep it simple and practical this time when talking about my relationship with my boyfriend, We started out as good friends online back in 2017 and over the course of that year I slowly grew to like him more than a friend. This relationship is built on trust and honesty but it isn’t all that easy, we have our ups and downs and trust gone all over the place but we talk it out and I will forever be grateful to him, he really brings the light to my dim, boring world, he just brings that extra ray of sunshine on a cloudy day.

His laugh is contagious and makes some pretty funny but very dark jokes, I want him to excel at his writing and creative story making, he is an aspiring author but just needs that push to keep going and that’s why I’m here because that’s what you’re meant to do in relationship, help them to help yourself as well, I could not have made it this far without him and by the time he reads this, I just want him to know that I support you the very best I can and hope we can both help each other with our dreams and projects for the future, I believe in you and I encourage you to push a little harder, even though it sounds like I’m the annoying one.

That being said, maybe I can give you guys a glimpse of his work, who knows what the future holds but I hope I can help give his confidence, I love you Adam. – Holly
 
My relationship with Mrs. Pepper  
 Hi it’s me Angelina! Today’s blog will be all about different types of relationships. I would like to go wayyyy back to when I was in primary school when Mrs. Pepper was my Vice Principal and the relationship that we had was very special. 

Mrs. Pepper was my person to go to at Trinity (Primary School) because she would always understand what I was going through and that helped me a bit to know that someone understands what I was going through.  

Mrs. Pepper is a really nice person when you meet her in person because she checks up on people when they feel down or sad, she cares for the other teachers, students and staff, she is so kind and generous, she helps the students with problems and she tries to make time for others so that they can communicate with her. I liked Mrs. Pepper so much because we laughed together, played games together and most of all we worked together. 
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Do you have any relationships with special people in your life? – Angelina

​Welcome to our blog today where I chat about my relationship with Lucy my dog.
 
Lucy is a Great Dane who is 5 years old. Her birthday is January 25th. 
We got Lucy in 2018 from a breeders house where they had heaps of Great Dane puppies. She was called yellow collar when we went to check her out. Dad and my brother picked her up from the breeders as I was at school during the time they were collecting her.
 
Lucy is a great friend and supporter buddy. Whenever I need a hug or a cuddle from Lucy she is always there. She sometimes even sneaks on the couch for a cuddle even though she is not allowed on the couch.
 
Can you Imagine me eating pizza or food at the kitchen bench?  Especially pizza! Lucy lays her head next to me or rests it on my hand for a piece or a two. It’s sometimes hard to control especially when there is cheese hanging from my mouth, she sometimes grabs it from me and kisses me after it.
 
I sadly can’t walk Lucy as she is so strong and heavy but I sometimes go on the walks with her down the streets, the neighbours love lucy and often call her over and she pulls dad across the road and she lets kids pat her.
 
I sometimes go on runs with Lucy as we take her to a dog park which has fences around it so Lucy can’t escape as she is very fast runner and hard to keep up with. She loves hoping in the car for a journey to either the vet or the park. She gets very excited and we have taken her into Bunnings as you can now take dogs into there and she sometimes comes to drop in on me at Salvos in the morning as she needs social interaction. 
 
She loves to play with soft toys even though sometimes she breaks them apart in thirty seconds. We often buy them from Kmart or Salvos as they are for a good price. Funny fact about Lucy is that she can’t catch a ball. She gets fed twice a day, once at breakfast then dinner and sometimes some treats during the day such as chicken as it’s her favourite food. 
 
Facts about Great Danes 

• Did you know Scooby Doo is also a Great Dane? I knew this I found it very interesting when I found out 
• Did you know Great Danes can live for 8-10 years I didn't know this but now I do.
• Great Danes can come in many different colours like Brindle, Fawn, Blue, Harlequin, Black and Mantle I didn’t know this but now I do. – Scarlett

 
 
So, when we had the discussion about today's topic, and it was suggested that we blog about relationships I thought, how can I make this authentically Shan? 
What is our topic, you ask?  

Our topic is relationships. When people talk about relationships, they usually think about human relationships so naturally I'm throwing that right out the window and I am going to talk about being a plant parent. For anyone who doesn’t know what a plant parent is, it is a person who cares for their plants as much as they would care for a child or a pet.
 
I am in no way a green thumb, but I do consider myself a plant parent because I love my little friends so much, I have two pots of alyssum flowers (Groot and Butterfly), a tiny lavender sprout (Tiny), a Venus fly trap (Spike), an aloe vera plant (Vera), three succulent plants (Pickle, Pip and Duckie) and hopefully a Cherry Blossum bonsai tree soon (yet to be named). In spring I plant sunflower seeds and become the proud parent of some beautiful sunflowers. Fun fact about me, sunflowers are my favourite flowers.  

I really enjoy growing plants from seeds because you get to see every part of the plant's journey, from seed to seedling to fully grown plant and it's super rewarding. It has been suggested that growing plants can have a positive effect on mental and physical health by helping to make you feel happier, reduce stress and lower blood pressure. It’s an added bonus, they also provide you with better air quality too!  

With Spring coming I'm looking forward to sitting in the sun with my plants and telling them how beautiful they are and hopefully they will have flowered by then and I'll get to see butterflies and bee friends.  

Relationships come in all shapes and sizes, not just with humans. Plants are wonderful friends and if you're worried about killing them fake ones are just as good. I have said in a previous blog that I make friends with all little creatures and inanimate objects because why not. That’s a topic for another blog though. 
Don’t forget to water your plant friends and yourself too!  - Shan
 
 
 
Today I am going to talk about my relationship with a special man and how we met. Who is he you ask? He is Robert and this is our lovable journey.

We met each other at a bowling competition. I forgot to give him my number so I rang his bowling club and gave it to them. What drew me to him was his kind, polite, honest manners in fact he is everything to me.

We have been together five years and engaged for 10months. They have been the best years of my life, we laugh together and we have so many things we love doing together, I can’t imagine life without him.  Are you lucky to have someone special in your life?  - Jess
 

What is the meaning of a relationship? (I had to look this one up with Jessy). A relationship is any connection between two people, which can be either positive or negative.
 
You can have a relationship with a wide range of people, including family and friends.

Today I want to talk about my relationship with my family. My family includes mum, dad, my twin brother, my older sister, my little brother and myself. Something that you guys might not know about me is my twin brother and I were adopted when we were babies. How I feel when I am hanging out with my family is relaxed, calm, chilled, and safe.
 
I know I can count on my mum and dad whenever I need them because they've always been there for me and I love hanging out with family because they are awesome and funny. My mum is the one who always pushes me to be more independent and my dad is the person I can talk to when I have a problem he listens and makes me feel calm. I am thankful to have a family, do you? – TJ
 
 
In my opinion a relationship is when two people come together and as two worlds collide.

What you need to know about Shaije H and Brooke P is that we are quite close because we have lots in common. For example Shaije and I used to go to same schools at Yarrabah and Frankston SDS. I have known Brooke when we attended another disability program together.  

Brooke and I do a lots together. We went to each other birthdays, we went to Australia’s Got Talent auditions and we went away together.

Shaije : we both love Japanese animas and super heroes events.
 
I have a mysterious close friend since growing up but what I mean by mysterious, is a childhood friend. I can’t remember her name and even though I have known her for a long time she now lives in Sydney and she has two kids. I wish that one day our path will cross again. (Do you remember your close friendships? Try to Remember their names ?) - Phillip