Friendship

Friendships are built over time. Some strong, some weak, some long, some short, some loyal and some horrible. What makes a friendship is all up to you. You are the one in charger of whether to continue or end a friendship. So let me tell you a story, a story of my friend, Mariana.

As a 4th grader who spent her whole life in a preforming arts academy, a new public school environment was very new and fun. During my first week of this brand new school, I met these girls named Mariana and Sabrina. We were the three musketeers! We did everything together. Since I was new to the environment, it was very shocking for me to hear many cuss words and adult language running out of the mouths of my friends. I immediately had a disgust feeling toward my new friends, however, continued on. Sabrina and I had discussed this foul language issue and decided we no longer wanted to be part of this group of friends. We then ended the relationship.

Once 5th grade came along, Sabrina and I were separated and Mariana and I were in the same class. At first, I thought this was a nightmare, due to the fact that I had no other friends then Sabrina, however things turned out great. I realized that Sabrina wasn't my REAL friend, she only hung out with me because she had no one else. Mariana, who knew I no longer wanted to pursue a friendship with her, was kind and welcoming to me even though she knew my dislikes. That was a true friend. After the next couple months, Mariana and I were the best of friends and no one could separate us. In the next few years following, Mariana and I had absolutely no classes together, which was horrible. Then I moved school and we never got to see each other after.  However we continued to stick together and stay friends for a long time. To this day, 7 years later, we are still friends.

Since we parted ways, we kept in touch and never lost that friendship we had. But one day, I got a text, a very difficult text for me to completely understand at that moment. I found out that my dearest friend had a very bad heart condition, which I never knew about, and needed heart surgery. In my mind I thought about all the horrible possibilities that might happen but also the great things that will happen if this surgery went well. My mind was full of mixed emotions and I didn't know what to do or think. All I knew was that I needed to pray for her and stay positive. Late at night I would think back to the awesome memories we had which overruled the bad ones by far. Then, I realized something. No matter what happens in life, you must treasure the moments you have with people, because one day they may not be able to be there to make more. So treasure the moments you have with the people you love, I know I will. Good luck on Monday, Mariana, stay strong. We love you.

Baby Ollie

Missy Lanning, a daily vlogger, vlogs with her husband Bryan Lanning about their life. Their channel on YouTube , DailyBumps, document their ups and downs in life (aka Bumps) which includes their son Oliver and dog, Karma. However, what most new viewers don't know is that Missy lost two children before having her miracle Oliver. This was due to a Uterine Septum which leads high risks of pregnancy loss.

A Uterine Septum is wall of tissue that divides a woman's uterus in half, often causing miscarriages.
Most Uterine Septum's are the entire length of the uterus and cut straight down, as if it were to make two triangles instead of one. Most women who have this condition were born with it. In most cases during development, two uteri come together to join, however, fail to completely unite. One good side to a Uterine Septum is that it gives off no other side effects or symptoms other then being difficult to conceive(although to some this is a big deal).

Although not all women who have uterine Septum's receive treatment, some woman prefer to get surgery done to cut out the wall tissue in order for the them to have a full uterus. Like the case with Missy after having Oliver. In fact, Missy found out that she had a Uterine Septum after she delivered Oliver, by C-Section. On the day Oliver was born, Missy had started kick counts around 10 am that morning and never felt the baby move for hours. Of course with her history of Miscarriages and Stillbirths she immediately rushed to the hospital. From that point she never felt Oliver kick again. However, once he was delivered, the doctors gave him a breathing mask and made a extremely odd discover. Oliver was growing on the left side of Missy's uterus while the placenta that carried him was on the right. Odd Right? Today, Missy and Bryan happily live in SoCal with their blessing Oliver and family.

Vlogging

Vlogging, a form of blogging that involves video and audio content, seems harmless. Many people and families upload their vlogs onto internet sites such as YouTube, for family members and friends to see. But what happens when that video gets over one million views? No longer are the people watching your home videos your family members or friends. Some people, like many famous YouTubers, enjoy making videos of their life and family and posting them on the internet for millions to see. Some Daily Vloggers even quit their jobs in order to keep up with the vlogging and some even consider it as their job and obligation. YouTube actually gives out plaques to people who hit subscription milestones such as 100,000 subscribers or even 1,000,000 subscribers. What's so wrong with letting millions of people watch what you do everyday? Its not like they know where you live right? Wrong...

Many YouTubers that do daily vlogs post their vlogs a day after recording. Although the time difference may feel safe for them, people can easily track them down. In the vlogs they will show where they go on a daily basis, what stores they shop at, what city they live in and what places they take their kids to play. This is a very dangerous risk vloggers are willing to take.

Famous Vlogger and founder of now Disney owned Maker Studios,  Shay Carl, has been vlogging his family everyday for over 5 years. With over 2000 vlogs, it is easily a stalkers paradise. Without any information other than the vlogs, I was able to find out many things. Shay Carl Butler and his wife Colette Butler have 5 children, Gavin Butler , Avia Butler , Emmi Lou Butler, Brock Butler, and Daxton Butler. They live in the mountains of Idaho near Pocatello. Shay Carl has 3 siblings Casey, Carlie, and Logan. Casey, who also does daily vlogs, has a wife, Kaylie and they have 3 children, Braliee, Gage, and Winston. Casey and Shay are neighbors. Carlie, who vlogs as well, has a son named Cooper who goes back and forth from Carlie's house to Carlie's-ex . Carlie also is dating Steve who is Shays friend. Logan, who just graduated high school last year, vlogs as well, and attends Utah state and visits Idaho to visit his girlfriend Morgan. With this information the Butler family and the Butler kids are an easy target for ransoms.

Another vlogger family is a little more discrete about what they put on the vlogs however is still very open. Benji and Judy vlog their family and children, Julianna, Kiera, and Miya. They live in seattle and often shop at the same organic stores once a week. Another family , Ellie and Jared, just celebrated their son Jackson's first birthday and is expecting again around summertime. Ellie and Jared are YouTube friends with the Butlers and they even appear in some of each others vlogs. Another family, April and Justin have a son named Liam who is 8 months old. They live in the Bay Area of California and visit the Mitsuwa in San Jose.

All this information was gathered by watching about a year of the ShayCarl Family and about 6 months of the other families. Such private information is openly shared to over 6,000,000 suscribers combined. Vlogging is great however information such as birthdates, full names, location and leisure sites shouldn't be openly revealed to the billions of people who watch YouTube.