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Discouraging Words~ A Photostory
Hi everyone! I got to thinking how it’s been a super long time since I’ve made a photostory, so today I set aside some time to make a short photostory for you all. I hope you like it! 🙂
“Aren’t these guitars great, Dallas?” Eli asked with an excited smile.
“Yeah! That was awesome of mom to buy them for us!” Dallas agreed.
“Oh so this is where all that music is coming from.” Lana observed as she walked in the room.
“Yeah, mom bought Dallas and me some guitars! Aren’t they cool?” Eli asked.
“Oh, sure. They look cool, but how do they sound? Go on, play something, Eli.” Lana urged her brother.
“Well, okay.” Eli agreed and strummed a few notes on his electric guitar.
“Hm. That wasn’t so bad.” Lana said, not sounding very impressed.
“Your turn, Dallas. Play something.” Lana ordered her brother.
“Yeah, come on, Dal!” Eli urged him.
“Well, I don’t know…” Dallas said, not feeling very confident.
“Ha! I bet you don’t even know how to play!” Lana sneered.
“I do, too!” Dallas defended himself and placed his fingers on the strings and began to play.
When Eli heard him, he felt sorry he had encouraged him to play. He just knew Lana was going to pick on him, but when he looked at her, she seemed to be smiling. He wondered if perhaps she was enjoying it.
Dallas strummed the last chord and looked at Lana who had her nose up in the air.
“That was the worst thing I have ever heard in my entire life. I can’t believe mommy wasted her money on a guitar for you! You can’t even play! She should have spent that money on something that could actually be played well by somebody. Like a piano for me!” Lana said full of disgust.
“It’s not a waste! I just can’t play very well yet!” Dallas shouted angrily.
Lana leaned over and said, “Dallas, you will never play the guitar well because you don’t have the skill it takes to play it.”
When Lana had left the room, Eli tried to cheer up his brother. “Aw, don’t worry, Dal! Lana always says things like that to everybody. You’ll learn!” Eli encouraged him.
“No, Eli. I think she’s right.” Dallas mumbled as he set his guitar down. Eli frowned and decided it would be best to leave Dallas alone for a while.
After about ten minutes, Jocelyn walked in the room. “Hey, Dallas! What are you doing?” She inquired.
“Nothing.” He replied.
Jocelyn sat on the floor and gave Pepper some love. Then she said, “So I heard mommy got you and Eli some guitars. Why aren’t you playing it?”
“Because I can’t. And, well, Lana heard me play and she said I’ll never be able to play well.” Dallas explained.
“Ooh, I see. Well, have you ever played the guitar before today?” Jocelyn inquired.
“No, this was my first time.” Dallas answered.
“Well, look, you can’t expect to be the best guitar player ever after just 5 minutes of playing. And that goes for anything. If you’ve never done it before, how could you know how to do it perfectly? Just give it some time. Keep practicing and some day you’ll be so good that Lana will wish she had never said what she did.” Jocelyn said.
“I guess you’re right… Thanks, Jocelyn.” Dallas said gratefully.
Jocelyn smiled and said, “No problem.”
THE END
Arent the guitars so cute? I got them at The Dollar Tree a few weeks ago! I think they’re perfect for dolls, but I just wish they could hold them more realistically. Oh well, it still works great! 🙂
Do any of your dolls play the guitar?
~Jaclynn~
Bad girl Lana! 😉
Wonderful photostory! That one picture where Lana is leaning over at Dallas looks remarkably realistic. Those guitars are so cute! 🙂
~Lizzy
Hehe! Yes, she can be pretty mean 😉
Thank you so much! I was really happy with how that picture turned out 🙂
~Jaclynn~
I really enjoyed this photostory! It was so cute! 🙂
~Kaitlyn
Awe, thanks, Kaitlyn! 🙂
~Jaclynn~
Aww, this is a really nice and relatable photostory!! Jocelyn is such a nice sister.
By the way great find at dollar tree
Awe, thanks so much! 🙂 Yeah, Jocelyn is super nice 🙂
~Jaclynn~
Great photo story! Those guitars are really neat 😉
My Saige doll plays guitar! ~Mya (aglane123.wordpress.com)
Thank you, Mya! 🙂 That’s awesome that Saige plays the guitar! 🙂
~Jaclynn~
This was so cute and has a great message! Lana, LEARN TO BE NICER XD
Awe, thanks, Amelia! 🙂
LOL! XD
~Jaclynn~
Great job with the photo story! 😀 I love the guitars. 😀
Thanks, Megan! 🙂
~Jaclynn~
Wow! Those guitars are so cute! I’ve always wanted my doll Zoey to play the guitar, but I have never saved up for one. But when I was little I made her ones out of paper:)
~Phoebe~
They are, huh? 🙂
Oh, that’s awesome! I’m sure Zoey appreciated that 🙂
~Jaclynn~
Great photo story. I’m glad Jocelyn was able to help Dallas.
Thank you! 🙂
~Jaclynn~
Aw, poor Dallas! I totally understand. I started playing guitar earlier this month, and it’s really hard.
You got the guitars at the Dollar Store? Cool! I’ll have to stop in the next time I’m in town. It would be cool for Nevaeh (my guitar-playing doll) to have a selection of guitars. 🙂
-Loren
Yeah 🙁 Playing guitar is super hard! My brother was teaching me some things for a time and it was fun, but it wasn’t something I wanted to pursue. My fingers hurt too much and I didn’t like the dent it left in my fingers. I always complained by saying “You could swipe a credit card through my fingers!” XD
Yep, sure did! Oh, yeah, that would be great! I would still love to get the Guitar Set from AG – it’s just so cute! 🙂
~Jaclynn~
Cute story! Now my dolls want guitars!?Jocelyn is super nice. I have TM 59, too! Isn’t she gorgeous????
Thank you! Yeah, #59 is SO pretty 🙂
~Jaclynn~
I’m glad to see that Dollar Tree is getting these in again, they had them over the summer but every place around here sold out super fast. Hopefully I’ll run across them again. Marie-Grace is the guitar player around here, she got the AG guitar last Christmas, but we’d like a couple more so they can play together.
I hope you’re able to find them! They are super cute 🙂
~Jaclynn~
Lana was the perfect doll to use for this because you can tilt Madame Alexander dolls’ heads in such a way that they look snobby. Hehe. Cute story, and the guitars are really cute!
-Morgan
Hehe! Yeah, she does look pretty snobby XD
Thanks, Morgan! 🙂
~Jaclynn~
Cool! Want to trade buttons?!
Thanks! And sure! 😀
~Jaclynn~
Those guitars are great! I will have to go see if my dollar tree has any. None of my dolls play guitar, but I think my Mia would like to learn!!
~Lilah
That would be awesome! I’m sure your Mia would appreciate that 🙂
~Jaclynn~
Great photo story. None of my girls play the guitar….yet:)
Thank you! 🙂
~Jaclynn~
And now I’m off to dollar tree to get a mini guitar! I think I’ll give it to Saige.? The picture of Lana leaning over Dallas was my favorite. Good job!
P.S. Jaclynn, I hope you don’t mind me telling you whenever I post something new. I don’t think Weebly blogs can have followers, unless I pay for it. So. I’ll probably just comment or email you to notify you of new posts, is that okay? Thanks!
I can totally see Saige playing the guitar! 🙂
Awe, thanks! 🙂
~Jaclynn~
P.S. I actually only “follow” WordPress blogs and all the others I just visit occasionally when I go on my computer. I’ll just check out your blog for new posts whenever I make my rounds, okay? 🙂
I love those guitars!! I recently started learning how to play! 🙂 Though I mainly play piano.
Great photo story!! Jocelyn is such a sweet sister!;D
Oh that’s awesome! I would like to learn how to play the piano 🙂
Thanks so much! Yeah, she is very sweet 🙂
~Jaclynn~
I have the same guitar as you got for Eli! My doll JG uses it.
Oh, that’s so cool! 🙂
~Jaclynn~