Hello, @aimeludick! This is @traciyork from the @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) curation team. We noticed you shared your first post here on Hive and introduced yourself to the community - congratulations and welcome! And that's an awesome Christmas present from your dad - I'm sure as time goes on you'll find it's the gift that keeps on giving!
Speaking of community, we have many different ones here on the blockchain, devoted to all kinds of interests. Here's a link so you can check them all out - Hive Communities. Based on what you've shared, I think you'll find these interesting to start off with -
Also, as Hive can sometimes be quite confusing, the newly launched Newbies Guide is a growing repository of useful and easy to understand posts about how the Hive ecosystem works.
Please be aware that Hive is a bit different from other social media platforms since you are monetizing your blog, so it is important not to include content that you don't own without sources (and it shouldn't exceed 50% of the post). For more information, check this post - Why and How People Abuse and Plagiarise by hivewatchers.
I'm sure your dad @zakludick will continue to help you as you begin your Hive journey, but if you have any questions, please tell him to feel free to hop into the OCD Discord server (as it's not always a kid friendly place) and we'll do our best to answer them. Again welcome to Hive!
Thank you for this advice, I'll check these websites and communities out😊🌺