***WARNING: THIS POST IS FULL OF EMOTIONAL BABBLING, HEART VOMIT AND ALL THAT GAY stuff. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.***
I've made a topic similar to this before but I'm going to express it again because I feel it's more important to me to convey than just another notch in my age belt.
So it's 1 am here which means it's technically my 21st birthday and blah blah blah whatever.
What I really want to celebrate is 8 years with you guys.
The forums have been a second home for me for a long time now, and for a couple of years, the only place I felt like I truly had a home. Playing Blockland and posting here helped me cope through a lot of dark times in my life; the death of my father, the subsequent loss of all of our money, our house and our direction in life, living with my abusive stepfather, discovering my self-identity, etc.
I honestly think that without you guys I wouldn't be here today, I went through a couple of really rough battles with suicidal tendencies and incapacitating depression. You all kept my spirits up and were there for me when I needed you most, and for that I thank you so very much.
Unfortunately, over the years a lot of people have come and gone, so there are quite a few who are no longer here to share this time with me. However I'm glad that those of you who are, are here.
To everyone who gives a stuff, and even to those who hate me, thanks for being being a part of this community. Thanks for sharing your time with the forum, thanks for helping keep it alive. Thanks for all the incredible memories, the friends, the projects, the stories I could tell for the rest of my life.
An incredible amount of my fondest memories in life are of playing Blockland, and here's to hoping for years more to come.
