Meh, fuck him Gem. He's weak, and you're strong =) *snugs*

Truthfully if there was. One word I wouldn't describe myself as it would be strong. Actually I've been feeling pretty pathetic recently lol but thankyoo that was really kind of you to say

No problem, hun =3

Even though I'm not into the babyfur/AB lifestyle or anything of that sort, I find that I really enjoy reading your comics and looking at your art. As an outsider looking in, I must say that you're really good at telling a story even if its on a topic that I personally cannot relate to. I think you should keep doing what you're doing because you're good at what you do. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

I say it's his lose for not seeing how awesome of a person you are :3 not to mention one cute lil squiggle too ^.^

i dislike people who judge based solely on one part of your life, i like your art, you are kind and nice and very open towards people which is why i like you, i may not be a huge fan of Baby fur or adult baby but im not going to assume bad of you because you like it, to be honest, through you and a few other BF i know i understand better what people see in the life style and it makes me happy to see other happy doing what they like

people may think its weird that im male but i see myself mostly as a female fur and a mom fur who likes the idea of pregnancy and having young

but i digress

you keep being yourself no matter what other people say, if they dont like you then they clearly have a problem that they need to sort out

If somebody wants to burn bridges .. well, there isn't really much you can do.
And if they are not strong enough to keep the art you've drawn then that's quite weak, but again there isn't really much you can do.
You're not the one to blame. Try not to take it too hard. Sometimes people do strange things.

Yeah, the binge/purge cycle is all too common. Sometimes it takes folks quite a few iterations before they finally start to accept the things they can't change about themselves. It's sad...

I recently got on the outs with a friend of fifteen years (a non-fur), and I realized I'm not burning bridges here, I just decided to stopp metaphorically putting out the fires he's been setting for years. so the time I used to spend with him, I'm spending with other friends, and having much more fun.

you're idiot friend decided you're too furry and too baby to associate with anymore. haters gonna hate, shout 'ya know where ta find me, loser. laterz!' and move on. he'll come around, or he won't. for me, no skin off my nose. I make friends easy.

I honestly think babyfurs are cute, and I appreciate the fact that you don't draw, (Or I haven't seen you draw) explicit baby fur things. You're are it cute, and though I haven't really commented, or said much to you since that night we met in someone's stream, I do keep an eye on you. I've watched you develop art wise and all the other cute little ones you've drawn and such~

You are who you are. We furries are one community, just broken into smaller categories. NEEDS MOAR LOVE.

I think you should not take it too much personaly, if someone decided to put a way a aspect of his or her life, they generaly try to avoid people who have the same interest in it, many people change ther group of friend because they change ther way of life, and it not necesery because they think thos people are unidimentional. And trust me, your much much more then just a baby fure, and everyone here know that:)

At the beggening i was unconfortable to have ad/dl stuff on my account, and it why i created specific account (after you sujested it:) ), but now i did not care and have a mixed account

You do adorable stuff, babyfur or not! And you seem like a genuine person, which is bonus.

Its a shame when people worry more about fearing judgement than friendship, but I know theres a pressure for it.

Sounds like he has a personal problem. SUCKS TO BE HIM! Keep on trucking sometimes minds close and progression cease. Just have to be there for those open minds and zend them forward wiser.

Exatly!! :3

Screw him! I'm ok with most babyfur stuff, clean stuff, which is what you do. That and your artwork is adorable, and I'm a sucker for cute stuff. =^^;=

Its sad that is the one thing on this earth that we cant get past. Little one your ok hugs.
I will send him kind thoughts . Not all are ready to take others as they are. Its ok in
Time some day we will . Takes life times but some day.
Not all like blue or pink lol.

I like your art style and enjoy reading your journals.

I'm not a babyfur (though I have drawn Hay as a youngster numerous times),
but I do like cute and sweet themes, which frequently show up here. :3

That is so sad how you was done that way.

Why do I watch you?

Well at 1st my good buddy  kiddenkatt Who is a very good friend of my is a baby fur and directed me to you and since then you been a fav artist to watch based of all your art . When you draw you do a whole layout to portray what the baby or child is doing, I love artist like that.

Another reason is your not always doing the baby fur but have stuff that appeals to everyone like life events and the woes of the adult where you have shown more then 1 dimension to who Gem is.

3 I love your art cause I seen in your work when My daughter done things in that nature and it takes me back. I love kids and babies after all

Good for you, girlie. <3 n.n
Yeah, I do not understand what is not to like about babies, you, or your art. ^-^

I mean, when I see baby fur stuff, I just think cute innocent babies! But that is just me, I guess. I do not see anything weird about it, except for the ones about fetishes and stuff.

Honestly, you are a sweet caring little girl, or woman, however you see it. I am glad to know you. <3

Anyone who is shallow enough to not like you or be embarrassed by who you are or what you draw does not deserve your attention!

Also, even though I am not an AB, I do admit to wearing a diaper every now and then, and snuggling with my plushies.

So hey fuck him, don't need nothin' from him. Everyone is a person behind these FA pages and the internet in general, and whether you're a furry or a gamer, some dude on a forum or whatever, there's still a living, breathing person behind that screen.

Babyfur art is adowible ^^

I am really not into AB stuff but don't mind diaper art and love cute stuff. Your comic is entertaining nevertheless regardless of the subject being about being an AB.

I feel that there are only a few subjects that would creep me out (hate scat and don't care much for the idea of vore) but even then I wouldn't care about that as long the person don't bring it up every time I try to talk to them. Everybody have a skeleton or two in their closest, as long you keep the door shut then out of sight out of mind.

Generally the only thing I dislike about you would be all of the baby talk but this is your journal on your profile. You have the right and freedom to do as you wish so keep on doing what you are doing as long it makes you happy.

O yea forgot to say that you really do have a noticeable style. Maybe he just feel paranoid that someone will know where the image came from? It would be pretty hard to even hide a non AB/DL image from someone who know you. Maybe someone else that know your style point it out to him? There could be many reasons why he remove the images.

Lol I wasn't even aware that I babytalked. Do you mean when I say yoo instead of you? And fanks instead of thanks? That's the only things I can think of maybe I don't see it myself but I've always tried to steer clear of babytalk cause it irritates me lol

Yea, it the yoo and fanks. Maybe I just being a grammar nazi but like I said you have the freedom to write as you like. I am sure some people like it but I just happen to not be one of them. It take all kinds right?

Well as far as babytalk goes that's pretty mild, if it's babytalk at all, really. I think it's super cute when you say fanks and yoo. :) Babytalk can go so far as to be unreadable. Thankoo for being nifty ^_^

He's probably going through the purging cycle. Just wait. In six months he'll contact you again and go OMG I'M SO SORRY. It happens with some babyfurs who can't seem to fully accept being a babyfur or have an outside source that makes them uncomfortable being what they are.

This is basically what I wanted to say. It's not  toddlergirl he's directing all of that denial at, it's all babyfurs/ABs/etc. -- and ultimately it's himself. Something's making him uncomfortable with himself and making him want to change who he is. That never works well. Sooner or later he'll either accept who he is or settle down into a lifelong pattern of unhappiness.

It is a pretty big shock.

*hugs* that's just terrible! I don't get why people judge so harshly.

We really need to be able to Fav journals, I would Fav this. I may not be a babyfur but I rather enjoy them, they tend to have a open mind to things that most people wouldn't give a second glance. I'm sorry for whoever did that to you gem, I'm here if you ever wanna talk ^.^ *huggles

Im not a babyfur but I do like your art style and your pictures are very interesting. Plus I regard you as a friend and having talked to you IRL it was a real pleasure! You were very intelligent and fun to chat with hope we can do it again sometime.

These things happen. But life goes on, Gemmy.

At least you still have the rest of us, right Gemmy? :)

I'm sorry that happened, it just really ticks me off when people are so immature. I mean, what you do with your life is your business. To be honest, it doesn't bother me in the least that you're an AB. Because the only thing I see is a very talented artist with a great comic, and to me that's enough to have me watch your channel.

you're welcome c: *huggles*

I watch you cause everything you draw is cute. I like quite. As for that guy, don't let it get go you. Some people do things just to watch the world burn. If you let it affect you so much then he wins.

Aww Gem *hug* I really don't think he's rejecting you specifically. I think he's rejecting all of babyfurness/ABness/etc. At the end of the day what he's rejecting is that part of himself. Something else in his life has made him uncomfortable with that part of himself and made him want to change who he is. I've never heard of that kind of decision turning out well. I hope that someday he can be happy. But I hope you can move on, recover and be happy too.

Doing let him bother you, there are many more people that enjoy your art.

Don't* (stupid autocorrect)

I'm interested in your comic mostly, though a lot of your other stuff is cute. Cant do much if they decide to burn bridges, perhaps in the future they'll come back, I dunno, but what you have going seems to bring joy to you and others regardless of that padded nature. I'd say you're doin well. o:

well, i kinda found your art on accident, a page from Found (i don't recall which one...).
before that i never really looked at babyfurs, but your comic was SO awesome and addictive that i started to follow you. then all those babyfurs you posted looked so darn cute that you kinda drew me into it (thanks for that BTW :D )

I'm watching you because I enjoy your art, and its different from the norm I usually enjoy (Military, Political, Combat, etc).
I'm not a babyfur, but I don't see anything embarrassing about them, if anything its adorable. Plus as a watcher I support your choices and whom you are ^^

I watch you because you're a great artist. Your pictures are so full of expression, and I love to read who is it on the pics and I love to read your interesting stories in the journals too.

Someone - I forgot when or who or where it was - recommended your comic "found" and I began to read...
...and never stop until today, and I am excited to read more of your comic in future. It never stops, Its like fresh fish, I have to read/eat before its old.

This is the way I found to you. "found" hehe. So I began to watch your account, and from your profile I found other furries who has great stuff on their profiles. And so on and so on... like on a crossroad to a looot of directions.

If you were not here, I dunno. I think it's very important for the fandom to have some people like you, who are kind to all people and share a lot of art, stories, emotions, whatever. It's like a magnet. You impress me and and you doing your job very well!

As I say. Art is art.
It's the person behind the art that really matters. If he is stupid and ignorant enough to remove you on that sole basis of you being a babyfur then he really isn't worth knowing. Friends are never really friends if they don't think twice about leaving you behind. I learnt this the hard way with a lot of people I know.

You're the one who gave me a whole new perspective on the babyfur community. :3 I didn't understand it at all and the concept seemed...strange to me. Thanks to you I've learned more about it, and I'm completely accepting of it.
I may not be a babyfur, but I've found babyfurs to be some of the nicest, kindest people I've ever met! (Yourself included) Plus I mean...they're pretty fun to draw.

Don't worry about that guy. You can still be friends even if you're into some different things. And if a difference in interest is enough to make him want to stop being friends....then he's got some problems.

When I first saw your art on my pup's page. I was interested because I wanted inspiration for cub art. You are a wonderful woman who has done so much for so many. I came to see your kindness and warmth soon after watching you, and thats one of the things that keeps me close and smiling.

A person is without value in one's heart if they refuse to see and accept the different sides of another. He didn't value you beyond your art, sona, and username. So its his loss. Your own value has not decreased at all. Especially in the eyes of every one of us who cares for you

I know the feeling honestly... so I can kinda relate to ya on this one

i'm nots a babyfur, so your title got my attention :) i'm just a regular baby girlwannabe, wif a side order obs games an geekeries, an so forth *hugs and hugs and more hugs from silly me* Sounds wike they're trying denial and that neber eber eber works out long term. Hope we can help you feel better somes!

I'm with Rexxie way up there. I'm no babyfur (I do have a character that's sorta permanently childlike though) but your storytelling with your comic is compelling. I have no problem seeing the other art you do because you don't draw any of the blechy stuff, like bodily functions, and you are responsible enough to know when you Can be lil Gemma, and when you have to be grown up.

I see you as a good artist, who happens to be a babyfur/AB. That hasn't put me off in the years since I first watched you, and isn't likely to. :3 *Hugs*

You forgot the most important noun; you're a good friend (I suppose that's an adjective AND a noun, but who cares).

I'm not a babyfur or an AB, and while initially I just had an aesthetic for diapered artwork, or the years I've gained a great deal of respect for the AB community. I love your artwork and hope to see so m in the future, regardless of what everyone else thinks.

I watch you, Gem, for three reasons.

1. Your comic, Found, is an interesting and fun read.

2. I like cute & cuddly, and I'm not ashamed to admit that.

3. Of all the sub-sets and permutations present in the furry fandom, it seems to me that "Babyfurs" are the ones in most dire need of friends from the outside- folks like me willing to be tolerant and patient and just plain friendly. And like the turtle-kaiju Gamera, I am a Friend To All Children- emphasis on "ALL," whether they be young or young at heart, regardless of petty trifles such as age, color, creed, race or sexual orientation.

I wish I could ave this comment.
I agree on alll these accounts, despite being a babyfur myself ^_^;but I did want to take the pportunity to heap on some more encouragement, because youve been an inspiration to me since I found your page. Youve helped me come to terms a bit better with myself and you are such a wonderful and...transparent(?) person! You are always so ready to give hugs and smiles and kind words to people and dont let that person get ya down, sometimes people just have to part paths. Its unfortunate, but ya never know, perhaps any future interactions, sparse tho they may be, will bring them around to realizing that they had no reason to take it out on you, and they dont have anything to be ashamed of! Talented art by a talented artist with a massive heart for giving out to people. Whats not to like?

Keep on keepin on Gem, I know I certainly wish the best for you and said person, that it will all be resolved and you two can remain friends! Thanks for all you do!

fave*

Couldn't agree more, lil' buddy. *hugs* Gem is good peoples.

hey, i'm no babyfur, or AB, I just watch you cause your a funny person, and you make great art, I don't care what content your art has, I enjoy watching people develop in their skills

sorry to hear the person did that to such a wonderful person like you Gem. I am an AB and a baby fur myself so I can relate to having people do this. I don't do physical art but I do write stories and fanfiction's and i had soemone who watched me and faved me take me off their watch lists and delete the fave's they did. it hurts yeah but if people can't get past looking at you for just ONE piece of you then they are not really worth having as friends. If you ever need a shoulder to cry on you can always come to me and I will listen. *hugs you and gives you a cookie* Try and cheer up luv you are a great person and yes you are strong. if you weren't you would have given up doing this when you got depressed the very first time. You are super strong in my book, strong enough to maybe even be a "super hero" baby fur. Super Gem that is you alright.

So much truth!
Keep on lovin Gem, and dont ever let them influence you to stop being yourself...nothing is worth that price. Also we would all miss having one of the greatest friend and representative of the community and the encouragement you give that makes us all feel a bit more beautiful inside ^_^

I watch you because your work is adorable and cute and i like those things. though it may be true I am not a babyfur, I am mated to one, and as i often say it does not define whom they are its only a part of who they are. I am open to many things and for one would not stop watching some one because they are not into what i like. you are a good person and a good friend to many people. When I first started drawing i will admit that i was a bit skeptical about doing babyfur art, but it was because it was new and different to me, once i talked to my mate about it more, I realized there was nothing wrong with it. Really all I have to say is. Keep being who you are, and keep doing the wonderful things you do. There are always going to be those whom are afraid and embarrassed by their quarks, but that is their problem i guess. I am proud to watch you.

Dear Gem.

Its their loss not yours. In time they'll regret burning bridges with you.

Since I believe we're only here once life is to short to worry about other people and their perception of you.

Take care and be excellent to each other.

Cj.

I don't think "babyfur" is a negative personality trait >.>

I watch you because you're a sweety and your art is too cute for all the "d'awww"'s in the world to express <3

If people can't see past the fact that you identify as a "babyfur", fluff em <3

I watch you partly for your cute art, but also because of how you appear to look at life, as revealed in your journals. I am not an AB, DL or even a babyfur. I am a cubfur though, and your art has a very high degree of cub appeal.

Being a wife, worker and musician, among other things, makes you a nicely balanced babyfur. I like how you always strive to treat everyone with kindness, in all areas of your life. That makes watching you a feel-good thing to me.

For the person who unwatched you because of babyfur stuff, well, that's their loss. There's certainly a lot more to your art than babyfur.

No one can be pleased by everyone so I just go along and enjoy life as it comes and cannot see any reason to ruin someone else’s fun. Plus babyfurs always have milk and cookies at their events!

What we do to cope with life is an individual thing as we seek happiness. When someone close to you does more than just accept that but shares with you to help find that happiness is a wonderful bonus.

In the end all of us are just people. Some may not want to be people, and some may not want to deal with people they don’t try to understand. Such is the way of people.

While I do not play in the AB or babyfur scene I have no problem with accepting what others wish to do to find that joy in life. As I appreciate others that don’t condemn me for what I do, nor do I feel I have a right to force what I do on others. We may not be able to achieve unity in all things, but we should be able to achieve harmony in everything.

As for watching you, I enjoy your comic and the storyline that goes with it.

Well, I don't see Superbird as a babyfur (the whole diaper thing was more of a joke, also I thought it was cute), but I do have a little side.
I call my little side "Lil Mischief" and he's human.

So that's my reason-- I do have a thing for littles, I'm just not a babyfur myself.

There's nothing wrong being with a friend that's a babyfur and your not. That person's just a meanie. :( I don't care if your a babyfur. Each to their own. :)
I watch you because, one, your advertisement caught my attention. Two, though, I am not a babyfur, I still like your art, whether its babyfur or not. Three, I'm a fan of cute things. And, as I stated on your profile, your character is such a cutie, how could I not watch you? :)
Plus, I love what you wrote on your journal header. Its pretty to read it time to time. Also, I'm pretty naive, so I can relate to some of the pictures you submit.

I wanna say a bit about this,

first, I originally watched you because "Found" is really good and I wanna stay along for the ride

I said I don't like baby stuff, but really I think I just don't like messing, ya know, extensively detailed messing with brown in the back and yellow in the front. no go for me.

^so I think the baby stuff is cute, I mean, babies are inherently cute, and I shall continue watching you for more adorable babies of the furry variety :3

As for the babyfur and AB thing, I have no problem with it. I mean sure my mind tells me it's odd in the same way people have natural aversions to things that are different (hence racism). but you're a good person and it doesn't matter to me whether you want to be a baby or not, appearance is an illusion that hides the soul.

so, keep on keepin on, and as the internet saying goes, "haters gonna hate" :3

I guess he rage-quit, not much else to say. Xp

This is quite upsetting.. seeing all of the hurtful replies has made me cry.

Dear one.. you are a gorgeous soul, what happened between you and your friend you cannot take personally and really if you need validation you should perhaps speak with this person. People go through changes and phases and various chapters of life. You could do something for years and then one day for reasons you might not even know wake up one day and decide you want to do something different. People leave baby blankets behind and no one criticizes them.. people stop smoking, drinking.. they stop going to certain establishments.. some people change faith and religions like they change their socks. The best thing to do is to simply try to understand what they are going through and support them in their decisions. Sometimes when people end a relationship they remove everything that has any memory of that relationship. Sometimes you need to take drastic measures in order to feel like you are moving forward in the direction you hope to go. If this person has removed everything from their gallery, then the last thing you should feel is singled out. I know several people that have completely moved their gallery several times over just to have the feeling of a ‘fresh start’. Of course from some people’s point of views this seems pointless.. as tho they are trying to turn away from something but their actions make no sense.. but that’s when you need to stop trying to figure it out and just be a supportive, understanding person. This is their choice and the least any one can do is to respect it and not criticize. Mind you this is just my thoughts on the situation and not directed to any one person, but seeing such harsh replies has made me feel very sad for this person, am sure if they come across this journal it would surely feel like a firing squad. Am not sure what would be worse.. the comments from those they do or do not know. I do hope your friend is alright with whatever they are going through to make them take up these decisions .
But like I said first and formost.. don’t take it personally.. it doesn’t sound like they made it personal, and just because they removed your art doesn’t mean they don’t treasure it. I don’t feel right about posting other’s works in my gallery, but I do keep a folder of it for myself.

And don’t question why people watch you silly squiggle.. You don’t have to take part of something to enjoy the aspects of it. My dad cant play sports but he likes to watch racing and baseball. ;)

That's silly of him. I'm no babyfur or adult baby, but I watch you because your art style is amazingly adorable and I'm really enjoying the Found comic. I think everyone's entitled to do as they please, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else. So, yeah. You're awesome in my book, even if we do have different interests.

gem your art is adorable and your comic is amazing and being a non baby fur doesn't mean we can't enjoy baby fur art. Keep being awesome girl and I look forward to seeing more little ones from you in my notifications ^.=.^

I only watched you because you do draw humans, even though it's rare.

In my experience, every subculture is given a bad name to the outside world by the small minority who make the biggest noise being obnoxious asshats. Furries are plagued by the infrequent trolls in furry clothing giving them a bad name. AB's and babyfurs by a much more chilling bunch. To people on the outside, it can sometimes be challenging to see that the quiet majority are peaceful due to the loud minorities drawing all of the attention and headlines. It's well summed up by this comic page.

I'm not excusing what your friend did, but if I had to guess at his motivation he probably got unexpectedly panicked about intolerant people he relied upon in RL (parents are the most frequent offenders, here) finding out he was associating with people online that belong to cultures he suspected his RL links would not be able to understand or appreciate.

I've seen it happen. I was on voice chat and Secondlife with a dear friend who got evicted from her home while I sat there in call just because her religious zealot father caught her on her laptop sitting next to me in a builder's area chatting. He immediately decided that my character (you have seen him, right?) was Satanic (could have been the bat wings, could have been I reminded him of a black man. We'll never know..) they argued about it for awhile, he cut off the internet disconnecting the call and the next chance I get to talk to her she's got her phone and the clothes on her back, living 80 miles away with her bf and his parents. No more college, job, laptop, pets, couldn't even contact most of her online friends for a year. Now her father has disowned her and she's not allowed to talk to her little brother either. Today she's back on her feet with a job and a car, engaged, we're still close and she's a trooper. But the landmines out there are real and not everyone is so brave as that.

My best advice would be to not let it get you down. An inexorable consequence of being as sheerly popular as you are is that, sometimes, someone in the crowd will walk away in a huff never to return. This doesn't reflect a character flaw in you but in them. If you get a bunch of unrelated people who choose the same time get all abandony, then we could all get our heads together to see if there is a common element. Until then I just think attrition is a stinky fact of life. ;3

Pets the sweet, wide eyed squiggle. I hope this view made some sense. We all loves you tons and tons. The grown up world can be cruel and complicated sometimes is all.

You're welcome. :) Just don't ever forget though you're Gem, you're also Sammy. We still love ya nomater where you go in your art interests.

As I've said before I'll say again. I watch you because you do a service to a corner of the fandom often disserviced. When someone speak ill of this corner I can point them unerringly at your work.

I'm not a babyfur, I just enjoy your art style. Didn't realize there was that big of an issue over WHAT you draw.

(though that being said I unfollow a lot of artist who only put out NSFW images cause I don't want to see that 24/7 so I guess it's like that?)