I write this out with a simple message: Do not be afraid of blocking, removing, or avoiding someone online. If there is ANYTHING that triggers that nagging thought of 'I don't know about this..." in the back of your mind, LISTEN to it! We live in an age of lies, deceit, and ignorance. The truth has never been harder to find, then it is now.

I made a choice earlier today that may hurt some friends on other social media apps and such, but I made it because that voice in the back of my mind told me not to trust a situation. That situation being the truth behind someone's identity and authenticity of their own personal claims made without a history to back up such claims.

I have a long history. I have been around for going on 14 years in the FurAffinity Community and been active in real amateur wrestling for a decade. I have a lot to lose. I have built up trust, respect, and help others feel confident to move forward with who they are and what they want to be. If someone approaches me because they are friend-of-a-friend-who-may-know them off another social app, I will be respectful until a line is cross; keep trying to befriend me when I set up boundaries is one number one.

History is important to me. Protecting my own is very important. Someone who I don't even know trying to demand I should be their friend because they may know someone else while having little-to-no history themselves is a major red flag.

Once my trust is broken, it never heals. Nobody online deserves a second chance. You get one! but if you waste it, don't cry to me or others about it.

Learn to grow so the mistake cannot be repeated.