well that my friends is what i now feel like , you see the furry fandom suffers from agism , i am old hence i should only hang out with folks with one foot on a banana peel and the other in the grave . you see some are worried that outsiders see young furs hugglin and snugglin me at meets and cons , could lead to wrong perceptions by outsiders who might find it somewhat creepy . sort of a csi back lash. it seems i am supposed to don sackcloth and cry out beware the panda! so no one comes to huggle , i thank all those who ignored that warning at a recent event and came and hugged and snuggled me and offered me their support .

the problem for me is there are so few furs my age , and who even want to hang with me , it seems mostly younger furs find me cool and hip . so i always have a few hanging around . but that is reality in a fandom where the bulk of the members are under 25 , i have the same problem with the anime community similar age groups , where i am called hokage the cosplaying panda , and most of the people there are a lot younger.