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Some Words of Appreciation
11 years ago
Hey All! ^_^
I can't tell you just how much it means to me to feel so accepted by the NE furry community.
Growing up, I never had the chance to meet other furs and growing up in the place I did, my life was already hell from an early age as rumors of me being gay circulated from second grade onward. The last thing I wanted was anything else to be punished for by my peers, so being a furry was something I kept to myself and never acted upon.
When I was finally free and ready to live my life, I barely made it out of closet because I was so scared and traumatized from all that I went through and all that I'd been told by my tormentors. I got so used to hiding it, that by the time I landed in a place where I could be myself and be safe, it still took a lot of support and help from close friends.
Coming out was hard, but admitting to being a furry was still uncomfortable at first. Eventually I did to my close friends and they seemed curious and interested, but more importantly they were supportive. Still, I probably wouldn't have attended the Maltese Furcon if not for my beloved boyfriend and his insistence that I meet other furs in real life.
My character, Nester, never really got around much online. I could never seem to find a good online source to meet other furs and I don't draw, so that doesn't help either. Having to keep my furry side a secret until I was out of my hometown, and then later out of China (yes, I lived in China), I was always really limited with what I could do. I could never attend meets or cons, and I didn't want my character to get popular for fear of being found out. Still, since attending the convention I feel like I've been constantly gaining momentum in settling into the fandom after all these lonely years of having so few people I could connect with and even fewer of them being other furries.
I may not seem like it, when I'm smiling and hopping about with ease and confidence, deep down I'm fragile, scared and worried that maybe I'm too old or too out of touch with the community to really be a part of the furry family. But when I look to the hugs, smiles and kind words of the furs I've become friends with these last few months, I know in my heart that it's never too late to be who you were always meant to be and the thing that makes you happiest in life.
Thank you ^_^
I can't tell you just how much it means to me to feel so accepted by the NE furry community.
Growing up, I never had the chance to meet other furs and growing up in the place I did, my life was already hell from an early age as rumors of me being gay circulated from second grade onward. The last thing I wanted was anything else to be punished for by my peers, so being a furry was something I kept to myself and never acted upon.
When I was finally free and ready to live my life, I barely made it out of closet because I was so scared and traumatized from all that I went through and all that I'd been told by my tormentors. I got so used to hiding it, that by the time I landed in a place where I could be myself and be safe, it still took a lot of support and help from close friends.
Coming out was hard, but admitting to being a furry was still uncomfortable at first. Eventually I did to my close friends and they seemed curious and interested, but more importantly they were supportive. Still, I probably wouldn't have attended the Maltese Furcon if not for my beloved boyfriend and his insistence that I meet other furs in real life.
My character, Nester, never really got around much online. I could never seem to find a good online source to meet other furs and I don't draw, so that doesn't help either. Having to keep my furry side a secret until I was out of my hometown, and then later out of China (yes, I lived in China), I was always really limited with what I could do. I could never attend meets or cons, and I didn't want my character to get popular for fear of being found out. Still, since attending the convention I feel like I've been constantly gaining momentum in settling into the fandom after all these lonely years of having so few people I could connect with and even fewer of them being other furries.
I may not seem like it, when I'm smiling and hopping about with ease and confidence, deep down I'm fragile, scared and worried that maybe I'm too old or too out of touch with the community to really be a part of the furry family. But when I look to the hugs, smiles and kind words of the furs I've become friends with these last few months, I know in my heart that it's never too late to be who you were always meant to be and the thing that makes you happiest in life.
Thank you ^_^
Welcome to being accepted for who you are, by people who love you unconditionally!