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4 years ago
I have been apart of the community since 2006.
At least, That's when I first discovered FA.
I remember when and how I found it, as if it had happened only hours ago. Artwork and character design has always been a large part of my life- since before I even knew there were others out there who did it as well or that it had a official name for it all.
When I was first introduced to the world of internet; I was amazed by it. I had a endless need to see more.
When I got my first computer I spent days with no sleep, just surfing through the endless sea of knowledge and artwork! I started to view the world differently and my creativity grew and grew with every new thing in my sight. Of course I was still learning how to use the new form of technology and my way of navigating to what I wanted was FAR more lengthy than it needed to be lol.
Once I discovered googly images that was it. I started by typing in werewolves and clicking on a image and clicking another image that lead me to another, and another and so on, until... I clicked a image that opened up a website. Furaffinity
I can't quite describe the feeling. It was as if I was seeing colors for the first time.
There was a name for what I was trying to draw. What I WAS drawing, there was a name for people who enjoyed that specific art style and people had made their own characters and their own worlds on this website for them. It took a hold of me and that was it! Everything changed for me that day. For better or for worse? I'm not sure of that anymore haha
I made numerous friends over the years because of it. I didn't know how to make actual account until I met my (now husband) boyfriend back in High School. By some amazing fluke! He was also apart of the community and enjoyed the artwork from it. In 2013 I got a message from him saying he had made an account and that I should as well... With his push, I finally did. Which of course opened up to a whole other side of the community for me since I now had a account that allowed me to view... MORE lol.
It wasn't long after that; that I decided that as fun as it was seeing others artwork and chars that I wanted to do it myself. I wanted to design something that would be ME... FOR ME.
It took maybe a week? taking bits of myself at that time, chars that I had fallen in love with in the community, bits of my family and interests until I finally came with Tempesta.
My Fursona.
I remember my first commission. I remember the feeling I felt when I got a compliment on her! I LOVED the attention SHE got. It forced me out of my shell, with all the comments I got on her and all the people who also began to love her as much as I did. Both good and bad! As it made me who I am today in my ability to communicate and type. It also made me no longer care about the real world though. I started aggressively spending money left and right on everything I could get a bid on... even if it wasn't MY money. I caused years of hardship on my partner and I and caused a lot of financial damage cause of it. I felt like I NEEDED the comments from others to go about my day. I would waste my life away; spending days just clicking the refresh button every few seconds until I saw a new comment or a new YCH. All I was doing was wanting to be known by everyone and to watch my pageviews go up and I would become hostile and jealous and even competitive towards new people who would climb in numbers higher than I was.
When I finally managed to slow my spending and get our life back together is when I noticed who were my real friends. I also found that it didn't matter who knew me or not.
I got some amazing artwork and met some amazing people though, BECAUSE of Tempesta and FA.
So much has happened since that time.
I'm married to that same boy from school who endured the long haul with me, we have a home, we have been through so much together and to get us to where we are now. We are now parents! Something neither of us thought would happen.
A soon to be family of 5.
Life is finally starting to slow down a little bit for us and we are able to enjoy things more. With that though comes a end to somethings.
one of which was my Fursona.
Do I no longer enjoy the artwork from this community? Not at all! Am I leaving? probably. Some day... I don't know when that will happen but I'm definitely not as active as I once was (go figure)
I cherish other things in life now and my goals are very different is all. I still enjoy getting artwork and making up characters. I don't think that will ever change for me but I really cant go to how things once were and I also just don't care for things to be that way.
This account will remain open for the time being until I decide to come back or finally leave it all behind me.
Thank you for those who have stuck around from the beginning. 
the chars for sale in my submissions are now MAKE ANY OFFER!
I dont want them being deleted.
"Furry" is increasingly becoming a young person's game and a lot of us are simply aging out.