You have got to be kidding me. I am sorry, but this whole thing is honestly just depressing. Not even just this issue, either. So many people that are obviously cared for and love on this site have left over the past few months that I've been here... It's just...*sob*

There are people on this website that have made my life so much better without even realizing it. I'm at a point in my life that's very dark and difficult, just because of my family dynamic. I don't plan on leaving the CB, now or ever. Daisy, you and Cho have always had a way of making me laugh or smile or just feel better about myself. I am heartbroken that you must leave. And the way I deal with sadness is often anger. I just kind of shut down, bury myself in either swimming, or books, or work, or studying, just anything that gives me an excuse to be alone. I understand that sometimes, you just have t let someone go. I get it. But I'm not ready to say goodbye yet.

I ask that you consider, maybe, not entirely leaving? Just don't read those kinds of comments, if they bother you. Please? Now, please give me a moment to go back and find the poem I wrote for you the other time you said you were leaving...*searches through the pages as tears quietly slip down my cheeks* Found it.

Daisy

Strong and tall and beautiful

reaching for the sky

 Kind and loving and full of joy

Standing side by side

With all the flowers that make the world

A good and happy place

Don't ever die, don't ever shrivel

Because we cannot take

Another loss, another goodbye

We watch the seasons come and go

In spring we sprout up from the earth

Say "hello again"

In the summer we grow

United in love and happiness

In fall we draw back into the earth

Saying our goodbyes

While we wait through winter and

Know we'll say hello again sometime 

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Please, I don't mean anything in this post as hateful towards anyone. I love you all (and I am not someone that throws that word around freely) and I hate watching people go. Sigh...

Muriel says 'aych'. Ache? I know. My heart aches for all the CBers who have gone. 

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I am afraid to hit submit, for fear of someone remembering who wrote this poem and disliking me for my rant.

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*deep breath*

Okay. Clicking..... Now. 

My sister Autumn Leaves said you were nice and just as I wanted to join cricket you quit wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa.................................................. ok I'm done saying wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa 

I......... I don't even think I've fully absorbed the shock of you guys leaving yet. It...... it's a lot to process at once. A lot. Part of me is saying over and over "They'll come back." I positively refuse to accept this as goodbye. I'm always going to keep hoping that you come back, always going to be looking out for the thread that announces that you're returning to the cb. I absolutely refuse to accept this as goodbye forever.

But in case it is..........

*hugs*

Daisy, you are one of my best cb friends. You've always been so kind and so caring, and you've always had advice and words of comfort for all of us. You're an amazing writer with a flair for romance and drama, and an true sister in Christ. I'm going to miss you so, so much. *hugs again*

I hope you come back. That CB just won't be the same for me without you.

~Autumn  

@Chi

It's okay to feel insecure. It's, in my opinion, not worth leaving over, but we're different people and I respect your decision. Bye... ;-; 

Oh, Daisy, we'll miss you so much. I'm sorry you have to go, but I'll be thinking and praying for for you, good luck. Please stop in sometimes to say hi!

*goes to sit in the corner quietly for a while* 

Can I just say something? 

Ok; thank you.

Daisy- I understand that you feel alone if Cho leaves; and feel distant and "gone with the wind." I won't judge you for leaving, but please remember this: You have US. We are one huge CB family, and you will never be forgotten. Please try to reconsider your decision of leaving, because you are a huge strength to me, and to ALL of us. Whatever you decide though, I support you. Love you- Joan  

Thank you all.

I am going to be waiting for the policy decsion to be announced before i leave for good.  

NOOO NOT YOU TO

Daisy, to my understanding, the issue has been resolved by the Admins. I do request you view their thread and consider staying. Yes, I understand the reason you are leaving, but I feel, since we are all like a family, that family doesn't - or shouldn't - abandon each other. I am sorry if that seemed harsh, and I fully respect your opinion, but as a CB family, I don't think we should leave each other over a conflict such as what we have been presented with.