Chatterbox: Inkwell

How do I begin? This is hard.

Well, hello, Chatterbox. 

Nearly (or perhaps already) three years of my life have included this beautiful site. I began on Kyngdom, roleplaying in true, demanding Mary Sue fashion. I soon moved to everywhere I could find here--beginning with several roleplays (many of which I ruined with self-inserts and such) on the Inkwell. I was (and still are, ending this September) homeschooled with too much time on my hands and without a social life.

I wanted to be popular so badly. Only a few weeks/a month after I joined I insisted that I was not to be counted as a "New CBer". I was demanding, rude, and crazy about being a part of this enticing site.

And then that changed. I got rid of my AEs, took breaks, and learned that lying isn't the right choice. I stopped 'leaving' constantly. I just realized what needed to be stopped. I can't explain what happened. I guess I just grew up a little.

I was so ashamed of the crazy person I was that I spent some time under a pseudonym. The time I spent under that mask was both binding and freeing--I didn't have to feel guilty anymore, but, due to the fact that I was hidden under an anonymous name, I felt comfortable with being more honest, even when it hurt other people. In other words, I was ruder.

But I kept learning. The Chatterbox taught me about kindness. I stopped feeling horrible and started enjoying myself again. Narrator Thirty-Three appeared, and I felt like, for once, I had actually made the right AE for me.

I finally stopped hiding behind that anonymous mask. And now I'm here. 

I began on the CB as an eleven-year-old. Now I'm turning fourteen in three days and are about to start highschool, when the only school I've ever been to was preschool. It's scary, but I still have people I can count on, right here on this site.

So, instead of getting virtual gifts and confetti for my CBversary this year, I want to give y'all a huge thank you for getting me through some tough times. Thanks, everyone.

(I still want a digital chocolate cake though.)